Gremlins

United States, 1984

Film
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Billy Peltzer’s father buys him a new cuddly pet. But heed these three warnings: Don’t ever get him wet. Keep him away from bright light. And the most important thing, the one thing you must never forget: no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs…never, never feed him after midnight. Cast includes Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain.

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Credits

director

Joe Dante

co-producer

Frank Marshall

Kathleen Kennedy

Michael Finnell

Steven Spielberg

production company

Amblin Entertainment

Warner Bros Pictures

Duration

01:46:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

319734

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q241958

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