Gremlins (1984) - FAQ The content of this page was created directly by users and has not been screened or verified by IMDb staff. Visit our FAQ Help to learn more FAQ How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie? For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Gremlins can be found here . From which mythology do gremlins come? Many people think that gremlins come from old myths, like leprechauns and pixies, but the gremlin was actually coined by the British Royal Air Force in the early 1900s. The word gremlin first appeared in print in a poem published in 1929 in the journal Aeroplane. Gremlin was used during WWII to explain the inexplicable mechanical problems that would happen while an aircraft was in flight.

British author Roald Dahl, who served his military service in the Royal Air Force and was familiar with the concept of the gremlin, published a children's book that he called The Gremlins (1943). In it, he named the male gremlins widgets and the female gremlins fifinellas. In Gremlins the movie, the little furry creatures are called mogwai. What are the rules of taking care of a mogwai? There are three rules: (1) no bright light, (2) don't get him wet, and (3) never feed him after midnight, no matter how much he begs. Bright light hurts him, and sunlight can kill him. If he gets wet, he pops out more mogwais. If fed after midnight, a mogwai will spin a cocoon and undergo metamorphosis, turning into a wicked, troublemaking gremlin. The rule is "never feed him after midnight". But when, exactly, does "after midnight" end? This is never elaborated upon in the movie.

It starts at midnight, as shown in the scene where Billy Peltzer ( Zach Galligan ) notes that it is 11:40 PM and still okay to feed the mogwais. When "after midnight" ends is not specified. Presumably, it could mean 6AM or maybe sunrise. How does the movie end? As morning approaches, the gremlins amass in a movie theater to watch Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Billy and Kate ( Phoebe Cates ) sneak inside the theater, open a gas valve, start a fire, then sneak back out and barricade the door. The theater explodes, killing all the gremlins except for Stripe, who dipped across the street to the department store in order to get more candy. Billy and Kate see Stripe in the window and break into the department store. While Kate (with Gizmo in a backpack) goes looking for light switches, Billy pursues Stripe, knocking over displays and destroying merchandise in the process. Stripe comes after Billy with a chainsaw just as Kate turns on the spotlights, causing Stripe to scamper for cover in the garden department. Unfortunately, in turning on the lights, Kate also turned on a fountain.

Stripe jumps in the fountain, and his back begins to bubble with little mogwais. Suddenly, Gizmo comes driving up in a pink toy car, crashes into a wall, and jumps for a cord that opens the shades, letting in the morning sunlight. Stripe is fried before he can hatch more mogwai. Billy and Kate wrap Gizmo in a scarf and take him home. In the final scenes, the Grandfather ( Keye Luke ) shows up to reclaim Gizmo, informing the Peltzers that they are not ready to take on the responsibility of caring for a mogwai. Gizmo says bye to Billy, and Grandfather adds that Billy MIGHT be ready someday. Any recommendations for other movies that feature nasty little critters like the gremlins? Cashing in on the popularity of Gremlins, a rash of movies that featured little mischievous critters soon followed. One of these was actually titled Critters (1986), with little, furry, flesh-eating monsters from outer space. Critters gave rise to three sequels: Critters 2 (1988), Critters 3 (1991), and Critters 4 (1991).

There was also Ghoulies (1985), slobbering, puppet monsters with sharp teeth, and its three sequels: Ghoulies II (1987), Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College (1991), and Ghoulies IV (1994). Munchies (1987) featured a little creature found in a secret chamber in Machu Picchu, Troll (1986) starred an evil troll who turns people into plant pods, Hobgoblins (1988), who faintly resemble gremlins, grant people their wildest fantasies and kill them in the process, and Evil Toons (1992) has a Toon monster evoked from a page in a book. Finally, there is Leprechaun (1993), featuring a nasty little creature from Irish myth.

Leprechaun spawned five sequels: Leprechaun 2 (1994), Leprechaun 3 (1995), Leprechaun 4: In Space (1997), Leprechaun in the Hood (2000), and Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003). Why do the new Mogwai turn out evil when Gizmo was not? This is never explained. It's possible that Gizmo is simply the only good one, which is why he never tries to breed. Because he knows what evil and havoc his species will create. It's also possible that when Gizmo gets wet, it's with dirty water. As it also is in the sequel. This may be what causes them to turn evil.

The 10 Cutest Creatures of Sci-Fi | nerdbastards.com The 10 Cutest Creatures of Sci-Fi 04-07-10 • Featured , Film , TV Posted by Luke Gallagher 17 Facebook Twitter Editors Note: We were supposed to have a new ‘List’ for you today but after an all nighter full or drinking and watching a marathon of “Golden Girls” (Betty White is so hot!) we plum forgot. While we sober up, please enjoy a list from our vault. It’s one of our favorites. The majority of Sci-Fi/Fantasy films feature, for the most part the ugliest of uglies in the creature department. What with the Aliens, the Predators and the Linda Hamilton’s (ugly as fuck in both T1, T2 and that Beauty and the Beast T.V. show). However on rare occasion one will encounter, in often glorious fashion a cute, cuddly and friendly creature that makes you go “Awww I want one” or on some cases want to share a brewski with. You know Em’, you love Em’ here are the top 10 cutest creatures of Sci-Fi.

Teddy (A.I.) ” Don’t drop me, I’ll break”. A super toy companion for David, a mechanized replacement for a mothers lost son. Teddy is wise, loyal and brave — a kind of humanized watch-bear — and provides much-needed comic relief to an often dark and painful tale that is A.I.. Teddy in my opinion is the real star of the film and if I must say cuddliest. Jude Law as Gigolo Joe being the second (Wait, what? I didn’t say that). Howard T. Duck (Howard The Duck) George Lucas, who produced the flick has said that Howard the Duck is his only regret (Really Lucas, Really?) but we think the film is one of gods many gifts to the movie industry and the nerd community. Sure the jokes are terrible, the dialogue sub-par, the plot laughable. But you know what, you’ll laugh you ass off. Regardless of the films quality you can’t help but be amused at the site of a 3 foot tall, ill tempered, talking duck. Falcor (The Never Ending Story) Why is he called a luck dragon, well he is obviously a pussy magnet. Ride one of these guys and your bound to get lucky.

You think Bastian was screaming “YEAAA” just for the fun of it? The little bastard clearly banged the hell out of the Childelike Empress. On a side note did you know Jack Black was in The Never Ending Story 3, actually for that matter did you even know there was a Never Ending Story 3? Ya, it was crap. William The Worm (Labyrinth) “‘Allo”. As cute as this worm is one may wonder about his sexuality. Just look at him, what worm has such styled hair and sports a scarf? Metrosexual perhaps but I’m inclined to think he is the Elton John of the Worm community. On a side note, I always wondered what would have happened had Sarah gone inside to meet the Mrs.. Bet these worm folks throw the illest wall parties in all of the Labyrinth. Gordon Shumway (Alf) “Give me Three”. Ah Alf, with your sarcastic wit, fluffy exterior and hilarious escapades why couldn’t have your crashed landed into my garage? Hugging a stuffed animal of your likeness just isn’t the same. Alf made two come backs. Well 3 if you count those 1-800-Collect commercials.

The two most memorable would be when he came back in POG form and his lesser known television talk show. As to why either of these never could stood the test of time I’ll never know. Fizzgig (The Dark Crystal) Though Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal is a fantasy cult classic it is one fucked upped flick, for kids and adults. I would not recommend watching this on any form of hallucinogenic drug. Unless you want to die. Then go for it. Goo, just thinking about the Skesis and that witch lady with the one eye gives me the hibbie jeebies. Pretty much the only none nightmare inducing character is Kira’s pet Fizzgig. Though seemingly cute and innocent this bouncing ball of fur has bite, what with the shark like teeth and all. CJ7 (CJ7) From the guy that brought you Shaolin Soccer (Stephen Chow) comes the SCI-FI creature film you’ve never seen. A departure from Chow’s potty and slapstick humor CJ7 is a heart warming classic tale of a boy and his dog but in this case the dog is gummi bear like alien.

As if looking like a cute rubbery bath toy isn’t enough, the effort CJ7 goes to make Dicky (kid in the picture) happy is just too precious. Of course when Dick and I do mean dick, thinking CJ7 is just a toy, acts out his child hood frustrations by beating the shit out of him is a bit infuriating but hey it’s what kids do. Puckmaren (Flight of The Navigator) Whats worse, the fact that this little bush baby like creature’s home world got destroyed by a comet or that he had to live the majority of his time since, flying around, in a talking PEE WEE Herman ship? I myself would have welcomed deaths sweet embrace. The puckermaren is currently living out of a 1978 back pack. Ewoks (Return of The Jedi) As Star Wars fans we have a love hate relationship for these pint sized teddy bears with spears. Sure they are cute as hell but damn if we are to believe a small army these guys, as primitive as they are were able to bring down the technological Empire. Fucking ridiculous.

There saving grace besides being adorable is they were closest thing to a black man besides Lando… and we all know he wasn’t really black. Gizmo (Gremlins) Would you really have expected anything less for the number one spot? OK, forgetting the fact Gizmo is voiced by Howie Mandel and that Gremlins had possibly the worst plot hole in any movie, “Don’t feed them after midnight”, just when exactly was Gizmo supposed to eat? Regardless, this mogwai is by far the cutest of all Sci-Fi creatures. Most notably in Gremlins 2: The New Batch when Gizmo embraces his inner Rambo. Pumps some iron, punches the bag, and builds himself a bow and arrow out of a paper clip, White-Out and a pencil. Then fucks up the mutated mo-hawked, tarantula gremlin. Boom-Boom mother fucker!

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Director: Tim Burton After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires. Director: Joel Schumacher When a corrupt businessman and the grotesque Penguin plot to take control of Gotham City, only Batman can stop them, while the Catwoman has her own agenda. Director: Tim Burton The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker. Director: Tim Burton An alien orphan is sent from his dying planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home's first and greatest superhero. Director: Richard Donner A family's home is haunted by a host of ghosts. Director: Tobe Hooper Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are conquering Earth. Directors: Richard Lester, Richard Donner Stars: Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X Several people are hunted by a cruel serial killer who kills his victims in their dreams.

While the survivors are trying to find the reason for being chosen, the murderer won't lose any chance to kill them as soon as they fall asleep. Director: Wes Craven A snobbish investor and a wily street con artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Director: John Landis Edit Storyline Minature green monsters tear through the small town of Kingston Falls. Hijinks ensue as a mild-mannered bank teller releases these hideous loonies after gaining a new pet and violating two of three simple rules: No water (violated), no food after midnight (violated), and no bright light. Hilarious mayhem and destruction in a town straight out of Norman Rockwell. So, when your washing machine blows up or your TV goes on the fritz, before you call the repair man, turn on all the lights and look under all the beds. 'Cause you never can tell, there just might be a gremlin in your house. Written by James Craver Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous.

See more » Genres: 8 June 1984 (USA) See more » Also Known As: 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)| Dolby Stereo (35 mm prints) Color: Did You Know? Trivia The idea for these creatures was born in a loft in Manhattan's garment district that was home to NYU Film School graduate screenwriter Chris Columbus . "By day, it was pleasant enough, but at night, what sounded like a platoon of mice would come out and to hear them skittering around in the blackness was really creepy." Columbus recalls. See more » Goofs After Billy accidentally squirts the shaving cream at his father's face, Mr. Peltzer tries to clean himself off. In the next shot, his face is completely clean, but his chest is covered in it. See more » Quotes Mr. Corben : What is that dog doing in here? Gerald : Peltzer, this is a bank, not a pet-store. Mr. Corben : Very good, Gerald. Gerald : Thank you, Mr. Corben.

See more » Crazy Credits At the very end of the closing credits, once the theme has ended, you can hear the sounds of gremlins laughing. See more » Connections Funny, entertaining, a little scary. Perfect as a child's first "scary movie". 22 August 2005 | by jenn_nm_ (Chicago, IL) – See all my reviews This movie used to scare me immensely when I was younger. It was the first "scary movie" I saw as a kid, and I think that may effect why I love it so much today. Nostalgic purposes, indeed. I think this movie is good for it's purpose. It's not meant to be some life-changing, or hysterically funny, or terrifying suspense movie. It's meant to give you some scares, some laughs, and entertainment. And it does indeed entertain. We've heard since the 50's about little green men, and in this movie, they are there. And they don't even have to come from outer space, just Chinatown. The actual mogwai (what the gremlins are before they transform) are adorable.

So at first you are surprised at how this cute little furry creature who sings a little song could produce other mogwais whom are not so nice. I won't give away how they reproduce or turn into gremlins, but it's all kind of strange, and very fantasy-like. A great movies for adults to watch with kids for their first "scary movie". I watched it when I was three, and while it did scare me there for a while, I still loved it a lot. I would recommend maybe six years or older, and if they get too scared, tell them it's really just puppets. (It is.) Overall, this film is entertaining, very 80's, a little scary, and pretty funny. 29 of 35 people found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes Gremlins – Doodlewash August 29, 2016 Gremlins Another little thing that grabbed my heart in the 80s was a little guy named Gizmo, a lovable little creature called a mogwai from the 1984 comedy horror film Gremlins. Here’s a little doodlewash of him in case you haven’t seen it.

This was an incredibly weird movie that was also incredibly fun. And I, of course, wanted a little mogwai of my own after watching it. Unlike Tamagotchi, these little guys were super simple to take care of as you only had to follow three rules: do not expose it to bright lights or sunlight (which will kill it), do not let it get wet (it will multiply), and never feed it after midnight (it will spawn evil creatures who will try and kill everyone in sight). Granted, they are three rules that we discover are super hard to follow and all hell breaks loose. I thought the movie was awesome but it was criticized for its more violent sequences. An image of this little guy standing cutely on the poster made people think it was fun for little kids. Which it was, of course, but many parents disagreed. Two months after its release the PG-13 rating was created, so we can thank Gremlins for this worthless extra rating from “moms that aren’t yours and don’t know what’s best for you.” I’m still traveling and head back to Kansas City tonight, but my doodlewash addiction can’t be stopped apparently. Somehow I’ll always find a way to sneak in a sketch.

It’s fun to enjoy something so much that it feels as important as breathing. I’m sure I would have felt the same about my mogwai had I ever been able to acquire one. But unfortunately I’ve never found a Chinatown antique store selling live pets, much less these. I guess I’ll just have to settle for this quick little sketch of my impossible dream. About the Doodlewash M. Graham watercolors: Burnt Sienna, Quinacridone Gold, Ultramarine Blue, and Neutral Tint. Sennelier L’Aquarelle: Opera Rose. Lamy Safari Al Star pen with Platinum Carbon black ink and second pen with Platinum Carbon sepia ink in a 5″ x 8″ 140 lb.

(300 gsm) Pentalic Aqua Journal Gizmo | Gremlins Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia "Has it got a name, Dad?" "Yeah, Mogwai." "What?" "Mogwai; I don't know, some Chinese word, I just call him Gizmo, he seems to like it." - Billy Peltzer and his father Randall Peltzer Gizmo (also often referred to as "Giz" by Billy) is an adorable, very kind Mogwai who is the pet of Billy Peltzer . He doesn't seem to have a single bit of evil within him unlike some of the other Mogwais, making him an Eternal , or a Mogwai who refuses to be evil. He used to be owned by Mr. Wing until his death. Gizmo currently lives with Billy and Kate Peltzer in New York . Contents Edit Gizmo is cute, kind, lovable, innocent and adorable.

Despite not being wicked and vicious like the gremlins and some other Mogwais, Gizmo has shown he's just as adept as they are with weapons and electrical devices, such as being able to know how to work an electrical keyboard, turning on a television, operating a toy car, playing a trumpet, just being plain adorable, and making an effective bow and arrow out of office supplies. This might be a reference to his name, as the word "gizmo" means a gadget. Gizmo has shown a love for television, which he developed while in the Peltzers' care in the first movie. While Mr. Wing found the idea of the mogwai watching tv ridiculous, it has proven useful for Gizmo as in the first film, he watched a movie involving a race and became interested in cars, or as he called them 'Vroom-Vroom'. In the climax, Gizmo drove a toy car through the department store to reach the greenhouse department before Stripe's new army was born. In the second movie, television proves its use for Gizmo again as he recalled what the hero of the Rambo movie did and mimicked those tactics with amazing results.

Gizmo was responsible for the destruction of the leaders of both batches (interestingly, Stripe met his demise following the destruction of his army, whereas Mohawk was destroyed before). It should be noted that Gizmo took a much more direct approach in Mohawk's destruction than Stripe's, as he shot Mohawk with a flaming arrow in the second movie, whereas he indirectly destroyed Stripe by exposing him to sunlight in the original. Gizmo had become much more assertive than he was in the first movie because, as Billy said, "they pushed him too far". According to the novelization of the first film, the mogwai are a result of genetic manipulations by an alien scientist to create a creature that would evoke good-naturedness and goodwill amongst the galaxy. However a slight miscalculation caused all but 1 in 10,000 to be mischievous and/or evil and the transformation mogwai can go through being totally unintended. Only one in ten thousand are gentle, and as a result is hated by their brethren. Also, this previously mentioned mogwai is effectively immortal.

As Gizmo is gentle, and has a long list of historical figures that have owned him, it is clear that he is this mogwai type. If this mogwai eats after midnight though, he will lose his longevity, becoming a typical gremlin. However, as this is never mentioned in the movie, the credence to this nature of the mogwai/Gizmo is unknown. Relationships Edit Mr. Wing was Gizmo's owner and caretaker. Although Mr. Wing was very strict with him, Gizmo loved Mr. Wing very much. When Gizmo was sold to Randall Peltzer by Mr. Wing's grandson, who had tricked his grandfather, Mr. Wing appeared to be furious about this, being that the Gremlins novel suggests that his grandson had been in huge trouble after Mr. Wing discovered what he had done. Mr. Wing eventually found Gizmo at the Peltzer family home in Kingston Falls, shortly after a gremlin attack had taken place, and returned him to his home in Chinatown. Gizmo was sad about this, but also happy, because he missed Mr. Wing, but knew it would be hard leaving his new family.

Gizmo and Mr. Wing did have different philosophies on many things, such as their opinions of television, but they do still care for each other, and Gizmo was obviously saddened by Wing's death, being that he was seen grieving over the death of Mr. Wing shortly after it happened. Wing had, however, let him out of his cage just moments before his death, much to Gizmo's relief, being that soon after the small junk shop Mr. Wing owned had been destroyed. After Wing's death, Gizmo had ended up in the hands of some evil scientists, although he was rescued by his former owner, Billy, who ended up taking over as his owner and caretaker, something that Mr. Wing had hinted at happening once Billy was ready. Gizmo grieves the death of Mr. Wing. Edit Stripe is Gizmo's arch-nemesis and enemy. Gizmo was not happy as soon as he discovered that he had spawned Stripe and his minions, and they had never gotten along since then. Their rivalry was first shown when Stripe spat at Gizmo and his friend, the Peltzer family's dog Barney.

When Stripe tricked Billy into feeding him and the other Mogwai that had been spawned after midnight, Gizmo appeared to have been trying to warn Billy, although it proved ineffective. After Stripe and the other Mogwai hatched into gremlins, they tortured Gizmo. Stripe even pinned Gizmo to Billy's dartboard and threw darts at him, along with the other gremlins. Gizmo then joined forces with Billy and his girlfriend Kate to defeat the gremlins. Kate and Billy were able to blow up the movie theater in which the gremlins were hiding, although one had escaped, and of course, it was Stripe. When Billy and Stripe went head-to-head in the nearby concessions store, Billy seemed doomed after Stripe wandered into the fountain in the store and began to spawn thousands of more gremlins. Gizmo was able to come to the rescue though. After seeing that the sun was out and knowing that its light was lethal to both mogwais and gremlins, he jumped in a Barbie car and drove towards the greenhouse.

It seemed to be fate, however, when Gizmo crashed and flew into the air, right where a string hung that would pull open a tarp that would expose the sunlight from the hidden window to the plants... and Stripe. Before Stripe could fire at Gizmo, the brave mogwai managed to open the blinds and kill Stripe, defeating the last gremlin. Gizmo and Stripe's rivalry as shown in the video game "Stripe vs. Gizmo". Edit Randall Peltzer was the man who had "bought" Gizmo and given him to his son, Billy, as a Christmas present. Gizmo appeared to learn to trust Randall, although frightened by him at first. This is especially shown when Randall's wife, Lynn , attempted to take a picture of Gizmo, although the camera had flashed, terrifying Gizmo, who jumped out of Billy's lap and clung to Randall, who he probably believed could protect him. Randall also seemed fascinated by the new Mogwai that Gizmo had spawned, much to the little Mogwai's annoyance. Randall did appear saddened by the departure of Gizmo when Mr. Wing took Gizmo back to Chinatown.

Randall was also the one to give Gizmo his name. Edit Billy Peltzer was the owner of Gizmo in the first film. Gizmo and Billy had gotten along instantly, and even when Gizmo spawned the new gremlins , Billy seemed to care for Gizmo the most. When the gremlins hatched, Billy returned to his house to search for Gizmo after saving his mother from a group of malicious gremlins who had savagely attacked her and left her scarred and bearing several minor injuries. At first, Billy believed Gizmo to be dead, however, Gizmo proved to be okay, with only a few very minor cuts. Gizmo then accompanied Billy to help find Stripe , only to find that the evil gremlin had already broken into the Kingston Falls YMCA and jumped into the swimming pool, spawning hundreds of more gremlins. Billy and Gizmo had then gone to try and convince the Kingston Falls sheriff, Frank , and his partner, Brent , to help them, although they did not believe them.

(Soon after they discovered this was true after seeing that Ruby Deagle had been murdered by the gremlins.) Gizmo then accompanied Billy to help save his girlfriend, Kate, from the local pub ( Dorry's Tavern ) from gremlins, most of whom were drunk. After escaping, the three of them snuck into the local movie theater and blew it up, killing all of the gremlins but one... Stripe. During the final confrontation in a nearby department store between Billy and Stripe, Gizmo came to the rescue when he pulled open the tarp that was blocking a window, which concealed morning sunlight that would kill Stripe, and Gizmo saved Billy, killing Stripe. Soon after, Gizmo's original owner, Mr. Wing, came to take Gizmo back to his original home in Chinatown, much to Billy's sadness. Upon his departure, Gizmo's last words to Billy were, "Bye, Billy.". Gizmo's obvious affection for Billy causes Mr. Wing to tell Billy that someday he may be ready to care for Gizmo who will wait for that day. Years later, the two were reunited when Gizmo had been captured by evil scientists in a science lab in Clamp Tower .

Billy had been working there and rescued Gizmo. When Billy left Gizmo in his desk drawer to go out with his boss, Marla , Gizmo jumped out, curious and longing to explore. He was sprayed by water from a broken drinking fountain, however, spawning new Mogwai who trapped Gizmo in the ventilation shaft. Billy had told Kate, who worked in the building with him, to pick Gizmo up, however, she took the wrong Mogwai, whose name was Daffy . Gizmo had eventually fallen out of the shaft and had been tortured by the Mogwai, specifically Mohawk , the leader. Gizmo went on to defeat the other gremlins with Billy and the other humans, and then moved in with Billy and Kate, who were supposedly wed soon after. Billy and Gizmo. Edit Barney watches Gizmo leave with Mr. Wing. Barney (the Peltzer family's dog) appeared to be somewhat jealous of Gizmo, although Gizmo had instantly liked him. The two found a curious interest in one another, especially Gizmo, who referred to Barney as "Woof Woof".

Barney and Gizmo both appeared to dislike Stripe and the other Mogwai, however, as Gizmo was seen playing with Barney when Billy first showed his father the new Mogwai that Gizmo had spawned. Barney also showed up right after Gizmo had killed Stripe. Gizmo appeared to care about Barney, and he even said goodbye to "Woof Woof" when Mr. Wing came to take him back to Chinatown, something he said to only one other character, Billy. Edit Kate holds Gizmo as Mr. Clamp talks to Billy about making Gizmo merchandise. Kate first saw Gizmo when Billy rescued her from the gremlins attacking Dorry's Pub, which she had been working in at the time. She was terrified of him at first, because she thought he was a gremlin, however Billy helped her adjust to Gizmo. She even held him. When Billy went after Stripe in the department store, Kate had been ordered to find the room in which all the lights in the building were controlled. She brought Gizmo with her, because Billy trusted her, so Gizmo obviously trusted her, too. Kate seemed somewhat sad when Mr. Wing took Gizmo with him back to Chinatown.

When Billy found Gizmo soon after in the Clamp Tower, in which he and Kate had been employed, Billy told Kate that he had found Gizmo, which obviously terrified her, as she started to freak out. She begrudgingly went to his office and got "Gizmo", although she soon after discovered that the Mogwai she had brought home was Daffy , one of the new Mogwai accidentally spawned by Gizmo, who had been trapped in the air duct by Mohawk and his other followers. When Kate discovered this, Billy and she had to use a cover-up to get Mr. and Mrs. Futterman out of their apartment so that they could return Daffy to Clamp Tower and find Gizmo. Eventually, Kate and Billy's boss, Marla had been trapped by Mohawk, who was now a spider gremlin after drinking a strange chemical in Dr. Catheter 's lab. Kate and Marla's lives had been threatened by Mohawk, who had trapped them in his spider web, however, Gizmo came to the rescue and killed Mohawk, saving Kate and Marla.

After that, Kate was seen carrying Gizmo around in his little box and had learned to accept him, because Gizmo moved in with her and Billy, who were supposedly wed soon afterwards. Edit He is Gizmo's enemy in the second movie. Mohawk was the third Mogwai to be spawned when Gizmo was sprayed by a broken water fountain faucet. Mohawk then climbed out of the trash can he landed in, and then started to approach Gizmo, with George and Lenny following. They then stuffed Gizmo in the air vent, where they then left and escaped to the food court and ate after midnight, forming cocoons soon afterwards. Soon after hatching, Mohawk, who was actually a reincarnation of Stripe and wanted revenge against Gizmo for his death in his previous life, found the mogwai wandering around where the gremlins had hatched and began to torture Gizmo by: Physically beating him Shocking him with an electrical wire Putting him in a photocopier Putting Velcro strips on him and ripping them off Ramming him with a toy train Afterwards, Mohawk then went to the Splice O' Life laboratory, where he tried to kill Billy with an Uzi Machine Gun.

After that failed, he then stole a beaker filled with a spider serum. Meanwhile, Gizmo (having been fed up with being pushed around by Mohawk) then began training with a barbell (which sent him through the floor) and a punching bag (which hit him back). Remembering a scene from Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), he then created a bow out of a large paper-clip and rubber band and an arrow out of a pencil and bottle of white-out. Later, Mohawk (now a spider-gremlin hybrid) was seen approaching Kate and Billy's boss Marla Bloodstone , who were caught in his web. He was about to kill them when Gizmo popped out of the air vent, wearing a Rambo headband, lighting the bottle of white-out on fire, and shot Mohawk, setting him and his web on fire. Then, Billy and Murray Futterman showed up and saved Kate, Marla, and Gizmo from the flames.

Upon seeing Gizmo's new look and attitude, Kate asked what had happened to him, to which Billy replied “I don't know, I guess they pushed him too far.” Trivia Edit In both films, Gizmo was voiced by actor Howie Mandel . Its possible that when Gizmo was a baby he was the lost Mogwai, Gary. But Mr. Wing forgot his name and called him "Mogwai" then he rubbed chocolate on his face and that's how he is white and brown. He was never shown to have eaten anything in both movies. However, a commercial that advertised Gremlins Cereal shown Gizmo eating Gremlins' Cereal.( Hopefully it wasn't after midnight.) The novel of the first film, however, contradicts the above statement. Gizmo has eaten half an egg roll, rice, broccoli, twice-fried pork scraps, a Milky Way bar, a rubber washer, cardboard and packing chips. Gizmo might not have known it was after midnight in the first film when Billy fed the Mogwais some chicken legs. Gizmo didn't want one, possibly two other reasons: he doesn't like to eat meat or he wasn't hungry.

Gizmo has musical talent since he can play a trumpet (that was actually perfect in size for him) and knew how to play the electronic keyboard. Gizmo is the only known mogwai to not have a speck of hatred in him, unlike his fellow mogwai who are often cruel, mean, abusive, and vicious, although he did have a bit of hatred when Mohawk kept bullying him and got revenge. This is because he is a Minority Mogwai, a mogwai that is kind and nice. The Gizmo puppet used in the first film was not used in the second film, however the much cuter Gizmo puppet used in Gremlins 2: The New Batch was featured on the DVD cover of Gremlins. In the first film Gizmo spawned five mogwais, however in the second film he spawned only four (It may be due the quantity of water) Until he got revenge on Mohawk, Gizmo rarely ever defended or spoke up for himself. Originally, Gizmo was supposed to be the Gremlin leader in Gremlins , not Stripe.

It is implied Gizmo had spawned Gremlins before the events of Gremlins, as he already seemed to know that Stripe was trouble moments after he spawned him. Gizmo knows of two other minority Mogwai that have been on Earth. He appears in Gizmo: the game. On the website for this game, it has this to say about him. " Gizmo is a loyal and lovable mogwai. He especially loves music and dancing." In both films, Gizmo seems to recall what the characters in both movies he watched said, and mimicked the tactics in them. In the first film, in the scene where Billy was showing the cocoons to his mother, the white patch of fur on Gizmo's right eye was then on the left. In the second film of Gremlins, it is learned that he is a fan of Rambo. In second film, he dressed up a little bit as Rambo and he killed the Gremlin Mohawk, which was like a spider. Video Games Edit Gizmo has been a playable character in many video games based on the Gremlins movies. He is the sole playable character in the Gremlins 2 game for the NES and Game Boy .

In Gremlins: Unleashed for the Game Boy Color and Gremlins: Stripe vs. Gizmo for the Game Boy Advance, Gizmo is one of two playable characters, the other being Stripe . He is the final boss if the player chooses to play as Stripe. If the player decides to play as Gizmo, Stripe will be the final boss. Gizmo is also the main character and inspiration for the upcoming Gremlins video game, Gizmo: The Game , which was released November 18, 2011. On the website for this game it says this about him: "Gizmo is a loyal and lovable mogwai. He especially loves music and dancing." Gizmo as he appears in Gizmo: The game Edit Gizmo also was one of the main characters in the Warner Brothers ride Gremlin Invasion , in which Gizmo accompanies the rider on their quest to defeat the gremlins who have taken over the Warner Brothers studio. The other main character of the ride had been the Warner Brothers character ALF. Gallery 80's Wing The 1980's were a quiet decade for monster toys. The old monster movies were no longer being shown on broadcast television.

At the theaters, audiences were lining up to see mad slashers hack apart promiscuous teenagers. The splatter movie had taken over the horror genre. Toy companies were unwilling to risk producing toys of these violent killers. The old monsters had become passe, but the new monsters were too violent and controversial for merchandisers to touch. But every so often a monster toy would still find its way to the store shelves. The 1980 Remco Universal monsters were really a last echo of the 70's. The crude 1986 Imperial Classic Movie Monsters were the only Universal Monsters action figures available in the mid-80's. But many toy lines, like the Inhumanoids, truly represented the new wave of monsters. Toys were becoming slicker, and monsters were getting meaner and uglier. Many 80's toys were marketed as being "so ugly they're cute." Gross images were popular, like the Garbage Pail Kids trading cards, and gross toys were three-dimensional extensions of that philosophy.

Though kids and marketing experts probably thought they were the first to engage in these peculiar tastes, it was old news to those who had grown up with 60's "Mars Attacks" cards and "Ugly Stickers." By the end of the 80's, even the mad slashers were starting to seem passe. So toy companies took the first timid steps toward trying to market these violent creatures to children. One of the first attempts was Matchbox's Freddy Krueger dolls, which blew up in Matchbox's face. But the seal had been forever broken, and soon Kenner took the lead in producing action figures based on R-rated characters. LJN Gremlins 14-inch Stripe (1984) One of the best monster toys of the 1980s, this large Gremlin was reportedly discontinued after parents complained that it was too scary. Most of the toys from the movie Gremlins focused on the cuddly, furry Gizmo. Remco 9-inch Universal Monsters: AHI produced a new line of Universal monster toys in 1980, this time under their subsidiary name, Remco.

The new toys were action- oriented, brawny 9-inch figures with glow-in-the-dark heads, and button-activated, crushing "monster grip" arms. An iron-on patch and glow-in-the-dark ring were included in the colorful window boxes. The set included: Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, Mummy, Creature, and Phantom of the Opera. The "Monsterizer" was a lab table for bringing Frankenstein to life. Remco sculpted one of the best Lon Chaney, Jr. likenesses ever for the Wolfman figure. The Phantom boasted an authentic likeness to Lon Chaney, Sr. The Creature posed some design problems for Remco. Instead of creating a special mold for the Creature's body as had been done for the 1973 AHI Creature, Remco produced a cloth, lithographed costume for the new Creature figure to wear. This made the Creature look as though he were wearing pajamas. The Mummy somewhat resembled Boris Karloff, but Frankenstein and Dracula looked generic. Even so, Frankenstein's rugged look and sleepy face give the toy an endearing quality. The 1980 Remco line is, so far, the last great line of classic monster action figures.

They mark the end of an era that began in 1973 with the AHI and Mego monster lines. Remco Monsterizer (1980) Remco Mini-Monsters: In conjunction with the 9-inch series, Remco produced a line of 3 3/4-inch Universal monster figures. These were more in keeping with the prevailing style of toys at that time. The small line included the same six characters as in the 9-inch set. Remco first produced them in standard, non-glow versions, then released them in the glow-in-the-dark plastic. This did not affect the general appearance of most of the toys, except in the case of the Creature. The non-glow Creature looks impressive, but the glow Creature is cast in a lime green that detracts from its appearance. The mini Dracula is one of the best Lugosi likenesses ever seen on a mainstream toy. The detail on all of the mini-monsters is impressively authentic. A small monsterizer lab table and a haunted house carrying case were also produced. Group shot of Thriller Graveyard Gang (1984) Monster Collector's Dolls: Several companies produced collector-oriented monster dolls in the 80's.

Rene D. Lyon Co., Inc. in San Diego, CA produced a noteworthy line of porcelain Universal Monsters dolls in 1984. These 18-inch dolls had plush bodies and porcelain heads, hands, and feet. Their beautifully tailored costumes included such details as leather shoe soles, and real pants zippers. The set included Frankenstein, Dracula and (reportedly) the Wolf Man. Dracula bears a reasonable likeness to Bela Lugosi. In 1985, Traveler Trading produced another collector-oriented Dracula doll. This one was unlicensed, and had vinyl head and hands instead of porcelain. The costume, though more toy-like than the Rene D. Lyon doll, was almost as elaborate (and perhaps more colorful). The doll stood about 20 inches tall. Andrew Loyd Weber's musical Phantom of the Opera opened in London in 1986. Enesco produced an array of Phantom merchandise, licensed by Weber's Really Useful Group. Among the items produced were two porcelain dolls, both loosely modeled off of the musical's original Phantom, Michael Crawford. The dolls stood about 18 inches tall. They had plush bodies, and a porcelain head and hands. The mask was not removable.

The doll was issued in a standard and deluxe version. The standard version was just a normal doll. The deluxe version stood atop a music box that played "Music of the Night." The deluxe doll also mechanically moved its arms and torso to the music. The standard doll was more proportioned than the musical one, which had stubby arms. Both dolls were issued as limited, numbered editions. For a time, Universal Studios sold a large Frankenstein doll at their theme park. The doll had vinyl head and hands, and fluffy hair. It vaguely resembled the Frankenstein makeup and costume worn by actors in the theme park during the late 1980s. Universal Studios Frankenstein doll (1980s) Hasbro Inhumanoids: Released in 1986, the Inhumanoids were a race of giant mutants living beneath the surface of the Earth. Hasbro produced three 14-inch monsters: Metlar, Tendril, and D. Compose. These elaborate, striking toys are some of the best action figures of the 1980's. Metlar was a fat devil. Tendril was a plant-like creature that resembled the 1986 version of The Fly. D.

Compose was a skeletal monster with a bird-like head. In addition to the big monsters, Hasbro produced several smaller creatures. Redsun, Redlin, and Redwood were living trees. Granite and Granok were creatures of stone. Magnakor had a hardened lava exterior, with a molten lava interior. Four human scientists and two vehicles were also produced. A television cartoon naturally accompanied the release of the toys, which sold poorly and lingered on clearance shelves for years. Inhumanoids D. Compose (1986) Imperial Universal Monsters: These 8-inch vinyl figures were released in 1986 by the Imperial Toy Corp., the company that made its name in the 1970's as a major manufacturer of rubber toys. The toys were sold both loose with tags, and on bubble cards. The Mummy was notable because it was apparently based on the monster in Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy, rather than the earlier Karloff or Chaney, Jr. versions. The Dracula is admired by some for its reasonable likeness of Bela Lugosi. But overall the set was disappointing. Frankenstein was amateurishly sculpted, and the Wolfman looked puzzled and effeminate.

The design of all four characters seemed lazy and ersatz, possibly reflecting the public's growing lack of enthusiasm for the classic characters. Imperial also released a vinyl Godzilla, King Kong, and Rodan during the same era. Boxed sets were released containing two Universal monsters and two "giant" monsters. The OH Lantern Family foam pumpkins (1987) The OH Lantern Family: For Halloween of 1987 an independent company called Pumpkin Productions, Inc. produced a collection of grotesque jack-o-lanterns called The OH Lantern Family. Made of a foam material similar to NERF products, these large novelty display pieces were sold in Hallmark stores, gift shops and hobby outlets. The eight characters were supposed to be related, with Jack OH Lantern and Jody OH Lantern as the patriarch and matriarch. Each came with a trifold tag that explained the character's history. For instance, Jack was born in 1942 in a North Dakota patch. He made his riches selling bug repellent. Jody sprouted in 1949 and worked as a professional model for a marginal vegetable company.

She married Jack in 1960 and the pair settled in Southern California where they grew four healthy pumpkins. The OH Lantern Family was created by Hollywood makeup artist Todd Masters, whose credits by that point included Predator, Big Trouble In Little China and Poltergeist II. Priced around $30 each, the foam pumpkins sold well enough to come back the following Halloween, this time with an added lineup of "baby" pumpkins. For such a strange idea, the OH Lantern Family turned out to be surprisingly influential. The next several Halloween seasons saw an explosion of copycat products. Other companies produced foam and ceramic jack-o-lanterns with grimacing human faces, but failed to capture the lurid charm of Masters' original sculptures. Like the Telco Motion-ettes, the OH Lantern Family sparked a unique sub-genre of Halloween novelties. The OH Lantern Family portrait (1987) Mattel Boglins: The Boglins were adorably ugly creatures that lived in a swampy bog. Mattel introduced these unique toys in 1987. The original set included three large, rubber handpuppets: Dwork, Vlobb, and Drool.

They featured internal mechanisms that made their eyes and eyelids move. The large Boglins were sold in elaborate boxes that resembled wooden cages. The Vlobb and Drool molds were re-used to create two special Halloween Boglins: Blobkin and Bog-O-Bones. Mattel also released six smaller Boglins: Squidge, Shlump, Shlurp, Sponk, Squawk, and Squeel. The Summer of 1988 saw the release of three "Soggy" Boglins: Slobster, Snish, and Slogg. These aquatic creatures resembled a lobster, fish, and frog, respectively. Mattel planned to release "Bat Boglins" in 1989, but the winged creatures were never released in the United States. Mattel recycled the Boglin handpuppet concept for their Street Sharks series years later, even resurrecting the Slobster character as part of the Street Sharks line. A later series of Goosebumps handpuppets also bore a similarity to the Boglins handpuppet design. Recent years have seen a marked increase in collector interest. Boglins have sold at auction for unexpectedly high prices.

Collectors are seeking out rare European and Canadian versions, such as glow-in-the-dark Boglins. Slobster (1988) Telco Motion-ettes of Halloween: Telco Creations, Inc. was the first company to introduce affordable animatronic display figures to the consumer market. Beginning with Christmas figures of Santa and angels, Telco branched out in 1987 by introducing three Halloween figures: Ghost, Witch, and Scarecrow. These large, mechanical figures, or "Motion-ettes," automatically moved their arms and heads while emitting eerie electronic sounds. Some also featured glowing heads and eyes. Telco released both 24-inch AC-powered figures, and smaller 17-inch battery-powered models. The line expanded over the years to include such characters as Frankenstein, Dracula, and the Phantom of the Opera. In 1993, Telco switched from generic, unlicensed character designs to officially licensed Universal Studios monster characters. ( See 1990's Wing ) No new characters have been added since 1994. At last report, Telco had no plans to continue the line, citing low vendor orders and protests from religious groups as contributing factors.

They have chosen instead to concentrate on their more lucrative catalogue of Christmas Motion-ettes, as well as branching out into Disney characters. Many competitors have copied the Telco style, creating confusion as to exactly which animatronic figures are and are not Telco Motion-ettes. But these copy-cats do not possess the same charm and personality of the original Telco creations. Of the original Telco Halloween line, the rarest is probably the 24-inch Gorilla, which was only available in 1988. (Information gathered from 1993 and 1994 interviews with Telco Executive Vice President Arthur Wachtel, conducted by Raymond Castile for the magazine Action Figure News & Toy Review.) Vampire Bat (1988) Matchbox Freddy Krueger Toys: The presence of a syndicated TV series starring the popular 80's horror movie character Freddy Krueger led several manufacturers to produced various Freddy products in 1989. Most were cheap, innocuous items like plastic Freddy gloves and squirting balls. But Matchbox decided that the R-rated, child-molesting, teenager-slashing, wisecracking villain was the perfect subject for a high-profile line of children's dolls.

What parent would not rush to the store to buy his or her child a huggable Freddy pull-string doll? Just the thing to cuddle at night. For those kids who liked to play dress-up, there was Maxx FX, a human action figure that could be disguised to look like Freddy. But for some strange reason, parents across the country protested the lovable dolls, forcing them to be recalled and removed from store shelves. Matchbox's years of experience in the toy automobile market apparently did not prepare them for their foray into the action figure market. Despite the Matchbox Freddy fiasco, Kenner would go on to produce several highly successful toy lines based on R-rated films like Robocop, Terminator 2, and Aliens. Trendmasters had planned to release Species toys in 1997, but put those plans on hold pending the release of a sequel. Toys based on R-rated movies are now commonplace. Perhaps Matchbox was simply a year or two ahead of its time, and ahead of society's acceptance of such dark playthings. McFarlane Toys plans the release of new Freddy Krueger, Jason, and Leatherface action figures in 1998.

Gremlins in Popular Culture | Gremlins Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia Gremlins in Popular Culture Since Gremlins is very popular and one of the most critically-acclaimed monster movies in the late 20th century, there has been numerous parodies of the films. Some films that parody Gremlins such as Contents Roger Corman produced a 1987 critically bashed movie called Munchies, which is a spoof of Gremlins. Beasties is a parody of Gremlins. Kamillions is a parody of Gremlins. Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) (TV) in witch nasty little monsters share the same traits with gremlins. - George Bush gets a pet Mogwai with expected catastrophic results a hobgoblin Hobgoblins and Hobgoblins 2 are parodies on Gremlins, both films directed by unsuccessful movie director Rick Sloane. The film Ghoulies is claimed to be a parody on Gremlins, despite shooting production before Gremlins, like Critters. The movie Critters is claimed to be a parody on Gremlins, despite shooting production before Gremlins.

In Dead End, a zombie is playing with a Gizmo doll. The anime show Pet Shop of Horrors has drawn many parodies of Gremlins. In the Simpsons: In Treehouse of Horror III, there is a horror story where Homer (Mr. Peltzer) buys a clown puppet from a Chinese store keeper that parodies Mr. Wing. In Bart Has Two Mommies, Homer says he's gonna get the Gremlins wet. In SpongeBob Squarepants, the episode A Pal For Gary has SpongeBob (Billy Peltzer) buying a strange piranha monster that acts like a Gremlin and Mogwai from a silent Chinese pet store owner that parodies Mr. Wing. An episode of The Fairly Oddparents includes a yellow stuffed bunny plush figure that changes into a hideous red monster like the Mogwai to Gremlin transformation. In Jimmy Neutron, there was a TV movie called Attack of the Twonkies that pays extremely heavy tribute to the Gremlins films. Jimmy Neutron finds round aliens from a comet (Gizmo/ other Mogwai) , and change into round toad-like animals that parody the Gremlins when hearing music (a homage to eating after midnight).

In the Kids Next Door movie, Operation: ZERO, hamsters turn into green zombies and rampage like Gremlins. In the Skylanders series a skylanders called Trigger Happy is supposed to be a Gremlin, even though he looks more like a Mogwai. The character Fidget the bat from the Disney movie The Great Mouse Detective strongly resembles a Gremlin. In Lilo and Stitch, Stitch is a parody of a Gremlin, acting mischievous and speaks similar to a Gremlin. The film Hotel Transylvania features creatures that are both called "gremlins" and are almost identical to Mogwai. An episode of the sitcom My Wife and Kids mentions the Gremlins franchise several times, mostly the original one. In Gravity Falls, the episode Boss Mabel features a creature similar to the Bat Gremlin . In the Spanish-language show 1,2,3... Respond Another Time, in one episode the Host compares the Chollo to Antichollo transformation of the Gremlin transformation. "Un, dos, tres...

responda otra vez: Montecarlo años 20 (#4.6)" (1984) - The host compares the Chollo into Antichollo transformation to the gremlins' one Dead End (1985) - zombie playing with Gizmo doll The Goonies (1985) - When Chunk calls the police to explain about the Fratellis, the cop disbelieves him, recalling all of Chunk's wild stories. One involved "little creatures that mutate when you pour water on them." Explorers (1985) - A newspaper headline is "Kingston Falls 'Riot' Still Unexplained". Kingston Falls was the town in Gremlins Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) - In the beginning when Pee-wee is playing with his toy truck, at the foot of the bed is a Stripe toy from Gremlins.

One Magic Christmas (1985) Esto es un atraco (1987) - A poster of this film can be seen in a videostore Munchies (1987) Kamillions (1989) The 'burbs (1989) - There's a box of Gremlins Cereal by the Peterson's sink, a reference to the movie also directed by Joe Dante. Gate 2: The Trespassers (1990) - John calls one of the demon minions a Gremlin Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) "The Flash: Ghost in the Machine (#1.8)" (1990) - Not knowing what the Kremlin is a goon says: "Kremlins? You mean those cute little furry dudes from the movie?" Dead Alive (1992) - zombies are put in a blender like the Gremlins Critters 4 (1992) "The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror III (#4.5)" (1992) - Homer buys his son a present from an Asian man in a similar fashion to Mr. Peltzer in the film.

Time Machine: The Journey Back (1993) (V) "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Baby Comes Out (#3.20)" (1993) - Will: "and whatever you do, never ever feed her after midnight" Prehysteria! (1993) "Saturday Night Live: Jeff Goldblum/Aerosmith (#19.3)" (1993) - Video box on shelf in Karl's Video Store Wallace & Gromit in The Wrong Trousers (1993) I'll Do Anything (1994) "Law & Order: Privileged (#5.18)" (1995) - Referenced by McCoy. "Saturday Night Live: Bob Saget/TLC (#20.19)" (1995) - Video box on shelf in Karl's Video Store Two If by Sea (1996) Mars Attacks!

(1996) Small Soldiers (1998) Welcome to Hollywood (1998) - There is a poster of it in the first office (Dreamworks office) shown (the addition to be the focus of this movie) The Fly Papers: The Buzz on Hollywood's Scariest Insect (2000) (TV) - mentioned once "Clerks: A Dissertation on the American Justice System by People Who Have Never Been Inside a Courtroom, Let Alone Know Anything About the Law, But Have Seen Way Too Many Legal Thrillers (#1.4)" (2000) - Randal mentions it in the court Meet the Parents (2000) Quiet (2002) - A man puts a dog in a microwave oven to kill it and says to the camera, "I saw them do this in 'Gremlins.'" Dog Soldiers (2002) - The flash of the camera repels the werewolves not unlike the gremlins in movie of the same name Eight Legged Freaks (2002) - Stitch behaves similar to a gremlin.

Unleashing the Beast: Making 'The Howling' (2003) (V) Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) - Musical score from Gremlins heard in film. In both movies, Jerry Goldsmith provided the score, and Joe Dante directed. Game Box 1.0 (2004) - bugs in computer games are referred to as "Gremlins" Citizen Shane (2004) - A Gizmo doll is visible on a shelf.

"High Chaparall: Corey Feldman (#2.8)" (2004) - Mentioned by name The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) - mentioned once "Veronica Mars: Weapons of Class Destruction (#1.18)" (2005) - "Gremlin gumming up the works?" Margaret Cho: Assassin (2005) Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV) - Video box on shelf in Karl's Video Store Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - The Road to Gotham City (2005) (V) - mentioned once "How I Met Your Mother: The Wedding (#1.12)" (2006) - Marshall talks about feeding Gremlins after midnight "The Simpsons: Bart Has Two Mommies (#17.14)" (2006) - Homer asks about Gremlins and then says, "I'm going to get them so wet" "Saturday Night Live: Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon (#31.18)" (2006) - Referenced in Unsolved Mysteries Codename

: Kids Next Door - Operation Z.E.R.O.

(2006) (TV) - Evil 'agified' hamsters run amok Gremlins-style Snakes on a Plane (2006) - In both films, a panicked character throws an attacking creature into a microwave, causing it to explode. "Psych: Who Ya Gonna Call? (#1.7)" (2006) - Shawn mentions "Gremlins" when trying to remember where he stole the 'haunted indian burial ground' gimmick from. Chris & Reed in: Nightmares! (2006) - title mentioned in dialogue - Mel says, "That's like inviting gremlins to a pool party." Silence (2007) - Jordi remembers when both he and his mother has to leave the theater because of bad Mogwai / Gremlins Kickin It Old Skool (2007) - Mogwai mentioned "South Park: Imaginationland (#11.10)" (2007) - A Gremlin is seen in Imaginationland "South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007) - Gizmo can be seen in Imaginationland.

Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 3 (2007) (V) - In "Happy Hallow-day", The Cheat's Halloween costume is of Gizmo "Lost: The Economist (#4.3)" (2008) - Sawyer calls Ben "Gizmo" South Park: Imaginationland (2008) (V) - Gizmo is in Imaginationland. "The Nostalgia Critic: Transformers: The Movie Review (#1.1)" (2008) - The Critic compares a character to the gremlins Filler! (2008) - The Swedish Backpacker is wearing a Gizmo backpack.

Cyprien (2009) - Gizmo doll visible at Godzilla Internet Café "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Million Dollar Movie Week 3 (#7.108)" (2009) - Contestant mentions having named his dog after a gremlin "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Monsters vs Aliens/The Haunting in Connecticut/12 Rounds (#1.5)" (2009) - Brett said on the top 5 Monsters/Ailens Gremlins is excluded because its a group of films "Saturday Night Live: Seth Rogen/Phoenix (#34.19)" (2009) - Bill Hader talks to a friend like Gizmo on his cellphone "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: 17 Again/State of Play/Crank High Voltage (#1.8)" (2009) - Mentioned - Phil says Allan is like a Gremlin for all the rules Tracy gave about him "How I Met Your Mother: Definitions (#5.1)" (2009) - Barney explains that the rules of dating are the same as the rules for Gremlins.

"The Big Bang Theory: The Pirate Solution (#3.4)" (2009) - They mention watching the movie to celebrate Columbus day since it is a Chris Columbus film. "White Collar: All In (#1.6)" (2009) - Neal recites the rules for the caring of Mogwais to an elderly oriental man.

"Muchachada nui: Episode #4.2" (2010) - Referenced by character in segment "Celebrities" The Big Sleaze (2010) - Mogwai seen in Casting Session "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Dancing with the Stars 4 (#8.129)" (2010) - Included in a $2,000 question "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Moonlighting (#7.20)" (2010) - When DiNozzo sees scars on Palmer's back, he yells "Someone fed him after midnight." "The Nostalgia Critic: Drop Dead Fred (#3.21)" (2010) - The Critic points out that Phoebe Cates also starred in this film The My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic episode "Swarm of the Century" features the Parasprites,insect-like creatures that were inspired by the Tribbles from the Star Trek franchise and the Gremlins from the movies.At one point,Spike says he fed his parasprite after midnight,which is a reference to the most important rule of the Mogwai.The way they reproduce and cause destruction is

 very similar to how the Gremlins act in the movies.Writer M.A Larson had Gremlins in mind while doing the episode.Episode "A Canterlot Wedding" features another race of insectoid creatures called changelings,which were voiced by Frank Welker,and some of the noises they make are similar to those uttered by Stripe and Mohawk .In season 3 episode "Magic Duel",Trixie buys the Alicorn Amulet from a shop that looks a lot like Mr.

Wing 's shop,and the pony attending it wears an asian attire.To make the parody much more evident,the pony's name has been revealed to be Uncle Wing.In season 4 episode "Bats!",Sweet Apple Acres is under attack by several Vampire Fruit Bats,which strongly resemble the mutated Bat Gremlin .Furthermore,some of them have white tufts of hair on their heads,making them look pretty much like Stripe .It should be notable that MLP FIM and the two Gremlins movies are both broadcast by The Hub. In the Phineas and Ferb special Terrifying Tri-State Trilogy of Terror,a story claims that getting a platypus wet with grape juice will result on evil clones spawning from it.This happens to Perry,and the resulting clones are hideous platypus monsters that behave much like the Gremlins.They are ultimately killed off by soap Video Games "At the Movies: Conan the Destroyer/Top Secret!/Under the Volanco" (1984) - Clips are shown for the "x-ray" segment. "At the Movies: Gremlins/Star Trek III: The Search for Spock/Streets of Fire/Once Upon a Time in America" (1984) - Clips are shown.

Movie is reviewed. 2003 MTV Movie Awards (2003) (TV) "I Love the '80s Strikes Back: 1984 (#1.5)" (2003) - Footage from this film was edited into this mini-series. The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005) (TV) - In the top 100 "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Fast & Furious/Adventureland/Sugar (#1.6)" (2009) - Footage contributed into the sketch 'Cars never start when you need them to' "20 to 1: Adults Only 20 to 1: Movie Monsters (#9.3)" (2010) - Clips shown in a segment on its title characters. A Furby 1000+ images about Gremlins on Pinterest | Stripes, Alter ego and Spikes Gremlins... isnt he just so cute??? LOL See More

Question: What movie from the 1980's featured a cute little creature named Gizmo?
Answer: Gremlins