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Gremlins was released into North American theaters on June 8, 1984, the same day as Ivan Reitman's Ghostbusters. Gremlins ranked second, with $12.5 million in its first weekend, $1.1 million less than Ghostbusters. By the end of its American screenings on November 29, it had grossed $148,168,459 domestically.
Gremlins is an American comedy horror media franchise produced and owned by Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment.The franchise centers on a species of creatures known as mogwai (Cantonese: 魔怪, 'devil'), which mutate into the eponymous creatures if the three rules regarding their care are violated; in particular, the franchise focuses on the conflict between the friendly Gizmo and the ...
Gremlin depicted in nose art of a Rockwell B-1 Lancer aircraft of the 28th Bomb Wing.. Although their origin is found in myths among airmen claiming that gremlins were responsible for sabotaging aircraft, the folklorist John W. Hazen states that some people derive the name from the Old English word gremian, "to vex", [5] while Carol Rose, in her book Spirits, Fairies, Leprechauns, and Goblins ...
Howard Michael Mandel (born November 29, 1955) [1] is a Canadian comedian, television personality, actor, and producer. Mandel is known for voicing Gizmo in the 1984 film Gremlins and the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch, playing rowdy ER resident Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the NBC medical drama St. Elsewhere, and creating and starring in the Fox children's cartoon Bobby's World.
Gremlins is an American animated fantasy adventure horror comedy television series. [2] Serving as a prequel to the eponymous 1984 film of the same name and its 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch , [ 3 ] the series is set in 1920s Shanghai , East China , and tells the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing met Gizmo , a young Mogwai. [ 4 ]
Joseph James Dante Jr. (/ ˈ d ɑː n t eɪ /; born November 28, 1946) is an American film director.His films—notably Gremlins (1984) alongside its sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)—often mix the 1950s-style B movie genre with 1960s radicalism and cartoon comedy.
Galligan's first major and most widely seen role was as Billy Peltzer in the 1984 film Gremlins. [8] [9] [10] Prior to being cast in Gremlins, he filmed Nothing Lasts Forever, which had its theatrical release cancelled and went unreleased in any form for years. [11] In 1988, he starred as Mark Loftmore in the horror comedy Waxwork. [12]
The initial film draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that cause malfunctions—"gremlins"—in the British Royal Air Force, going back to World War II. The film's story follows young man Billy Peltzer, who receives a strange creature as a pet, which then spawns other creatures that transform into aggressive imp -like monsters ...