Edwina says:
Gremlins is such a fun Christmas watch - it’s got all the cozy holiday vibes, but is also totally chaotic in the best way. The gremlins are adorable, but remind me a little too much of my cats when they go rogue after midnight. It’s got that classic ’80s charm that makes it feel super nostalgic, and it’s the kind of movie that’s just as fun to watch now as it probably was back then. Definitely one of my go-to festive picks!
Details:
Released: 1984
Rated: PG
IMDB: 7.3/10
Directors: Joe Dante
Stars: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton
Trivia: An earlier attempt to have monkeys play the gremlins was abandoned because the test monkey panicked when made to wear a gremlin head.
Bonus Trivia: The set for Kingston Falls is the same one used for Back to the Future (1985). Both movies were filmed on the Universal Studios backlot.
Plot:
This Christmas story gone awry starts out with a father who just wants to buy a neat present for his son.
Instead he purchases a strange creature from a Chinatown shop that magically multiplies and leads to more holiday bedlam than the father bargained for.
