Director Joe Dante took much inspiration from retro genre movies and cartoons, and his signature style caught the attention of none other than Steven Spielberg, who executive produced the film.

The original script for Gremlins was a straightforward horror film, devoid of the cute and funny elements of the final movie. Gizmo was initially portrayed as a villainous character who turns into a ...

The psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud discussed the roots of the uncanny in the familiar, something that is altered just enough to ...

In 1984, the movie industry would be changed forever in a way most of us don't think about anymore. In a one-month span, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Gremlins were both released to ...

After 40 years, Gremlins remains one of the darkest Christmas movies, but it would have been much darker if writer Chris Columbus had his way. While reflecting on his 1984 Joe Dante-helmed holiday ...

We have to admit: Gremlins kinda scared the bejeezus out of us when it first came out in 1984. It was just violent enough to be one of the films, along with Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom, to ...

Gremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, Steven Spielberg was the film's executive producer and the screenplay was written by Chris Columbus. The film is about a young man ...