One HILARIOUS movie this was. CAST
# Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer
# Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer
# Corey Feldman as Pete Fountaine
# Hoyt Axton as Randall Peltzer
# Frances Lee McCain as Lynn Peltzer
# Dick Miller as Murray Futterman
# Jackie Joseph as Sheila Futterman
# Keye Luke as Mr. Wing (credited as "Grandfather", as the character's name is not revealed until the sequel)
# Don Steele as the voice of disc jockey Rockin' Ricky Rialto
# Scott Brady (in his final film) as Sheriff Frank
# Jonathan Banks as Deputy Brent
# Harry Carey, Jr. as Mr. Anderson
# Polly Holliday as Ruby Deagle
# Belinda Balaski as Mrs. Harris, with her hungry child
# Edward Andrews (in his final film) as Roland Corben, bank manager and Billy's boss
# Judge Reinhold as Gerald Hopkins, Mr. Corben's obsequious adjunct
# Chuck Jones as Mr. Jones
# Glynn Turman as Roy Hanson, science teacher
# Howie Mandel as the voice of Gizmo
# Frank Welker as the voice of Stripe and most of the other Mogwai and Gremli
Gremlins is a whee of a film (if you don't mind the occasional gross-out) from producer Steven Spielberg, writer Chris Columbus, and director Joe Dante. Zach Galligan is the young man whose inventor father (Hoyt Axton) gives him an odd Christmas present: a tiny, furry creature that comes with a set of rules: don't get him wet, don't feed him after midnight, and keep him away from direct sunlight. But Galligan breaks the first rule and the damp little critter pops out a dozen little offspring. Then the offspring break the second rule and, overnight, turn from cute furry guys to malevolent scaly guys with world domination on their mind. The only way to stop them: rule three. But it's an anxious (and extremely funny) battle to make it to daylight--and the bad gremlins find ways to multiply over and over. Great special effects and a gruesome sense of humor make this a wild (if occasionally dark and scary) ride. --Marshall Fine
