Product Details

• Actors: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, John Louie, Keye Luke
• Directors: Joe Dante
• Writers: Chris Columbus
• Producers: Frank Marshall, Kathleen Kennedy, Michael Finnell, Steven Spielberg
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Language: English, Spanish
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: August 24, 1999
• Run Time: 106 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (209 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0790742705
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,382 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

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

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Horror/Comedy of all time!, February 23, 2005

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James Rolfe "The Cinemassacre" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gremlins (Special Edition) (DVD)

It follows a somewhat conventional monster movie plot. An ordinary guy witnesses his unusual but cute cuddly pet spawn a horde of evil Gremlins. He tries to warn the authorities, but they don't believe him until the creatures show up and go on a rampage throughout the town. Like in many monster movies, a plan is devised to destroy them, which works, but then there's still one left which needs to be defeated.

Every monster movie convention in the book is used, including all the famous shocks such as something jumping out in the foreground and something jumping out in the background, but what makes this film original is the Gremlins' silly personalities. They don't eat people or kill them in order to survive in any way. They just want to have fun and cause chaos! Their personalities are almost human and seem to represent a side of us that has no morals and just wants to let loose in a world without regulations. At times, you are cheering for the monsters, which makes this movie so unique.

Two major highlights are the bar scene and the movie theater scene where all the gremlins gather together and have a great time!

30 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Keep your DVD, October 5, 2009

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MMAGuy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gremlins (25th Anniversary Edition) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)

This is not worth the upgrade for the cost it is going at right now. WB did not remaster Gremlins for Blu-Ray. In my opinion (and many others) the BD is only a small improvement over the DVD. I'd say the improvement in clarity and detail varies between 5%-30% better throughout the film. The audio is much better though, really fun to hear the score in HD audio. Wait till the price drops, then pick it up.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars timeless fun, January 9, 2005

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Andre Heeger (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gremlins (Special Edition) (DVD)

How can something so sweet and cuddly as a Gremlin become so mean and angry like your own kids when they don't get what they want. The ideas behind this hilarious transformation are so marvellous you'd want to watch this one again and again - with or without your own kids present (who knows, they might get ideas). Gremlins is one of the funniest movies ever. A cult-classic.