Gremlins (1984)
| Release Date | 08 June 1984 |
| Budget | $11,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $148,000,000 |
| Tagline | Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous. |
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Horror Comedy, Creature Film |
| Mood | Fantastic Reality |
| Themes | Unlikely Heroes, Daring Rescues |
| Tones | Gruesome, Humorous, Frantic, Ominous, Quirky, Creepy, Raunchy |
| Tags | Bar [pub], Creature, Family, Friendship, Gift, Inventor, Monster, Movie Theater, Mutant, Pets, Pool [swimming], Rampage, Salesperson, Shopkeeper, Small Town, Transformation |
Gremlins is a 1984 American horror comedy film directed by Joe Dante, released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. It was followed by a sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, released in 1990. In contrast to the lighter sequel, the original Gremlins opts for more black comedy, which is balanced against a Christmas-time setting. Both films were the center of large merchandising campaigns.
Cast and Crew
Cast
John Louie
Chinese Boy
Don Steele
Rockin' Ricky Rialto
Susan Burgess
Little Girl
Arnie Moore
Alex
Daniel Llewelyn
Hungry Harris Child
John C. Becher
Dr. Molinaro
Gwen Willson
Mrs. Molinaro
Jim McKrell
Lew Landers
Fred Newman
Mogwai, Gremlins
Mark Dodson
Mogwai, Gremlins
Rob Berger
Mogwai, Gremlins
Michael Sheehan
Gremlins , Mogwai
Bob Holt
Gremlins , Mogwai
Mushroom
Barney
Karen Bean
Girl in Town Square
Adam Bean
Boy in Town Square
Marvin Miller
Robbie The Robot
Director
Writer
Producer
Michael Finnell
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
John Hora
Editor
Tina Hirsch
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Casting Director
Susan Arnold
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Production Designer
James H. Spencer
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Set Decorator
Jackie Carr
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Makeup Department
Greg LaCava
makeup artist
Cheri Ruff
hair stylist
Chris Walas
special makeup effects artist
Production Manager
Phil Rawlins
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carol Green
second assistant director
James Quinn
first assistant director
Art Department
Bruce Edwin Gregory
assistant property master
William F. Matthews
set designer
Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator
Harold Weed
model maker
Marty Wunderlich
property master
Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson
supervising sound editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound editor
Nicholas James
sound effects editor
Ken King
production sound mixer
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Mark A. Mangini
supervising sound editor
Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer
Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
John Roesch
foley artist
Joan Rowe
foley artist
David E. Stone
sound editor
Bill Varney
sound re-recording mixer
Douglas Vaughan
boom operator
Donald C. Rogers
technical director of sound
Special Effects
Anna Albrecht
creature effects crew
Bob MacDonald Jr.
special effects
Robert MacDonald
special effects
Thaine Morris
mechanical effects
Richard Ratliff
special effects foreman
Richard Stutsman
special effects foreman
Visual Effects
Rocco Gioffre
matte artist
Michael Joyce
model shop supervisor
Randy Ottenberg
creature crew
Tom St. Amand
creature crew
Eric Guaglione
miniature model maker: motion control miniature effects: DQI
Hoyt Yeatman
matte photographer: DQI
Stunts
Rudy Doucette
stunts
Rosemary Johnston
stunts
Mike H. McGaughy
stunt coordinator , stunts
Gene McLaughlin
stunts
Terry Leonard
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
John Burnett
second assistant camera: additional photography
Norman Cattell
first assistant camera
Michael B. Corbett
lighting technician
Adam Glick
set lighting technician
Bill Hansard
process photographer
Norman Harris
gaffer
Albert Hood
electrician
Paul Jacobsen
electrician: practical fixtures
Michael A. Jones
camera operator
William Kenney
dolly grip
Ron Kenyon
electrical best boy
Robert Miller
best boy grip
Richard Moran
key grip
John C. Moulds
first assistant camera
Ralph Nelson
still photographer
Lex Rawlins
second assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Norman A. Burza
costume supervisor: men
Linda Matthews
costume supervisor: women
Editorial Department
Donah Bassett
negative cutter
Tom Finan
assistant editor
Robert Raring
color timer
David Williams
apprentice film editor
Music Department
Bruce Botnick
music re-recording mixer
Robert Fernandez
music scoring mixer, music re-recording mixer
Kenneth Hall
music editor
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Robert Neilson
transportation coordinator
Dave Robling
transportation captain
Other Crew
Brent Baker
creature crew
Jon Berg
creature consultant
Bill Buttfield
creature crew
Blair Clark
machinist, puppeteer
Robert Cooper
creature crew
Jay Davis
creature crew
Randy Dutra
creature crew
Kenneth Gilbert
script supervisor
Helene Harris
assistant: Mike Finnell
James Isaac
creature crew
Erik Jensen
project coordinator
Pete Kleinow
creature crew
Kelly Lepkowsky
creature crew
Marghi McMahon
creature crew
Tony McVey
creature crew
Thaine Morris
creature crew
Gregg Olsson
creature crew
Randy Ottenberg
creature crew
Gary Platek
creature crew
Chris Rand
creature crew
Bryan Renfro
animal trainer
Karen Shaw
production secretary
N. Theodore Shell
creature crew
Valerie Sofranko
creature crew
David Sosalla
creature crew
Eben Stromquist
creature crew
Kathleen Switzer
assistant to producer
Kirk R. Thatcher
creature crew
Carol Walas
creature crew
Chris Walas
creator: "Gremlins"
Mark Walas
creature crew
Harold Weed
creature crew
Ethan Wiley
creature technician
Michelle Zeisel
assistant: Joe Dante
Laurie Arnow-Epstein
construction accountant
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
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Distributor
Argentina Video Home
Chapel Distribution
Columbia-EMI-Warner
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Pioneer LDC
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
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Special Effects
Dream Quest Images
Fantasy II Film Effects
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
Chris Walas
Miscellaneous
Cinema Research
titles and opticals
Geffen Records
provided courtesy of: "Make It Shine"
CBS Records
provided courtesy of: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
Walt Disney Productions
courtesy of: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" footage
Panavision
cameras and lenses by
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
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