---
title: 'Gremlins (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joe Dante'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 106
certification: 'PG'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gremlins-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gremlins (1984)

1984 · PG · 106 min · United States

Part of: Gremlins

## Synopsis

Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday and Frances Lee McCain, with Howie Mandel providing the voice of the Mogwai character, Gizmo. It draws on legends of folkloric mischievous creatures that cause malfunctions—"gremlins"—in the British Royal Air Force going back to World War II. The story follows Billy Peltzer, who receives Gizmo as a pet, who then spawns more of his kind that evolve into the titular imp-like monsters that wreak havoc on Billy's hometown during Christmas Eve.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joe Dante](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-dante)
- **Screenplay:** [Chris Columbus](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-columbus)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Michael Finnell](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-finnell)
- **Director of Photography:** [John Hora](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-hora)
- **Editor:** [Tina Hirsch](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-hirsch)

## Cast

- [Glynn Turman](https://cinepixo.com/people/glynn-turman)
- [John C. Becher](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-becher)
- [Nicky Katt](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicky-katt)
- [Edward Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-andrews)
- [Michael Winslow](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-winslow)
- [Belinda Balaski](https://cinepixo.com/people/belinda-balaski)
- [Joe Brooks](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-brooks)
- [Corey Feldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/corey-feldman)
- [Chuck Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-jones)
- [Frances Lee McCain](https://cinepixo.com/people/frances-lee-mccain)
- [Scott Brady](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-brady)
- [William Schallert](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-schallert)
- [Kenneth Tobey](https://cinepixo.com/people/kenneth-tobey)
- [Keye Luke](https://cinepixo.com/people/keye-luke)
- [Hoyt Axton](https://cinepixo.com/people/hoyt-axton)

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