FIRST TIME WATCHING * Gremlins (1984) * MOVIE REACTION!!

[@KellyKels23]

I love how quickly Hannah fell in love with Gizmo. She was ready to lay down her life for him within 60 seconds of seeing him😂😂😂

[@jennafer2327]

Aren't we all😂😂

[@アキコ2003]

Like every normal human being should

[@moontainbew5018]

@@jennafer2327 The Fuddermans are bad so you know there is a cut scene, wish saw the full with cutscenes makes more sense, but he lost his job at the Noodle factory or so , due to other cut scenes where Mrs Deagle and the bank manager is trying to take out as many peoples homes even kates and fuddermans and Billys homes to build something i forgot, so that was why Mrs Deagle was coming into bank alot and the Bank Manager was so friendly they were screwing alot of people out of homes, but Fudderman didnt die, which great because you were to feel sorry for him too he lost his job due to them 2 evil freaks just like others in town. But they didnt die. Their in the 2nd. THank god i really liked the Fuddermans

[@c1ph3rpunk]

I’d far prefer grilled Gizmo, perhaps with a teriyaki sauce.

[@fastecp1]

Like we all didn't see that coming. Ash wasn't far behind.

[@christianrunfola9461]

"He's not gonna get killed. its not that kind of movie" LOL

[@thegladve]

famous last words.

[@okielady73]

I literally looked

[@livebackwards]

A lot of people in 1984 were similarly surprised, parents especially!

[@cjwheelwright]

came here for to make sure someone said this lmao

[@anthonyml7]

The fact that this got away with a PG rating does surprise me sometimes 😂

[@chrisfox395]

Hannah, I was gob smacked when you started singing. That was fabulous, you have a beautiful voice. Keep singing

[@CrazyUncle1974]

"You know this woman kills Dalmatians." Accurate description of that character. This movie came out on the same weekend as Ghostbusters, in the same year as Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Terminator, A Nightmare On Elm Street, Spinal Tap, and Beverly Hills Cop. That's a pretty good year for movies.

[@andrewcabral963]

As well as Karate Kid and Greystoke The Legend of Tarzan Lord of the Apes.

[@CrazyUncle1974]

@@andrewcabral963Thank you, I can't believe I forgot about those.

[@jeffreyweitzman6463]

The whole decade was a good year for movies!

[@natmanprime4295]

I think it's because home computers hadn't taken over yet, diverting people's energies, know what I mean? When internet took over it got even worse . Cinema was IT back in the day

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

@@natmanprime4295 Cable TV was still a luxury item too, most people had 3½ channels (One was always a bit fuzz or needed a different antennae position.), and nothing was on demand.

[@mimic1984]

You guys absolutely MUST see Gremlins 2, it's absolutely hilarious! 💜

[@MC-ql6bz]

Do you know as many fun facts about the sequel? Thats a lot of knowledge about gremlins. The Rambo call back was always my favorite.

[@mimic1984]

@MC-ql6bz Hmm...not AS many, but will definitely do some research. That movie is probably the one I've watched more than any other movie in my life.

[@Fierysaint1]

Yeah part 2 is much more hilarious! It's in my top 3 of most laughs per minute!

[@melissaisloud7404]

Gremlins 2 walked so Cardi B could run!

[@xBucket13x]

something happened on your Lincolns Birthday.... he was like "hello little girl" and scene..... Nuf Said

[@rbrtck]

The Furby was created in 1998, so it came a long time after _Gremlins_ (1984).

[@PowerSurge82]

they made specific Gizmo Furbies for sale though, as my friend had one.

[@MichaelM-uw3mk]

And there was actually a giant legal battle between the two companies and a settlement.

[@Cadinho93]

Fun Fact: The old man who keeps Gizmo is played by Keye Luke, one of the first Chinese-Americans to make it huge in the Entertainment Industry. He starred in a lot of films and television roles, he helped found the Screen Actor's Guild and he painted the murals in Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Pretty impressive resume, if you ask me. Also, Gremlins 2: The New Batch is totally bonkers! Nutty as a fruit cake and really sends itself up. You'll love it.

[@simoliz03]

I loved him as master Po in the Kung Fu series!

[@thomasjones4570]

More Fun Facts: Anna May Wong starred in some 60 roles and was extremely famous in America from the late 1920s into the 1960s. Keye Luke was technically the first Chines male actor to achieve major success in Hollywood starting in the 1930s and ended up with around 230 film credits during his LONG career. If you just want to go "Asian"...the very FIRST Hollywood Heartthrob was Sessue Hayakawa...in the 1910s...and he remained famous across America (even in the south) all through the silent film era with women swooning over him and men wanting to be like him. Yes, white men. Our history has been ignored by those that only want to paint it in racism.

[@chrisleebowers]

The original Kato from the 1940 Green Hornet

[@farttruster8715]

Nobody gives a fuck lmao

[@ZenSponge]

That legit was a fun fact. Nice. Thanks for the info.

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

Gremlins is one of those magical movies that is acceptable for both Christmas and Halloween

[@rbrtck]

Sort of like _The Nightmare Before Christmas_ (1993), I suppose.

[@anthonyml7]

@@rbrtck Exactly!

[@champagnebulge1]

"you didn't see my new apartment." "I didn't see your OLD apartment." 👌

[@darkhorse1280]

The original Gremlins script was even darker. Initially, the Gremlins would've killed Barney and decapitate Billy's mom. Gizmo was supposed to turn into Stripe, which would've been extremely sad due to how cute Gizmo is and how he forms a bond with Billy. I'm so happy they made these changes as it would've been a completely different movie.

[@dadjeans391]

At the same time, this would have been an incredible horror movie

[@anthonyml7]

Interesting, I always felt that the gremlins in the movie were an allegory for what people can be like during the holidays. Obviously exaggerated, but you get the idea of how obnoxious and rude some people can be during this time and not being in the holiday spirit. Just my take though.

[@Captianjim]

​@@dadjeans391imagine if we got the R rated Gremlins AND the R rated first draft of Spielberg's E.T. which was a totally different concept inspired by the 'Hopkinsville Goblin' paranormal case in Kentucky. Movies would probably be a lot different today if directors initially went with their first draft.

[@ianjardine7324]

Every Gen X kid adored Gizmo.

[@davestang5454]

I did not adore Gizmo.I adored Phoebe Cates.

[@Kuonji]

@@davestang5454 Phoebe Cates and Jennifer Connelly were my 80's girls

[@mrdavman13]

And was scarred by the evil gremlins 😂😂

[@harrisondavid8607]

I can't believe you've not seen Gremlins as a kid. When the Gremlin pulls the phone wires, he says "Phone home". (ET) When Stripe is dying he says "I'm melting" (Wizard of Oz) There's so many easter eggs to find.

[@laziojohnny79]

They did, just as almost every reaction channel has seen the vast majority of the movies they react to did.

[@MrBreezeLI516]

@laziojohnny79 I tend to believe reactors that I KNOW are under 30 years old did not, in fact, watch a movie from 1984 sometime in 1994 or beyond! Lol 😅

[@accioyoongi]

@@laziojohnny79eh, i guess it all depends on how they’re raised. i know i’m in my early 20s but seen gremlins as a kid, same with other 80s movies. seen people my age not know a thing about the movie too 😭

[@Cau_No]

Gremlins was the first movie I saw with school friends in cinema. (Ghostbusters was the second one). I am that old, those reactors are not. Later it has become even harder to find these movies on the right channel, as there has been much more content produced since. Unless you got them on DVD or else, there is a small probablity you watched them by accident.

[@Cau_No]

​@@laziojohnny79If you really believe everyone around you always lies, that tells us more about your honesty than theirs.

[@ShotOnChristmas]

I'm a child of the 80's and i can tell you there were a TON of Gremlins figures and stuffed animal toys just like there were with another Spielberg classic, E.T.

[@AliJayCraft]

Fun fact: The actor dog in the film actually believed Gizmo was a living creature and it explains why the dog was so friendly with no issue.

[@Born2DoubleUp]

yes I saw that interview too. the dog clearly was saying how he thought that. 😂 but seriously the dog, who's name was mushroom, knew gizmo was fake, they actually had to delay filming for around 8hrs because he bit the Gizmo animatronic. he was also suppose to be eaten by the gremlins but Spielberg and Dante wouldn't allow it. 😅

[@JHolland]

Oh yeh did u speak to the dog and ask him

[@peperino25]

________________________________________ 🔥PLEASE WATCH THE SEQUEL 🔥 *Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)* ________________________________________

[@famousdraven5443]

Seconding this. Gremlins 2 is absolute fun insanity!

[@MrMerkzz]

Gizmo genuinely has to be one of the most adorable little creatures put to screen.

[@benf8933]

Apparently the bar scene with the gremlins was a nightmare to shoot. It took a long time because of how many different scenes with all the puppets there were, and all the food starting rotting under the hot lights, so everyone was getting sick because of how nasty it was. And yes, you absolutely HAVE to watch the sequel. It actually spoofs itself (Phoebe Cates has another story about why she hates another holiday, it’s nuts) and American 80s capitalism, and is completely INSANE. It even has Christopher Lee as a semi-mad scientist!

[@davidfairchild8566]

Haha! Watching you guys laugh at the Christmas Carolers scene made my night. 😂

[@RossWrock]

Fun Fact: This movie was so violent for a PG movie, that it's one of the three main movies to be credited with the creation of the PG-13 rating.

[@Billyboy007x]

What are the other two? I thought this movie was the sole reason for making PG-13 a rating It was too violent for PG, but was still a Christmas holiday movie so they didn't choose R18

[@SirHilaryManfat]

@@Billyboy007x Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Poltergeist were the other two. So essentially Steven Spielberg was responsible!

[@RossWrock]

@@Billyboy007x Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (specifically the violence towards children) was the other large one. I forget the third off-hand...just remember being taught about three in film school.

[@denise-comicnerd-bray]

​@@Billyboy007x Red Dawn was the first "official" released movie, to be PG-13 rated

[@LiberPater777]

​@@RossWrockWell that... And it could have been the scene where a dude got his stll beating heart magically ripped out of his chest, then had it shown to him, then slowly lowered into a lava pit while screaming in agony and crying out to Shiva, then bursting into flames before hitting bottom, all the while his heart still beating in the dude that ripped it outs hand, bursting into flames too... That _miiight_ have had something to do with it also. Just sayin 🤷‍♂️

[@joshuayepez3635]

I'm glad you're recognizing the bad ass Mrs. Peltzer. No time to prepare, she singlehandedly dispatched three foes, defending her home. She goes right up there with Ripley and Sarah Connor.

[@jerodast]

I like they both sensed it somehow BEFORE she went to town, but were still deservedly impressed by the action heroism :)

[@screwylooygaming]

"If you aren't opening up your wrists you're opening up your legs on Christmas." is a pretty wild quote.

[@champagnebulge1]

that's right! this movie came out right around the time they created the PG-13 rating. Just PG and R had become untenable.

[@positivelynegative9149]

Not knowing what constitutes a quote is extremely wild [ignorant]. 🤦‍♂️

[@davestang5454]

It's pretty stupid. Christmas is not between death or sex. That's an atheist type of comment.

[@rossapolis]

The dad (Hoyt Axton) was a songwriter in real life. His most famous song that he wrote was, "Joy to the World" Which has the opening line. "Jeremiah was a bullfrog!"

[@criskity]

Joy to the fishes in the deep blue sea!

[@0okamino]

And the main character theme for the movie _Mitchell._ The MSTies know.

[@cecilcharlesofficial]

I was in a songwriting workshop with his son once in Arkansas. And then Hoyt was in Reno often (think he lived in Tahoe maybe) and my dad met him a few times.

[@andrewcarlson7252]

Two of my favorite Hoyt Axton songs are, Della the Dealer, and Mexico City Hangover. Dude had some hardcore music, up there with Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings.

[@KLStorer]

Hoyt also wrote "The Pusher," which was a controversial cut by Steppenwolf in the late 60's

[@deantylr]

With regards to Hannah mentioning Furbys, you could get a Gizmo furby back in the day... Gremlins 2 next please....

[@danielallen3454]

People were terrified of Mrs. Deagle because she had controlling interest in the local bank and on the local real estate companies. So, since this was the 80's and everybody had a mortgage, she effectively owned all of their homes. In fact, if you listen closely to the tv at the end, she had a plan to essentially sell the town to a chemical company out from under the residents. Her death put an end to that plan.

[@folkblues4u]

It's so weird you'd say Gizmo looked like Sylvester Stallone here, when in the second film, he literally becomes Sly.

[@GaryTongue-zn5di]

Hey, Yo! That's just like the ways I talks, Yu Know! .....but We CAN'T CHANGE WHO we R! ADRIAN!!!!!

[@deusexmachina2222]

Shh spoilers

[@maddwitch]

According to Gremlins lore, Gizmo can live for thousands of years. The old man, Mr. Wing, found Gizmo when he was a young boy of 10 and has been taking care of him ever since. I really don't know how his grandson expected that he wouldn't notice Gizmo was missing.

[@NoirFan84]

Some of the coolest & best puppetry ever created for a movie. You can't beat physical effects no matter how good CGI gets & that's why these classics of the 80's will always have a timeless quality & charm.

[@joshuacosta]

Hannah killed that intro 🎶 🔥

[@hater2764]

🙉

[@TheRealGhutts]

Puts Santa hat on Gizmo Hannah "I'm in love" Best, most wholesome laugh I've had in weeks. Cheers!

[@0okamino]

Gizmo watches a Clark Gable movie, and pretends to drive a race car Ash: Now I’m in love, too! One way or another, that little furball’s personality is bound to win people over.

[@4ortytoon]

23:49 to this day, i don’t understand why this mom hasn’t been added to the long list of what an ACTUAL strong female character REALLY is. as a stay-at-home mom, she tactfully clapped, annihilated, and *"John Wick'd"* 3 gremlins in less than a minute. GOATED!! 80's moms were built different 🤣

[@JohnVinylGen]

Merry Christmas and definitely watch Ash and Hanna's reaction to "It's a Wonderful Life". Ash is not joking when he says it is one of their best reactions on the channel.

[@dageinarbergli2339]

Furbies ARE in fact based on Gizmo.

[@arohk1579]

That I didn't know.

[@GaryTongue-zn5di]

They are actually based on taking a melted good guy doll, chanting a voodoo chant and transferring the soul into a Gizmo/Magwai like Toy!

[@tonypetre3135]

"Mom's alone with all these gremlins!" None of you seem to understand. All these gremlins are alone with Mom.

[@jennaramos1229]

Gizmo being on the dart board literally makes me wanna cry 😂 thus movie just immediately you can’t help but love gizmo and want to protect the baby !

[@speakstheobvious5769]

WW2 pilots blammed gremlins for all the things that would go wrong on their fighter planes.

[@dontmakeabigdealoutofit]

I love this bit of trivia! thank you ✨

[@TheDuckofDoom.]

Gremlins are mechanics' lore even before that. Also "gizmo" is a slang term for a small clever device (often a tool or just a part on a larger machine).

[@anthonyml7]

So William Shatner wasn't just seeing things! lol

[@marshallprince2583]

The kid wasn't trying to blind him with the mirror or shine light on him. He just wanted to show him how he looked with the Santa hat on. Still, everyone in this movie is really stupid.

[@MichaelM-uw3mk]

Nobody thought the kid was trying to blind Gizmo with the mirror but thanks for your amazing analysis anyways I guess.

[@marshallprince2583]

@MichaelM-uw3mk I guess

[@jerodast]

Billy is like...he's a nice enough guy, we don't want terrible things to happen to him, but he's not exactly inspirational haha. Gremlins 2 he's a little more of a hero.

[@JulitaPio]

I just watched this movie with daughter, she absolutely love it😁 Go for second part guys is ever better 😊 Ash you crack me up " Gremlins are chasing us and you talking about your crispy father" 😂😂😂

[@74gould]

In 1984 (I was ten), I had a Gremlins themed birthday party. My mom hung up posters of Gizmo & Stripe, I had a Gizmo cake, Gizmo cups & plates, etc. My friends and I were completely obsessed with this movie! 😂🤘🏻

[@mimic1984]

@@74gould Absolutely jealous. I'm a 2000 kid and I was obsessed since I was 4 or 5.

[@melissaisloud7404]

I knew as soon as Ash said he wasn’t excited about seeing this film and knowing what it was that he was going to absolutely love the mayhem. 😝

[@terrylandess6072]

Some Microwaves should just be trashed and a new one bought.

[@munkeypantsman]

World War 2 pilots originally spread the concept of gremlins as tiny mischievous creatures that got into machinery as a lighthearted way to explain unknown mechanical problems with their aircraft. Hence the movie focuses a lot on machines and gadgets, and the gremlins cause mayhem primarily by tampering with machines or electronics. Even the name Gizmo alludes to a machine.

[@anthonyml7]

My question is where did they get that from? like what is the mythical or fantasized origin of the "gremlin"? The movie makes me think it's part of Chinese mythology maybe?

[@munkeypantsman]

​@@anthonyml7 Some of the basis for the movie creatures does come from Chinese mythology, Mogwai are demons that reproduce in the rainy season. In WW2, gremlins were typically depicted as tiny elves or gnomes, which obviously goes way back into European folklore.

[@LA_HA]

​@@anthonyml7No. If you look at all the elements of the movie, it's Very German

[@LA_HA]

Yep. And as such, they weren't there to get revenge on "the bad people." Which was a weird take considering how they attacked Billy's mom, the school teacher, Billy's gf, Billy, and Gizmo first. The German lore was really fun in this movie: - The neighbor who was in WWII and knew about the gremlins - Snow White and The Seven Drawfs is a German fairy tale (by the Grimm Brothers, I think). - With the animation being done by Walt Disney, who's from German stock - And perhaps the version of Christmas itself being a mix of English and German cultures There's one or two more things, but I forgot. Haha

[@albertjimeno5315]

@LA_HA Yeah that was a bizarre take. And Mr Futterman hating foreign machinery (it’s 1984 and he’s a WW2 vet) doesn’t make him a villain.

[@fluxcapacitor007]

You take back what you said about the Muppets! Jim Henson was amazing!

[@leob4403]

Enough about the muppets, I've been hearing about them for decades, its enough now

[@StevenJShow]

26:56 Why is it creepy? It was specifically for young men who were having a hard time in life. You can work out, get some food, make friends. It's still around, I don't know why we're talking about it in the past tense. LOL.

[@StevenJShow]

30:33 Lol, no. Gremlins are just chaos. The man and his wife didn't deserve to have their house bulldozed. He was a war veteran. You guys have seen Band of Brothers, have some respect.

[@LarryBonson]

​@@StevenJShowBulldozed house is just for comedy.

[@albertjimeno5315]

It’s also just such a vile homophobia from Ash to say that.

[@mypud4068]

⁠​⁠@@albertjimeno5315he literally didn’t say anything about gay people at all he said young men….vile homophobia….grow up

[@Moonless-ih9em]

Huh? 😭🤣

[@resonantstorm771]

So oddly enough, this movie was dropped into US theaters on June 8, 1984. The same day as Ghostbusters! I can't remember which one we watched first but I was 9 years old that summer and I know my dad took us to see both films in the theater multiple times. What an incredible time to be a kid... The 80's. I wouldn't trade it for a thing. Yeah we had shit, every generation does. But the imagination and creativity in art, music, stage, TV and film (especially content created FOR kids) was OFF👏 THE👏 HOOK👏

[@74gould]

Oh man, YES. I was ten in ‘84 and I was obsessed with both Gremlins and Ghostbusters. :) What a year for movies.

[@kittyripplepits]

When I was 10 I went to see Indiana Jones then Gremlins in the same week. Both are still a couple of my fav movies of all time

[@sashabowerbank5445]

You guys need to set up a po box so viewers can send you stuff. I feel like hannah desperately needs a gizmo to cuddle! I knew the moment you said the dalmatian line you were gonna scream with laughter over the stairlift thing and you did not disappoint ash 😂😂

[@ianjardine7324]

YMCA is the young mens Christian association it was always a charity set up to provide young men with cheap safe accomodation and affordable healthy food wherever the traveled often while working or looking for work away from home.

[@sc1338]

And also some gay lovin in the showers 😂

[@gracerees7376]

this is the funniest reaction from you two in a while. “did it just shit something out” had me crying

[@jp3813]

I find that people often forget that Billy killed nearly all of the gremlins before getting his butt kicked by Stripe.

[@jamedraa8472]

"If I saw this as a kid I'd think it was hilarious". Too true. I watched this so many times as a kid and I still have to fight the urge to giggle every time I see one of those lift chairs.

[@langstonjohnblaze]

FUN FACT: Ash said the mom is “SCREAM” and she’s also Dewey’s mother from SCREAM 1. 😂

[@johnnym7575]

Yup. And Marty McFlys grandma (Lorraine's mum) when he goes back in time.

[@sweetkiss119]

Ash went from I’m not excited to watch this to omg i absolutely love this!! It’s my favorite

[@vincenzobonadonna4556]

Hannah's lovely voice is a blessing to my ears.

[@macdreidle1]

Thanks!

[@justtrustash]

Cheers you legend ❤️

[@marshallprince2583]

YMCA stands for Young Men's Christian Association. It started as a Christian social service/club to keep young men off the streets and doing good things like sports.

[@scottdavis7730]

And ended up as a gay bath house. Who could have seen that coming?

[@LA_HA]

And there's a version for young women, the YWCA

[@LA_HA]

​@scottdavis7730 Apparently not The Village People. One of them is taking acception to the idea that the YMCA song is a gay anthem. And I'm sure the YMCA wouldn't like to be similarly pigeonholed in such a way

[@albertjimeno5315]

@LA_HA HOMOPHOBE.

[@albertjimeno5315]

@scottdavis7730 So naive.

[@gggooding]

Title of the movie, as yall spoke of: Studio complained that there were "too many gremlins in the movie." Spielberg and dir Dante responded saying that they'd cut the gremlins out and rename the movie "People." 🤔😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mimic1984]

R.I.P. to the 3 Gremlins in the kitchen...they stood no chance. 💜

[@simoliz03]

The mom was a bad ass!

[@simplemanchannel3318]

The one that got stabbed, you can see still moving around while the one gets blown up in the microwave.

[@mimic1984]

@@simplemanchannel3318 I never noticed that until I reqatched it a few months ago, and I watched this movie ALOT.

[@57kwest]

Her voice is BANGIN! 😂.. In all seriousness, really BEAUTIFUL voice Hannah 😍

[@kellygilbert736]

Gremlins 2 is such a crazy wild ride. And the Key and Peele sketch about the sequel is essential viewing after the movie too.

[@hasenaali2010]

It’s worth giving credit to Joe Dante, he directed the movie not Steven Spielberg. Spielberg was the producer

[@0okamino]

Good balance! Between Dante and Spielberg, it’s interestingly dark, without getting too dark. 😄

[@TimHornenothorny]

Glad someone mentioned it. Joe Dante did some great films.

[@Thund3rfist]

Don't forget Chris Walas who did all the special effects and was worked to the bone with how many Gremlins he had to create and how often Joe Dante would just make things up on the fly and Chris had to rush to create a new Gremlin to fit his vision.

[@cdsmith1990]

As well as the sequel to this, you guys should watch Small Soldiers (1998)

[@chrisbetancourt7111]

Yes yes yes I loved that movie as a kid

[@momakesvids5704]

fun fact the dog thought the gizmo puppet was real the behind the scenes are so cute

[@pendorran]

"You teach him to watch television? Aye-yah!"

[@ladyasriel7874]

This was always my favourite Christmas film. And also the reason my brothers still call me either Gremlin or Gizmo....

[@danielcody7568]

12:05 “This belongs in Star Wars, man”. You’re not wrong, when I first saw Baby Yoda/Grogu in The Mandalorian, my thought was “They took Gizmo, shaved him, and painted him green”.

[@morganmhancock]

Ash have you guys watched ET from 1982 I’m a 1989 baby but that was one of my childhood favorites

[@morganmhancock]

If you do react to ET Hannah will 10/10 cry and Ash will love the mom

[@LMarti13]

I love the classic Snickers ad tagline of "Give em a Snickers and they'll be fine."

[@SparkonRust]

The way Ash looks at Hannah while she sings plus the way they joke and have fun during the beginning is absolutely adorable and I can only hope to find something like you guys have one day. Love the reactions and editing recently! keep up the good work and much love from the US ❤

[@mamakat114]

I love that you love this. My Cousin Matt passed when we were 20 from Leukemia. While he was sick, we’d have lunch weekly & watch his favorite movie. This one

[@namco003]

Saw this in the theater when I was a kid. So much fun. Gremlins was huge in the 80s, especially for toys and such. When the Furby came out, all people talked about was that they wish there was a Gizmo version, and they finally collab'd and made them.

[@DareToBeDeviant]

The gremlin laughing hysterically with popcorn bags on its ears has always been my spirit animal. Mr. Futterman's cynicism and paranoia was warranted in the crazy-man-was-right-all-along trope. After leaving the bar and headed for home he spoke briefly about the gremlins in the mechanics which was a real thing back in WW2 times, coined by the British RAF. They were little devils which would be blamed for f**king up airplanes which were built to spec but kept breaking down time and time again. Since then we've been blaming mechanical failure of all sorts on Murphy's Law. ~_~ I never could get enough of this movie, watching it every year since gaining sentience at age 10 (1999). The sequel is just as fun and pokes fun at itself with satirical and over-the-top comedy.

[@Kardashev1]

Howie Mandel was the voice of Gizmo. Joe Dante was the director & made other great films you should check out like The Burbs and a segment in Twilight Zone The Movie. Great reaction. The designer of Gizmo & the gremlins is Chris Walas, who did the effects in The Fly.

[@simplemanchannel3318]

Michael Winslow also provided voices and effects for the movie.

[@NickPR87]

This is one of my favorite reactions on the channel. All the foreshadowing, hints and Ash's beloved symbolisms made this so much fun. The Gremlins and Police Academy are my favorites "childhood" films😂

[@justtrustash]

Mad love to you mate ❤️👊🏽

[@cinemacodey]

Of course Ash laughed at the dad in the fireplace story. Of course Hannah fell in love with Gizmo. I watched this movie when I was a kid we had it on vhs. It scared me so bad. I would imagine there were evil gremlins in my closet or under my bed. Howie Mandel was the voice of Gizmo.

[@AvatarPrimus]

I was 15 or 16 yo when I went to see Gremlins with my mom and my younger brothers, we had a lot of fun, everyone in the room was laughing our heads off, especially when the old Karen flew out of the window. I love your reactions, hugs from Northwestern Mexico.

[@mimic1984]

Alien, the Thing, Predator...all of these were marvels of Practical Effects. The use of puppetry and animatronic work in these 2 movies should not be overlooked by any means. This is another prime example why practical is better than CGI most of the time. 💚 💜

[@momzillainnova]

Years ago I lost all my hair due to an auto immune condition. So many people complemented my shaved head and continue to do so, so I made a promise to myself to complement a stranger every day that I was out and about in the world. That was at least five years ago and I still continue to do so. Hannah ALWAYS has the kindest things to say about people. Its so endearing, but more so than that its obvious she is just a kind person and likely always has a kind word for people out and about in the real world as well. Coming from someone who felt really really low in life, I can attest to how much those simple kind words can mean to someone. The simple kind words from strangers instilled a habit in me that has hopefully given some people I encounter a little lift in their mood, but it has also changed me as a person. I look for the beauty in people now, even if most people overlook it. Hannah, your beauty is immeasurable. It shines through in every video.

[@Alex-nv1ep]

Gremlins 2 is one of the funniest films I’ve ever seen, you have to watch it 🤣

[@guitarman8462]

Grandma got run over by a reindeer , cooming home from our house christmas eve. You can say theirs no such thing as Santa, but as for me & grandpa we believe

[@shainewhite2781]

The original script was a lot darker and more violent than the final cut of the movie: Billy's mom gets decapitated by the Gremlins and they throw her head down the stairs after Billy comes home. The Gremlins even kill and eat the family dog. The Gremlins even attack a McDonald's restaurant, but instead of eating the burgers, they kill and eat the customers instead. The original ending even had Gizmo turn into a gremlin to fight off the leader, Stripee, but Steven Spielberg rejected the idea as he wanted Gizmo to be the hero of the story.

[@correypeta]

umm... holy frick!

[@ShotOnChristmas]

Sounds more like "Critters".

[@samlfarrar]

Would have been a wild McDonald's advertisement

[@Lord_Cabby]

Bringing back memories. I had a stuffed gizmo and a couple gremlins t shirts when I was a little kid. Classic

[@ianjardine7324]

You'll enjoy the sequel they turn the madness up to 11/10

[@danielallen3454]

It was the only way to get the movie made. Joe Dante didn't want to do it and the studio couldn't get anybody else. They promised him triple the budget and full creative control. And Dante said, "Right! Let's crash this baby right into the wall"!

[@HobGungan]

Gremlins is a horror movie with funny bits Gremlins 2 is a comedy with scary bits And both do their job amazingly

[@homelessjesse9453]

I was six when this movie came out back in 1984. I had the Gizmo doll. I thought it was lost for years, until my niece somehow found it, and then it became her favorite doll.

[@UESide]

Totally forgot how many famous actors were in this! Loved this as a kid

[@brendaoldenkamp9735]

As always you guys deliver on the entertainment factor every time. Hannah my dear you are an incredible singer who never gets bored with Ash's unique brand of humor. I mean that with complete love to both of you.

[@micheletrainor1601]

Its wild that this was a kids' xmas movie for GenX like myself. Virtually all of us had the toys. I ❤ you two reactìɓg this classic.

[@marc3981]

Gremlins is a classic, a traditional xmas viewing. But gremlins 2 is possibly one of the greatest films ever made. Even Tarantino loves it 😅

[@willmanprw1]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE isolate Hannah yelling,”You are coming nowhere near my pooch!”

[@davestang5454]

In her case, it would be "You're going nowhere near my kitty!"

[@janycegonzalez]

I just know Hannah goes absolute insane if she ever watched the Mandalorion

[@thetomgibson]

8:56 Many WWII vets wanted nothing to do with German or Japanese products considering what they went through.

[@terrylandess6072]

We see the German Volkswagen steaming near the beginning - but they had no radiators. More Hollywood 'misdirection'.

[@Kardashev1]

Germany & Japan make have almost always made great products, unfortunately that included war machines.

[@StevenJShow]

@@Kardashev1 Indeed. It's when you have those great machines trying to kill you that you develop a bit of an aversion.

[@danieljohnson2005]

That’s true, but it was also because the Japanese were crushing our automotive and electronic industries, which had been the backbone of the American economy. People actually believed it was un-American to buy foreign products back then.

[@アキコ2003]

Germany and japan has went through more than whatever america did, and some of it was caused by america.

[@JohnDoe_75]

When I was a kid my dad bought a VCR in 1984, Gremlins, The Karate kid and Police academy were the first movies I had. This is pure nostalgia.

[@JToonsLA]

My favorite part was the poor girl explaining how they found her dead dad in the chimney... and... Ash laughing his ass off!

[@chrisbell9075]

Kate's dark "Why I hate X-Mas" story: *Hannah:* Genuinely sad & feels for her.. *Ash:* Couldn't stop howling with laughter the entire time.. 🤣🤣💀🤦🏻‍♂️

22:35 You will hear through the film the word “caca” which is the kids' wording for shit 💩 in Spanish. It is the same in English as the kids' wording of “poo”. 39:10 “Gizmo caca” 😂.

[@theukeconomist6518]

You'll going to love Gremlins 2. It's better than the first. 🎄

[@mimic1984]

The "Gremlins" Mr. Futterman was talking about was a term used in war to explain unexplainable malfunctions in military machinery. At least that's what I heard. 💜

[@blackwolf721000]

In some countries they have actual "Gremlin" exorcists to come in when they have computer bugs and similar problems with modern technology. They never find any actual gremlin evidence, but that's never stopped a proper exorcist ;)

[@pendorran]

That is correct.

[@MicahDemoss-m8b]

My mom and I went to see this at the theatre when I was 6. I was so excited, and then the cute little Maguais turned into vicious little monsters! We left after the Gremlins started throwing darts at Gizmo. I was traumatized! I had to sleep with a light on in my room for years! Now that I'm grown, I can appreciate it for the comedy it is. 😅😂

[@billthomas478]

The neighbor didn't hate foreigners. He was talking about how things made in other countries (such as his car) weren't made by the same quality standards as things made in North America, which at the time it was clearly obvious something was made outside of the US and Canada by the quality of materials and the fact that they often broke easily. It's got nothing to do with race.

[@anthonyml7]

Considering this was made in the 80's I think we know how / why that attitude was prominent

[@mypud4068]

@@anthonyml7because it was true?

[@anthonyml7]

@@mypud4068 Couldn't tell you I'm not that old, but yeah maybe. Who knows, but it was that shift in car culture that I was talking about to be exact.

[@nerdydrawer7265]

Should be noted, Joe Dante is really not a fan of how Grogu is basically a hairless Gizmo

[@ericgoodwinart]

To be fair, I’m sure that Yoda inspired Gizmo which inspired Grogu haha

[@stevesosa265]

The town square is the same town square from Hill Valley in Back to the Future.

[@AJRed96]

Seeing your both react to this makes my advent calendar tingle all the way! 😮🎉

[@mimic1984]

Fun fact: The word Mogwai is actually based on a Chinese demon in actual folklore. 💚 💜

[@terrylandess6072]

Another fun fact: It's always just after midnight somewhere in the world . . . .

[@mimic1984]

@terrylandess6072 "it's always midnight somewhere."

[@kittyripplepits]

Please make me a t shirt with Ash's face when he does his silent open-mouth laugh.