How have we NEVER seen *Gremlins*?!! (First time watching reaction)

Perhaps some day, you will be ready. Until then, Mogwai waits.
Sup, nice dudes! We checked out another 80’s classic, GREMLINS (1984), directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus, and produced by Steven Spielberg himself! We had an absolute blast watching this film, we hope you enjoy!
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[@shainewhite2781]

This movie was a lot darker and more violent in the original script as Billy's mom was decapitated off screen and when Billy came home, a gremlin would throw her head down the fight of stairs. There was another scripted scene that involved gremlins attacking a McDonald's restaurant but instead of eating the burgers, the gremlins would kill the customers and eat them.

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

Ha! That's wild. I'm glad they went with a more evergreen/accessible story, it made the movie a lot more fun to watch. It's still pretty violent as it is!

[@BrianSmithNow]

I'm glad they didn't go that route. Mrs. Peltzer is a beast. 👍🏾🔪

And that type of market came to be covered by _Critters_ .

[@Uta_Chandra.H]

I love it when 80s movies says F your Kids!

[@guitargodthor2]

Would've loved to see that version!

[@KuniiMatsu]

"Zach Galligan recounted in an interview that when the movie was made, there was no CGI, so all of the Gremlins were animatronics, each costing between $30-40,000. When everyone left the lot for the day, security would have everyone open the trunks of their cars to make sure they weren't stolen."

[@bumheadfilmreviews]

I'd have nicked one. Easy. I'm a master thief. I once stole a camel. True story.

[@andrewmurray1550]

@Necramonium and puppets as well (like original Yoda)

[@highstimulation2497]

didja smoke it?

[@ReddwarfIV]

@@highstimulation2497 lol

[@pooguy100]

Why did you steal someone's camel? Dick move

[@nickmanzo8459]

In the original script, Stripe and Gizmo were the same character. Thankfully, they realized how shocking this ending would have been, and made Gizmo stay good the whole movie rather than making him turn evil.

[@Dr.Mlieko]

explains why they are basically the same character in Multiversus

[@playfulpanthress]

@@Dr.Mlieko You mean in 'Lilo and Stitch'? Since Gizmo and Stitch were created by Chris Columbus.

[@Dr.Mlieko]

@@playfulpanthress I em referring to the game Multiversus, which is basically like Super Smash bros. with Warner bros. characters. Gizmo and Stripe are both playable characters, who from a gameplay perspective are both identical.

[@playfulpanthress]

@@Dr.Mlieko Oh. I don't play videogames.

[@tonicosta2887]

Spielberg se dio cuenta de eso. Le dijo a Columbus (o al director o a ambos, no recuerdo bien) que para empatizar con el espectador era mejor que uno siguiese siendo bueno.

[@sean-ew2qv]

The sequel is a fun film. It lacks some of the heart of the first but makes up for it in its zaniness.

[@Drawkcabi]

The first movie is earnest. The second is meta satire. I love them both for what they are. I do love the first one a smidgen more..l

[@marcelmoreau2733]

2nd has a self awareness to its own wacjy premise. Hulk Hogan making 4th wall cameo breaking appearance, the various mutated gremlins,

[@erainmartinez8175]

that dog looks sad 5:50

[@erainmartinez8175]

They're having fun 17:58

[@erainmartinez8175]

I have seen these so many times so glad these are reaction to them

[@StoryTimewithMissAnna]

When it came out in the movie theaters, the shot where you see their claws silhouetted on the movie screen, looked very much like they were coming through the screen st us. It was awesomely effective and several screams were heard around the theater. 😁👏👏👏👏

[@michaelhawk-fitz7563]

when I watched this the first time I thought I was fine..until I had to go to the bathroom, upstairs, in the dark..I made it to the top of the stairs and waited before making a mad dash because I had to make it past an open bedroom and around a blind corner without getting attacked by a gremlin..needless to say, I made it..

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

😂😂 That's awesome

[@Swampthing86]

@@NiceDudeMovieNight please react to these movies The Mask Of Zorro (1998) The Last Boy Scout (1991) Predator (1987) The Howling(1981) Escape From New York (1981) Starman(1984) Pulp Fiction (1994) The Phantom (1996) From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

[@bas7467]

Do the sequel, not many people have done it, and it gives you a view of the gremlins with a way bigger budget and the creativity cranked to 10.

[@theholygamer969]

Notice how immediately mischievous and violent all the newborn Mogwai are when Gizmo first gets wet. In fact, they take the first available chance to eat after midnight by messing with Bill's clock. But Gizmo himself isn't like the others. He's much more gentle and friendly. He deliberately avoids eating after midnight. He's openly terrified of his brethren in their evolved form. That kind of creative openness is something I miss in movies. Here, the ambiguity allows the attentive audience member to reach their own conclusion on why Gizmo doesn't want to be a Gremlin. My guess? Gizmo had a history with a previous batch that tortured him for not wanting to be as chaotic as the rest of them, and he fled his own kind, eventually finding a quiet life with Mr. Wing. Perhaps it's in the nature of most Mogwai to weed out pack members they deem "spineless", or maybe they instinctively weed out their host to become the new leader. Regardless of what it is, you can tell Gizmo doesn't side with his own kind. He goes out of his way to strike back against them. He clearly hates their destructive behavior, possibly BECAUSE he himself has been subjected to it every time he comes into contact with them, and he doesn't want it to happen to others.

[@theholygamer969]

@@EclipseDarkstar That also makes plenty of sense.

[@karyng4448]

Awe love that scene when gizmo goes Rambo :)

[@AlexMartinez-gv7hy]

Well, theirs lore now. Turns out Gizmo is the first Mogwai and seem to always been passive. The Mogwai is actually a test created by Gods to see if humanity was good. As the story goes humanity broke the first 2 rules. Those being no water and sunlight, it also seems that mogwai when born are mischievous and will attempt to break said rules themselves. When the final rule was broken havoc was unleashed on the city, it took the power of the Gods to revert the corrupt mogwai back to their normal selves.

[@Philybeef]

On top of being an '80's classic and a Christmas movie this is also one of those horror movies that's safe for kids to watch to slowly introduce them to the horror genre.

[@Kevinschart]

i'm not sure about that. this movie terrified me as a kid. so many nightmares, but I couldn't stop watching it.

[@playfulpanthress]

@@Kevinschart Same. The mom was a badass.

[@karyng4448]

Sort of….I loved it as a kid and my sister (who is 16 months older) hated and was terrified of it! I used to tease her by making the gremlin voice and saying “gizmo ka ka” she hated it with a passion and I’m a huge fan till this day lol. Depends on the personality 😂

[@abaddon_the_annoyer3084]

Us 80's kids were so freaking spoiled with movies like these.

[@lottelarsen2918]

So true😉 Apart from Lord of the rings....80s movies are my favorites 😊

[@ThreadBomb]

I do have a soft spot for late 90s-early 00s genre movies. I think in a few years people will realise how cool they were.

[@ninam4066]

I like how earnestly Altaf said "that should be illegal" when the old lady threatened the dog's life lol

[@Piitaa_Pain]

I grew up in the 90's and my older cousins were often babysitting me. They were huge horror/metal/computer-geeks and they pretty much shaped who i am today (thanks Morten and Thomas). I remember seeing this when i was 6 or 7 years old. Good times

[@BrianSmithNow]

Definitely see the sequel. It's sheer lunacy.

[@sethraelthebard5459]

The pool scene is one of my absolute favorite shots of this film. The music, the lighting, the smoke effects, all of it just tied together to create an incredible feeling of dread and terror. We have seen how dangerous the gremlins had been up until this point, and now the audience had the realization that an army of the little monsters is being spawned. When this first aired in the 80s, the entire theater had an audible gasp, a true "oh shit..." moment.

[@PotatoGuidanceMissle]

I remember watching this movie when I was 14, around 2010. Mom was unpacking her car with the TV we just bought and an old DVD player, and she asked what movie I wanted to watch. We watched this and ate pizza on a hot summer night, and from that moment on, this movie was my go to if I ever felt down or had a rough day. It’s so wacky but heartfelt.

[@A113-p9e]

Kate’s story is a summary of the tone of this movie and Dante fought to keep it in.

[@MrAsmodeas]

you don't understand the sheer terror this gave me until i was 14. I seen this in the theater at 4yrs old. The trailers were all cutesy only showing gizmo. many a parent was tricked. I didn't hang my feet off the bed till I was 12. This and temple of doom was the reason for the pg13 rating.

[@ThomasStClair-zr2lb]

Really glad you watched this one. The mix of wholesome family moments, cartoon levels of silly comedy and horror is a masterwork of tone shifting. Well, except for the dead dad story that comes out of nowhere haha. I'd definitely suggest checking out part 2 but it's helpful to know that Joe Dante didn't want to do it and only accepted with the promise of having full control. So it was done as a joke by the director to mock both the first movie and the idea of sequels that don't need to exist in general.

[@NiceDudeMovieNight]

That's hilarious! Can't wait to check it out 😂

[@ThreadBomb]

The dead dad story is my favorite part of Gremlins! Even better than mom murdering gremlins in the kitchen.

[@Nebuhalanezar]

I love that the Gremlins born from Gizmo aren’t just dumb creatures. They are smart and highly sadistic what makes them even more scary. Like they absolutely love to torture Gizmo just for fun.

[@borochifox]

This movie is infamous for terrifying/scarring children and it was even WORSE for me. My grandma bought it for us as a freaking Christmas gift! And we watched it that night of Christmas in the family room!!! I was not ok lol. The ending literally warns the watcher if you hear something in your vents or walls it could be a Gremlin and I just didn't sleep that Christmas night.

[@jennyrengood9875]

I watch this movie every Christmas and Mrs. Deagle getting launched through the window in her chair lift is always my favourite part of this movie. I cheer every time. Fun Fact: The town square in Gremlins is the same backlot where they filmed the Hill Valley scenes in Back to the Future I & II.

[@jlew13jl]

There is a planned reboot, with the intention of making it a full horror film. This was the initial idea for gremlins, that unintentionally turned to a horror-comedy.

[@jessharvell1022]

the sequel is bananas in the best way. the original is probably a better movie in the traditional sense (that spielberg finesse), but the new batch is so off the rails it's kinda incredible it even exists.

[@rickdeckard2240]

Gremlins 2 is a must do! It's crazy creative, but you really enjoy it for all its references. Definitely a director's ode to cinema.

[@brianoconnell6459]

The wide shot wasn't that expensive, the town set in Gremlins was also used in the Back To The Future trilogy, as well as many other movies.

[@Tezzinator]

When I was like 7 or 8, my mom brought home Gremlins from a nearby rental, for me and a mate to watch. She's just seen Gizmo on the cover, and thought he looked cute. For two kids, this movie was way too scary. Actually took me 10+ years to watch it again, due to the bad memories -- but I love the movie now.

[@philipwarlin3888]

After the 4 gremlins got killed in the house, Stripe the leader, and Earl were the only 2 gremlins on the loose.

[@shallowgal462]

Mogwai is Mandarin, I believe, for demon. The novelization mentioned that the scientist who created them was killed by having his - Gizmo shuddered just thinking about it. The authorities on his home planet were much displeased. Interestingly, this plot point from the novelization seems to have been lifted and transplanted in its entirety to Lilo & Stitch. Billy hangs out with the much younger boy because Corey Feldman had already been cast when they decided Billy should be close to graduating from high school. Mrs. Deagle obviously stands in for the Wicked Witch of the West. Billy's mom was also the mom in Footloose (1983) and Stephen King's Stand By Me (1986), directed by Rob Reiner, starring Kiefer Sutherland, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Wil Wheaton & Jerry O'Connell (Rebecca Romijn's husband).. The town square is the same outdoor set as Back to the Future, redressed with fresh product placements like Burger King, with the intent of recreating the Bedford Falls vibe of It's a Wonderful Life (1946). Like E.T., the facial expressions and most movements are practical animatronic puppetry. The only stop motion is when they are running as a mob and similar scenes.

[@MrMatsudi]

The sword was a great Chekov's Gun and it was cool you identified that it'd play a role later soon as you first saw it fall off the wall.

[@elmsigreen]

Nobody pointing out that Mrs. Deagle was an obvious parody of the Wicked Witch of the West/Almira Gulch from the Wizard of Oz? She want's to kill the dog, she's evil and how her legs were in the air when she died, very reminiscent of when the Wicked With of the East died

[@interghost]

Great choice for a reaction! - You MUST do Gremlins 2 now! Also, Its a wonderful life is a must see too... defo one of the best Xmas movies ever made!

[@nickmanzo8459]

I need to rewatch Gremlins 2, I’ve only seen it like twice when I was 8 or so? Can’t remember a damn thing

[@robuk24]

This film is so misunderstood, everyone thinks it's about gremlins running around causing trouble and killing people, when in fact they didn't do anything put protect them selves. First one got revenge on the teacher that was sticking him with needles by doing the same to the teacher, the others kicked off after billy's mom blended one who just wanted some snacks, poor thing. Then the Mom stabs the gremlin that witnesses the evil blending followed by microwaving another. If anything i'd say the mom was the real killer in this one. Billy killed one that was strangling his mom but did he stop to ask why she was getting strangled, nope, it doesn't matter she just killed almost all of this guys brothers lol, he just grabs a sword and starts swinging, dam i love this film.

[@Yugioh420]

You have no clue how many parents brought there kids to the theater to see this movie with no clue how much violence there would be in this and NO CLUE there would be the line ( And that's how I found out there was NO SANTA CLAUS. Imagine how well THAT went down with parents and kids alike. Especially in the 80s when kids Believed a lot more easily then they do today.

[@eddycarmona3979]

The ending monologue and when the neighbor is talking about planes in the war, they’re referring to the belief that when something went wrong or broke during a flight, it was a creature called a gremlin sabotaging the plane

[@AlanRogers250]

The lady playing Mrs. Deagle was famous at the time of making this movie for playing on the television series Alice where as a waitress in a diner she would say, "Kiss my grits". The WWII vet was Dick Miller. A well-known character actor. Many of the cast were actors from 1950s films. The dad was Hoyt Axton, a country music composer and actor.

[@jayeisenhardt1337]

only composer not singer? was the dad the narrator? cuz they had a really good voice

[@lordreginaldfilibuster]

part 2 was the best movie I ever saw in theater, one point the screen melts and everyone in the theater started bugging out demanding a refund, till some gremlins made shaddow puppets. everyone was duped and busted a gut laughing.

[@lottelarsen2918]

Billys mom is also Lorraines mom in "Back to the future" 😊

[@wittsullivan8130]

Since y'all are so young, this might be a stretch, but Mrs. Deagle(?) played Flo in the sitcom Alice ("Kiss my grits!" was her catchphrase.) Gremlins pretty much made Chris Columbus's career. Before that, he was better known at writing a bunch of movie tie-in novelizations.

[@deevan1415]

This film and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom created the PG-13 rating for movies. There were complaints about the violent sequences in these two movies, so Steven Spielberg suggested the MPAA change its rating system, which it did about two months after this film came out.

[@ChannelReuploads9451]

You have absolutely no idea how HILARIOUS the Microwave scene was, , mid 80's, Teenagers, seeing this shit go down. An entire cinema full of teens rolling on the floor laughing. Microwave: "Ding !" We as a society today have lost the 80's spirit.

[@bencaspar]

More cocaine will get you halfway there

[@michaelschwartz8730]

The summer this movie was new, the "pool moms" lost their damn minds. Mostly over Spielberg endorsing the kitchen scene, which might be my favorite fight in movies ever

[@FlippinGurtrude]

The sequel is an absolute blast!

[@jeremytung1632]

This is actually one of the movies that “inspired” the creation of the PG-13 rating, the other was Temple of Doom.

[@willparks3429]

The "do you hear what i hear " scene is still creepy, i saw this when it came out, also they based Grimlins on puberty

[@carlosrvra]

First time I noticed with this reaction watch that Mrs. Deagle may have forshadowed her death early on in the movie when she talked about putting Billy's dog in a fast dry spin cycle.

[@WilliamParry-db5kx]

Dude sticking his hand where he can't see and getting Gremlin'd, flashback to my 10 year old self living life on a farm, never, EVER, sticking my hand where I couldn't see. All because of this movie haha

[@Fishmorph]

Hollywood begged Joe Dante for a sequel. He finally said yes, on the condition he could do *anything* he wanted. So it’s a sequel and a satire of sequels and a parody of Hollywood excess. It’s a very different tone, but better than the original in its way.

[@shallowgal462]

That wasn't a satellite receiver. Dear Zeus, you are young!!!! That was a rooftop antenna for bringing in free TV. Parental complaints to the MPAA about this and Temple of Doom, both PG, led to the creation of the PG-13 rating. Jaws and Poltergeist were also PG.

[@atariboy9084]

Fun Fact: Howie Mandel voice Gizmo

[@Roger-hp1yg]

Glad you guys liked this movie. This is my one of my favorite movies !!!

[@benjaminscott8198]

Film history trivia. Gremlins along with Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom are the reason we have PG-13 ratings. This movie was advertised to kids as a PG film. The 80s was an odd decade

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

Gremlins is cult history! I STILL use 'bright light' in the morning

[@sharonellis8776]

Glad you enjoyed this guys. You should check out the sequel as it is awesome ! xx

[@bananasaregood8655]

13:58 no you guys were right there were 2 gremlins on the loose still, stripe and the one from the school. The first film has a PG rating in america but here in the uk it has a much higher rating of 15. The sequel is much less of a horror film than the original, they wanted to go in a more cartoonish comedy direction. Same director tho, are you planning on watching it too?

[@DanJackson1977]

My dad took me to see this when I was 6.. June of 84. I proceeded to see it a total of 13 times between the summer release and the Christmas rerelease. To the point where my dad was sick.of it would just leave me in the theater and go see Dune or Buckaroo Banzai or whatever else was playing. Mind you, I'm 6 / 7... 80s parenting was a little looser. This was my STAR WARS.. the movie that got into genre films.. especially horror.. and just after this I talked him into taking me to A Nightmare on Elm Street. 🤣 like I said.. "looser"

[@inhumanmusic1411]

"It looks like Back to the future" - Yeah, there's a reason for that... The scene with Mr and Mrs Futterman was a bit of a reunion for those two. They both appeared in the original Rodger Coreman film Little Shop of Horrors. Jakie Joseph was the original Audrey and Dick Miller was some guy who liked to eat flowers.

[@dylandaly2002]

Chris Columbus has one of the best resumes in Hollywood: Wrote: Gremlins The Goonies Young Sherlock Holmes Christmas with the Kranks Directed: Adventures in Babysitting Home Alone 1 & 2 Mrs. Doubtfire Bicentennial Man Harry Potter (Sorcerer’s Stone & Chamber of Secrets) Rent Percy Jackson (The Lighting Thief) Pixels The Santa Chronicles 2 Produced: Jingle All The Way Fantastic Four Night at the Museum The Help The VVitch The Santa Chronicles 1 The Lighthouse TALK ABOUT RANGE!!!

[@Madbandit77]

He also created the TV series Galaxy High School.

[@gokaury]

Congratulations, you have just watched one of the two Spielberg related movies that were responsible for the PG-13 rating. Parents were also furious about the Santa reveal too. What was the other movie that inspired the rating? Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

[@nickmanzo8459]

You guys will love It’s a Wonderful Life. I’m not ashamed to admit I cry every f*cking time I watch it.

[@Feesh322]

"They just yeeted Mrs. Deagal" is not a sentence I knew that I needed to hear, but here we are. Take your like 😄

[@munkeypantsman]

Decades before the film "gremlins" became known as small mischievous creatures that were the cause of malfunctions inside machines. The film constantly references the original meaning with all of the broken inventions and mechanical mishaps.

[@vexisonline]

I remember seeing this as a kid in the cinema. Mrs Deagle's stairlift cracked me up :)

[@serenitytoepper]

Yes, please do the Gremlin's 2. Really liked your first one please do another.

[@stpaley]

you made my day when you called the antennae a satellite, WOW!

[@revjohnlee]

During WWII in the pacific, technical glitches, particularly with aircraft, were blamed on "gremlins". They were the unseen force of chaos that made Murphy's Law a reality. There's even an old Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs and a gremlin are stuck in an airplane together. The plane inevitably goes into a dive and nothing works to bring it out. Both Bugs and the gremlin have given up and await their fate. They survive, though, because the plane runs out of gas about 5 feet above the ground and comes to a stop, giving both a chance to hop out safely. Also, Phoebe Cates was not just a work place crush. I crushed hard in high school and it lasted pretty much permanently.

[@flubber1557]

This movie made me glad i didnt play with a firbie growing up. The creepiest part is i remember having one as a kid in my home town. I guess my mom must have sold it after we moved. Thank you mom🙏

[@EverythingEcstatic]

This was directed by Joe Dante, who was as much a genius at cartoon horror as Sam Raimi. Check out PIRANHA, THE HOWLING, the TWILIGHT ZONE movie-and pretty much anything else he’s done. I wish modern movies weren’t so afraid of being as weird as this.

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

Notic how they never recognize Dick Miller (who was a staple in Roger Corman's early movies and is the guy who sold the guns to Arnold in THE TERMINATOR? Or Hary Carey Jr who starred in a bunch of westerns with John Wayne (including THE SEARCHERS) or Keye Luke who played the Blind Master Po in KUNG FU the series starring David Carradine (not to mention all those Charlie Chan movies with Warner Oland back in the day) OR that Polly Holliday is doing the BEST Margaret Hamilton impression ever. Know why? They're young. That's cool.

[@vanhattfield8292]

The girl that is playing his love interest at the bank is Phoebe Cates. She is somewaht famous for her role in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, specifically the part where Judge Reinhold is doing his thing and imagining her getting out of the swimming pool.

[@beerboybrews]

Gremlins 2 is definitely a must watch. It's meta, and 4th wall breaking, and a lot funnier than the original. AFTER you watch it, check out the Key and Peele sketch about the pitch meeting for it. Hilarious.

[@MrShaun42088]

the Key and Peele sketch is a MUST WATCH after Gremlins 2!!!!!!

[@gokaury]

And it has Christopher Lee in it too. Every movie is better with Mr. Lee in it.

[@MohawkMogwai]

You guys totally got a sub from me. Gremlins and Gremlins 2 are my all time fav movies, as my name also suggests. Love your videos :)

[@sandys1890]

Mrs Deagle is Flo from the show Alice ,,,,famous for saying "Kiss my grits"

[@CassandrashadowcassMorrison]

How do they not know that Hoyt Axton is the guy who wrote the hit song "The Pusher" later made famous AGAIN by Steppenwolf. And how did they not know that Steppenwolf got its title from the amazing novel by Hermann Hesse, the Nobel Prize winning author? And how did they not know that Steppenwolf was made into a movie starring Max Von Sydow (who also starred in Conan the Barbarian (the Schwarzenegger one) DUNE (the 1984 one) and THE EXORCIST (1973). Max Von Sydow was ALREADY an internationally famed and respected actor dur=e to his work with legendary film maker Ingmar Bergman starring in films like THE SEVENTH SEAL (1957) he's the knight that plays chess with Death in that one and THE MAGICIAN (1956) AND how IS IT THEY DIDN;T KNOIW THAT Max Von Sydow played Jesus of Nazareth in THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD (1965) Because they weren't born to the Beat or Hippie Generations. They're young but I love them.

[@TuxKamen]

A few years ago, I read the novelization for Gremlins and it goes a bit more into the background of the Mogwai and Gremlins. It explains the Mogwai to be an experiment by an alien who wanted to create a peaceful race of creatures. In the book, it mentions there are two types of Mogwai: Eternal Mogwai, like Gizmo, who were what the alien had intended, and temporary Mogwai, like the rest, who cause problems (it also said that if Gizmo were to become a Gremlin, he would lose his Eternal status and be just like the rest). In the book, there were six offspring Mogwai instead of five, and they didn't know what the rules were when they came out (and Gizmo wasn't telling them). They learned it throughout the midpoint of the book. They discovered their weakness to bright light when one of the six was caught outside when the sun came out. They discovered the water multiplication trick when Billy demonstrated it to the teacher, and I believe that was also how they found out about eating after midnight. One of the main differences I saw was that, in the novelization, Gizmo was incapable of human speech. His mind worked faster than a human's, so he was incapable of speaking it. That's why him saying "Bye Billy" was such a big thing, he wanted to say something to him so he forced himself to slow down in order to be able to say it. After all that, one thing I wanted to point out. The Futtermans were played by Dick Miller and Jackie Joseph who were character actors from the 50s. Roger Corman used them in a lot of his films, and I believe a lot of the directors that worked with Corman would also use them, or at least Miller. They were notably both in the original Little Shop of Horrors (Jackie Joseph played Audrey, Seymour's love interest and Dick Miller played Burson Fouch, a character who enjoyed eating the flowers from the flower shop).

[@sw3dishla8rat]

Christmas in 84 i was 13 was a magical time It was such a big deal back then to go see movies like this it will never be like that again

[@melissacourchesne2121]

The Barbie's pink car driven by Gizmo was the hit girl christmas toy of the 1984 year.

[@AI-ig9qn]

Wait, how is Stripe the only one alive? Only one alive in the house maybe. Didn’t the Gremlin in the school join up with the rest? Or did Billy just manage to kill it off screen? If they ever have the idea to reboot this film, I want it to be rated r Make it a monster mash Heck, use some of the original script, that oughta be fun Also anytime the song “Do you hear what I hear” and “Christmas (baby please come home)” plays, I always think of Gremlins

[@Kevinschart]

oh sure, it's cute and funny now, but imagine watching this is a 6 year old kid in the 80s. the shit was horrifying. this movie, along with little shop of horrors and aliens, was my nightmare fuel. i just watched this again last night and you guys reactions were exactly like mine.

[@darinbell2326]

The YMCA swimming pool in Gremlins is the same swimming pool used in Christmas Vacation where Clark is looking out his back window.

[@andrewestrada250]

Just came across this channel and been binging all y’all’s videos lol Only a few minutes into this one but had to type this out; the town set is actually on the universal backlot so it’s been used in a few films including Back to the Future so great eye to notice it!!

[@leavoda3791]

I just realised that the scene with the scientist being bitte by Stripe and the scene from Flash Gordon where he puts his hand in the rock to test his courage are responvible for my fear of sliding my hand into anything that is dark, like a mailbox😂

[@phtevenj]

The only weird part about 'after midnight' is when does it become safe to feed them again? 4am, 5am? 7am??? heck NOON?

[@stephanniemorin]

Yeah that never made sense to me. Do you not feed it at all? Do you feed it in the wee hours of the morning so that rule doesn't matter? HOW DOES IT WORK?!?

[@Iavasechui]

@@stephanniemorin not to mention does daylight savings screw up when you can feed it?

[@michaelhawk-fitz7563]

of course there would be a new reaction to this..I just heard a bird this morning singing that reminded me of Gizmo's singing..matrix..

[@BYERE]

So, this is the only movie that has ever given me a nightmare... despite my watching the likes of Nightmare on Elm Street, Total Recall, Phantasm, etc... and it was that scene at 14:55 that I vividly remember from that dream.

[@Danedogafternoon]

Howie Mandel does the voice of Mogwai/Gizmo 😉

[@kaltaron1284]

Loved that movie. What I could never get my head around is that there is no time in a day that isn't after midnight. So you basically shouldn't be able to feed a Mogwai or it will turn evil. If you like this whole "pet with strange rules" type of horror, there's a short anime called "Pet shop of horrors". It's far darker than this though.

[@malytheson]

12:37 No its not stop motions, its dolls and animatronics.

[@jjc5871]

This and Die Hard are the 2 best Christmas movies ever made.

[@seditiouswalrus]

15:11 Not satellites, those were just regular TV antennas, used to get normal broadcast channels in the VHF/UHF frequency. You made me feel really old!

[@jeremytung1632]

Here’s a fun little bit of trivia, it feels like back to the future because this is the same filming location. And the marquee on the movie theater says it’s showing “A Boys Life” that was an early production name for E.T.

[@biguy617]

James Hoang plays the old man who owns the Mogowai. He also plays the villain in Big Trouble in Little China. David Lo Pan.

[@Madbandit77]

That wasn't James Hong. It was the late Keye Luke, who played Master Po in the original Kung Fu TV series.

[@biguy617]

@@Madbandit77 my mistake

[@MrZeek1519]

"Absolutely do not feed him after midnight!".... ....it's always after midnight somewhere. I've always wondered if a Mogwai's body accounts for time zones. 😂

[@bad-people6510]

The gremlins Dick Miller was referring to was just an old colloquialism used to describe unexplained mechanical malfunctions.

[@Tokerific1976]

the 'Stripe' face movements at the fridge....It's not stop-motion, it's just good puppetry.

[@HonkeyKong54]

That wasn't stop motion it was just a still puppet with animatronics. If you type in gremlins and Adam savage you'll get to see a bunch of the puppets that survived. Rick baker auctioned off a ton of his collection years ago.

[@electronash]

20:29 - Funny you made the comparison between Gizmo and Grogu. The main designer of Gizmo apparently recently called out The Mandalorian, because Grogu looks so similar to Gizmo. But then Grogu was obviously based on Yoda, and Empire Strikes Back was released in 1980, four years before Gremlins. lol

[@drunkbuzzard3237]

Seeing Phoebe Cates reminded me of a movie you might enjoy. “Drop Dead Fred”.

[@johnmguzman7491]

Just discovered your channel! I usually watch Dasha from Russia reacts-her reviews of movies-but REALLY ENJOYED THIS REVIEW. You both choose a GREAT 1980'S MOVIE. 👍 👍

[@normalityrelief]

Gremlins was a pioneer of the BURN IT WITH FIRE method. Also, a reaction to the movie Tank Girl would make my life.