Gremlins (1984) poster
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FilmPG1984

Gremlins

FantasyHorrorComedy

Directed by Joe Dante

After receiving an exotic small animal as a Christmas gift, a young man inadvertently breaks three important rules concerning his new pet, which unleashes a horde of malevolently mischievous creatures on a small town. From TMDB

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Gremlins is a 1984 fantasy horror comedy film, directed by Joe Dante, starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates and Hoyt Axton.

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  • Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 30, 2024

    I watched Gremlins 2 yesterday and legitimately think it’s the silliest movie I’ve ever seen (complementary)

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  • Joe Dante @thejoedante.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 24, 2025

    My pals at @vidiots.bsky.social created an interactive experience during the film breaking fakeout scene in their screening of Gremlins 2: The New Batch last weekend. It's even better than what I had hoped to do in 1990! 😁

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  • dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2024

    some people say the gremlins from the film Gremlins were supposed to represent orange cats. this is not true. the mogwais are orange cats. The gremlins are the demons that orange cats will inevitably welcome into our world.

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  • DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.netBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    Jenna Ortega says she’d love to star in a new ‘GREMLINS’ movie. “Call me.” (Source: IMDb)

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  • weeder @weeder.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    The last six months have felt like the montage in a Gremlins movie where the Gremlins are just going ham, breaking shit and being disgusting

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  • Croc Top @eb-geebies.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2024

    Gremlins is a Christmas movie.

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  • Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 28, 2024

    Currently watching Gremlins again. Remarkable film in so many ways. Including the fact that it is so many films. Weirdly reminds me of Something Wild in how it keeps morphing into other moods & genres.

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  • Jennifer Crawford @ournewhomecoach.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2024

    My daughter suggested we watch a Christmas movie after dinner tonight. I suggested Gremlins. 😊🤞🎄🦋

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  • Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2025

    Watched the first Gremlins movie and got to experience the Phoebe Cates chimney story in the broader context of the film and now believe more than ever that she deserved an Oscar for it

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  • PushingUpRoses 🦇 @pushinguproses.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2026

    I watched Gremlins 2 yesterday because I never gave it a chance, and that was the best movie I’ve ever seen.

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  • REAL CHICAGOAN (ignore this skeet) @mehblurgh.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2026

    person who has seen every movie made: Gremlins 2: The New Batch is greatest movie ever made

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  • Francesco Francavilla @ffrancavilla.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2024

    Thankful for @thejoedante.bsky.social and his movies, from GREMLINS to THE HOWLING to THE BURBS to EXPLORERS and beyond. Please join me wishing him a Very Happy Birthday today! 🎉🎉🎉🥂

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  • DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.netBluesky · Jul 28, 2025

    ‘GREMLINS 3’ has a script waiting to be approved by Steven Spielberg. Warner Bros is “incredibly interested” in making the film. (Source: comicmoviedb/TikTok)

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  • Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2025

    I love how many people die in Gremlins. just like loads of them. what a great film!

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  • All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.comBluesky · Dec 5, 2024

    GREMLINS was released was released 40 years ago. A 1980s Christmas creature classic, and among the most popular films of director Joe Dante, the tale of how the film came to the screen will have you scared to eat after midnight... 1/27

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  • merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.comBluesky · Aug 19, 2024

    watching Cast a Deadly Spell and it's fucking nuts. 1991 TV movie where Fred Ward is a hard-boiled noir detective in an alternate universe LA where everyone uses magic. gremlins from the movie Gremlins show up at one point

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  • 𝕸𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖞𝖜𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖑𝖑𝖑: 𝕾𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕲𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍 @mollyfied.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 6, 2025

    Your wildest hope. Your darkest fear. Your deepest, most shameful desire. *It's in the movie.* Announcing GREMLINS 2.22: A cinematic rebuild of Joe Dante's classic 1990 film, brought to you by a collective of rogue video editors from @aesnos.bsky.social on a mission of maximum chaos. Coming Feb 22

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  • some1green 🔞 @some1green.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 16, 2025

    Going live at 8pm pst! Movie night and we are watching my favorite Christmas movie...Gremlins! #movienight #streaming #cuvy#nerdy#gamergirl joystick.tv/t/u/some1gre...

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    Warners Making ‘Gremlins 3’ With Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus Returning - Releasing Nov 19, 2027 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • Retro Game Brews @retrogamebrews.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2024

    Gremlins is a Christmas movie

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  • DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.netBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’) are co-writing the script for ‘GREMLINS 3’ In theaters on November 19, 2027 (Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)

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  • GAGE @gage199x.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 24, 2024

    Merry Tuesday everyone!! Please spend the holidays watching Gremlins instead of any other LAME holiday movie! 👍

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  • Juicy Garland ➡️ PAX East @juicygarland.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    Gremlins is a Christmas movie Gremlins 2 is a New Year's movie No I will not be taking questions at this time 😌😏

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  • Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phdBluesky · Aug 9, 2025

    America is like the movie 'Gremlins' if the first thing Billy did was feed Gizmo after midnight and throw it in the shower

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  • Spinky’s Mama @spinkysmama.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 2, 2026

    TIL that Tom Baker’s reading of the Gremlins novelisation has an extra line not present in the book or the film, basically “frozen water doesn’t affect mogwai”. I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.

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  • All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.comBluesky · Jun 8, 2025

    GREMLINS was released was released 41 years ago today. A 1980s Christmas creature classic, and among the most popular films of director Joe Dante, the tale of how the film came to the screen will have you scared to eat after midnight... 1/27

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  • Razzball @razzball.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 21, 2026

    80’s movie-ass ending with a team even named the Gremlins

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  • John Maynard @jmaynard.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    No Joe Dante? Then it's not really a Gremlins movie is it?

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  • Ryan @5280orange.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 12, 2024

    Gremlins (1985) is my favorite Christmas movie about a town being overrun by Gremlins on Christmas.

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  • Joe Dante @thejoedante.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 15, 2025

    My picture Gremlins 2: The New Batch turns 35 today! I was just informed that the flick has ANOTHER 35mm film screening, at Philadelphia's Colonial Theater as part of its Blobfest programming next month — July 13 at 7:30 p.m., to be precise: thecolonialtheatre.com/films/blobfe...

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  • Mr. Tyler CroOoOoOoOok @mrtylercrook.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2025

    Movie night: Gremlins. I forgot how scary and fucked up this movie was to me as a kid.

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  • Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 12, 2026

    You know what film actually got the future of technology right? Gremlins 2 with the hi tech building with unnecessary tech added to everything with obnoxious self satisfied voices that dont work and just cause issues

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  • 🪷TheeTaboobooSF™️🪷 @tabooboosf.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 18, 2024

    Gremlins is a Christmas movie.

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  • Himitsu Doodles @himitsudoodle.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2025

    Gremlins is a Christmas Movie.

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 14, 2025

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Gremlins (1984) By Jim Harris

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  • Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.comBluesky · Dec 24, 2025

    Gremlins is on HBO max if you're looking for a festive Christmas movie.

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  • Joe Dante @thejoedante.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2025

    Who’s coming to hang out at @vidiots.bsky.social with me on Sat, 7/19, for a 35 mm screening of my movie Gremlins 2: The New Batch? I’ll be on hand for a pre-film Q&A. vidiotsfoundation.org/movies/greml...

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  • Mike @hairycub81.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 30, 2025

    The dad in Gremlins was a hottie, I’m also only 1 year younger than him when he was in the film!

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  • Casket Based @cineblah.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2024

    Definitely watching a Christmas film today but what? I think probably Gremlins.

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  • 𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 15, 2025

    Share a Christmas movie 🎄 I’ll start… ‘Gremlins’ (1984) 🖤

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  • Josh Spiegel @mousterpiece.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    Joe Dante not directing a Gremlins movie means it's not really a Gremlins movie.

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  • weinberg @weinbergs.bsky.socialBluesky · May 5, 2025

    apparently Spielberg and Columbus are reuniting to do sequels to Gremlins and Goonies. my pitch: make it one movie! Goonies vs. Gremlins!

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  • 𝕸𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖞𝖜𝖊𝖊𝖓 𝖑𝖑𝖑: 𝕾𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖔𝖓 𝖔𝖋 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕲𝖑𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍 @mollyfied.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 23, 2026

    Coming February 22nd. 18 Radical Video Editors from @aesnos.bsky.social rebuild GREMLINS 2 into a freakish new hybrid of a film. Unlimited chaos. Unlimited Gremlins. Get ready... for G2.22

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  • Colorado Otter @colootter.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2024

    Now time for the ultimate Christmas movie. GREMLINS!

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  • All The Right Movies @alltherightmovies.comBluesky · Jun 8, 2026

    GREMLINS was released was released XX years ago. A 1980s Christmas creature classic, and among the most popular films of director Joe Dante, the tale of how the film came to the screen will have you scared to eat after midnight... 1/27

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  • Prof Wolvie @profwolvie.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    This evening’s Christmas movie is one of my favorites: Gremlins

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · May 1, 2026

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Gremlins (1984) By Kevin Wilson

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  • día de les muertos @tumblesweed.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2025

    no one makes good choices in this Gremlins movie

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  • FakeEyes @fakeeyes.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2025

    Nobody Saw Our New Movie Gremlins Eating Dog Shit I Guess Modern Audiences Must Not Like Gremlins.

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  • Boovacado Ghost @bavacadotoast.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2025

    I accidentally spilled some water on the first Gremlins movie, and now there's another one! #NowWatching Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) #horrorsky #SlayBellsRing

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  • Horror & Coffee @foundfootagefan.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 17, 2025

    Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 Gremlins (1984) By Kevin Wilson

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  • Mallorie Malcontent ✨ @sweetbeanscomix.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    No film can live up to Gremlins 2. Especially in this corporate environment.

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  • 🖤🌹🪦MorTosha Addams @headintheclouds13.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2025

    #NowWatching: 🎥 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 🎬 Directed By: Joe Dante #Moviesky

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  • Dr Rehaminator's Monster Cock @drrehaminator.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 25, 2024

    *clears throat* The first Gremlins is a Christmas movie.

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  • Joezilla @joezillaz.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 11, 2026

    Gremlins 3 should be Gremlins loose in a film studio making Gremlin versions of movies.

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  • Godspeed You! Woke Moralists @dashwallkick.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 30, 2024

    He made a movie where the gremlins kill movie critics who didn't like Gremlins 1. Chad move tbh.

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  • Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2023

    Next Christmas movie on the list: Gremlins

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  • Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 21, 2026

    Goonies is a shit film - the Craig Logan to the Matt and Luke of Gremlins and Ghostbusters.

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  • holly heckmaybe @heckmaybe.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2025

    wow.. can you believe it..? it's almost the most wonderful time of the year.. The Time Of Year Where You Can Be Watching The Awesome And Festive Film: "Gremlins" (if you are my friend [or foe] and you have never seen gremlins 1 and/or gremlins 2 then let me know 🙂)

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  • Bob Chipman ("MovieBob") @bobchipman.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    Hmm. Technically speaking, Columbus "created" GREMLINS, and his actual chops are substantive even if you don't love "definitionally mainstream" mid-80s/90s movies. BUT ...can't see how this works without Dante. OTOH ...Dante has been sorta "checked out" for awhile, no? variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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