"Mommy's brutal!" It's pretty universally known and acknowledged that Ellen Ripley (Aliens) and Sarah Connor (Terminator 2) are the top two bad-a$$ women of science fiction, but what is less commonly known is that Billy's mom is typically ranked at number three!

There was no CGI in 1984. The Gremlins were animatronic, and cost over $30,000 each. Security searched people's cars every day to make sure they weren't stolen. The original idea was to use stop motion animation for the gremlins. Special effects wizard Chris Walas wanted to use puppets. Someone at Warner Brothers thought it would be a good idea to use spider monkeys dressed in gremlin costumes. They tested this in director Joe Dante's office, and it didn't go well. For some reason, the test monkey didn't like being dressed as a gremlin, and it went nuts, destroying Dante's office. After the animal trainer got the monkey back under control, Walas said, "So, puppets?" When Warner Brothers received the first cut of the movie, they sent a note to Steven Spielberg and director Joe Dante complaining there were too many gremlins. Spielberg suggested cutting them all out and renaming the movie to "People." At least one of Phoebe Cates' screams was real. In one scene, a big cockroach crawled out in front of her, and they used her reaction in the movie. Gremlins and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom inspired the MPAA to create the PG-13 rating. These two movies were too violent for PG, but not enough for R. The original script was very violent, but Joe Dante and Steven Spielberg wanted to make it family friendly, so they changed the more violent scenes. Contrary to popular belief, there is no secret R-rated version of this movie. Near the beginning of the movie you can see a wrecked AMC Gremlin (back then, "AMC" stood for "American Motors Corporation," not "American Movie Classics.") These cars are scarce and collectible today, and are now seen as the beginning of the end for AMC. The company renamed itself "Jeep Eagle Corporation" in 1988, and merged with Chrysler in 1990, six years after the release of this movie. The dog's reaction on seeing Gizmo for the first time was genuine. It was truly startled by the appearance of the puppet. Keye Luke was 78 years old when filming began, but he looked so good they had to rely on makeup to make him look old.

*"So* *if* *your* *air* *conditioner* *goes* *on* *the* *fritz* *or* *your* *washing* *machine* *blows* *up* *or* *your* *video* *recorder* *conks* *out;* *before* *you* *call* *the* *repairman,* *turn* *on* *all* *the* *lights,* *check* *all* *the* *closets* *and* *cupboards,* *look* *under* *all* *the* *beds,* *'cause* *you* *never* *can* *tell.* *There* *just* *might* *be* *a* *gremlin* *in* *your* *house"*

When the gremlin tears out the phone lines, you hear it say "Phone home", a reference to the movie "ET", which was directed by Stephen Spielberg, who was the executive producer on this film.

3:52 - "I have such a weak heart!" "Then die!" XD

About time you girls reacted to this. Another all time classic & childhood favourite of mine! Gizmo is a legend! Definitely need to react to the sequel one day too, Gremlins 2: The New Batch. It’s equally great fun and personally outdoes the original by the barest of margins.

I loved this movie as a kid. I even had a little Gizmo stuffed animal. And yes, they did make a Gizmo Furby in the 90s.

DON'T FEED THE HOMIES AFTER MIDNIGHT

It's WELL worth seeing Gremlins II! It's not just an inferior repeat of Gremlins, it's its own film and wildly entertaining. It's not set at Christmas, so perhaps in the New Year?

Be sure to check out part 2 it's pretty fun !

Lovely to see our Homies so engaged and entertained by a "Christmas movie" like this one! Will somebody get Ellie a cuddly-toy Mogwai for Christmas? I can only hope so.

Ladies Howie Mandel, comic actor, comedian, host and judge for American Got Talent is the voice of Gizmo.

Now you have to remember the scene in The Goonies, when Chunk is on the phone with the police and the deputy mention the time chunk called in a prank about "all those little creatures that multiplied if they got wet..."

I can't wait to see your reaction to part two, the new batch. It's more of a comedy.❤

All the boys, including myself, had a huge crush on Phoebe Cates! Fun movie, I was 18 when this came out!

The orig script was Rated R , a horror movie. Then Stephen Spielberg bought the script and turned it more family friendly. In the orig script: The mother gets her head chopped off by the gremlins, all the gremlins go to McDonald's, and instead of eating the food. They eat all the customers & workers. And that's just a small part of it. Magwai in japan means " Little Monster ".

As far as the folklore is concerned, gremlins originated in the British royal air force in WW1. Any time a piece of equipment or machinery would break down they blame it on the gremlins

Gizmo walked so Grogu could run!

When my mum's cat had babies, one of them looked like a baby Gizmo. She is now nearly 16 but I'll always see her as my little baby Gizmo. 😻

AWESOME score composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. Love that "Gremlins Rag".

This will always be a heartwarming Christmas movie

When mister Futterman is talking in the beginning about the concept of "gremlins" in the cars or machinery, it was an idea (mostly joking) that unexplained breakdowns or mechanical failures in equipment were because of small creatures inside it breaking things, and those were called gremlins.

Hi homies. I love this movie and watch it every 24th December. Now watch part 2. xx

You won't believe it, but Gizmo is even cuter in the sequel, which is also one of the beat sequels ever made:)

I always love Ellies silly expressions 😘❤😍

The kid who sells him the Mogwai does tell him the rules, at least. But he doesn't explain the consequences! I feel that this happens a lot of the time. Especially in films, where mistakes happen, and watching the consequences unfold is what makes the story interesting to watch. But it happens in real life, too. There are rules, but sometimes the reason behind the rules is not made clear, which leads some ignorant, careless people to be reckless. "Don't get him wet" is one thing. "Don't get him wet, or else he will multiply uncontrollably" is another thing. "Don't ever, ever feed him after midnight" sounds ominous, but "Don't feed him after midnight, because if you do, he will transform from a fuzzy cutie into a scaly asshole" is a stronger deterrent. Also- "after midnight" is extremely vague. "Don't feed him between midnight and 1:00 AM" is more specific. (or whenever the cut-off is; they never seem to say!)

The old legend, started by the UK Royal Airforce, is that small creatures called gremlins would get into the planes and cause mischief. Soon they were saying it about any machine that broke.

Gizmo sounds like Morris from Shang-Chi movie

I remember going to see this when I was 9. Which is probably too young but it was the 80's. I loved it. I saw Ghostbusters that same year. Fun times Gizmo is so adorable, and friendly. He has no interest in becoming a Gremlin. I do wish they explained why Gizmo was the only friendly Mogwai. For some reason the other Mogwai were already bad/dangerous even before they transformed into Gremlins. Apparently the original script was even darker/horror. I believe the dog and Billy's mom were originally supposed to die. Also originally there wasn't going to be mogwai named Stripe. Instead Gizmo was supposed to transform into a Gremlin called Stripe. That would have been interesting but very sad. I'm glad they didn't make it that dark. However the evil Mrs Deagle got what she deserved. If you pay attention to what she says when the Gremlins come to her house. It seems she thought they were actual demons there to take her soul to hell. That's definitely where she belongs. The story about Kate's fathers death was disturbing and depressing. No wonder she hates Christmas. Another fun fact: The set for Kingston Falls is the same one used for Back to the Future (1985). Both movies were filmed on the Universal Studios backlot.

Gremlins is one of those magical movies that is acceptable for both Christmas and Halloween. The popularity of this movie led to a number of similar “swarm of little creature” movies like Critters and Ghoulies

Honestly, it's childhood nightmare fuel. But to this day I love it. It's campy and ridiculous but is generally funny and kind of intense at some points. Highly recommend watching as a nostalgic throwback or even experiencing it with friends for the first time!

I remember watching this movie for the first time.. I did not wanted to sleep anymore, I was so afraid those gremlins were spawning under my bed.

i always love these cute little fur babies i always love these movies that have very cute little creatures like the numberjacks had the problem blob had me like awwwwww this little slimy blob with a very smooth and creamy texture to his slime and a very adorable voice

Gremlins 2 is also worth checking. More tongue in cheek than the original, Sillier but still funny.

I loved this movie as a kid!!!

Top Gremlin voice from Michelle at 24:43! Somebody has been eating after midnight...

*RULES:* *1.* Keep them away from bright lights, especially sunlight cause it kill them *2.* Don't get them wet or they will multiply *3.* NEVER EVER feed them after midnight or they will transform into a crazed monster

"A really really really old movie". Hey, I was 7 when this came out. I'm not THAT old.

1. Keep them away from bright lights. 2. Don't let them get wet. 3. Don't ever feed them after midnight.

Hey girls , stay away from water , don't eat after midnight and stay away from the light !!!😂

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. But you might also want to check out Teen Wolf, and The never-ending Story.❤🎉

I wished you could find the home video version of part two, but anyway, you should check any version of it. It's purely comedic, that one.

Fun Fact: Chuck Jones, famous for directing many Looney Tunes cartoons and How the Grinch Stole Christmas! has a cameo at the bar drawing a picture for Billy, since he was one of the Director, Joe Dante’s biggest inspirations

The town set used in the film is the same one from Back to the Future ;) Look for the clock tower at times!

When America was fighting Japan in World War II, American pilots would blame all the mechanical problems of their planes on "gremlins," claiming that the Japanese put little monsters into their planes to sabotage them. Since it was 1944, I'm sure their planes had lots of problems, so I guess they needed some way to blame their enemies for it. As far as I know, that's where the idea of gremlins came from, which Billy's neighbor briefly explained when he brought up World War II.

Here's the thing though, midnight is the first hour of the day. Every other time is after midnight.

The *$200* he spent for the *Mogwai/Gizmo* is equivalent to like *$600* today in *2023*

William shatner the twilight zone..Gremlins…best facial expressions ever lol

no question about it Gizmo is the cutest creature in movie history

I just realized something, how are the Gremlins still not multiplying if they’re wandering in snow which is made out of water?

Everyone alive in the 1980s knows who Phoebe Cates is…..an obsession for every man and boy who saw her

Lol literally every single reaction channel is reacting to this movie rn! Not that I mind, I love that movie, AND the second one is also great!

I was 14 when this came out...one of my faves.

Great Reaction To One Of My All Time Favorite Movie's, Happy Holidays 🎄, Ladies 😊

Una de mis favoritas Gremlins ❤🇲🇽

Phoebe Cates was a real heart throb back in the 80s. She would have made a great Homie.❤❤❤❤❤😊

Love the passion @3:25. "Bitch Die !!!" 💛

ésta película es buenísima como película Navideña y como película de terror también.... muy diferente a las películas de Navidad que se conocían en ése tiempo....es muy buena la Enseñanza porque es verdad que Todo lo que la gente adquiere sin disciplina lo termina destruyendo....les falta ver "Family man" con Nicholas Cage o "Last Christmas" con Emilia Clarke....

Ah Gremlins, my favorite Christmas movie. Loved the reactions!

You could tell the mom was pissed at those things if she was willing to ruin a microwave to kill one, as expensive as microwaves were in the early 80s.

8:40 🐸 🤭

Very entertaining, hopefully you also will react to the sequel.

You teach him to watch television 😂

Ho ho ho! Grimilans! Yep... It's a horror movie Ellie.

Have you seen Bridgett Jone’s Diary? That has New Year’s and Christmas scenes but it’s not a holiday movie per se.

The old Chinese guy is also the orphanage boss who sold Winchester's candy to the black market for cabbage and rice. (What show am I talking about? )

Gremlins is considered a christmas movie tho too lol

Greeaaat do the GREMLINS 2 THE NEW BATCH PLEAASEEEE 🎉🎉

Fun fact: Mogwi are immortal/don't age hence by Gizmo is passed down from generation to generation. Also only .01% if mowgi are good ie Gizmo.

I don't think I have seen this movie since the 80s. I still remember certain scenes, like the girl mentioning her dad and his...story, or the microwave bit and a few others. His mother was a badass lol. Good reaction.

Elli I’m digging the Hat🌹

HIS JAR .......

Girls. That was bug spray. She sprayed at him.

I've said this before....all you girls are so pretty. Are most girls from Bulgaria attractive as y'all? All you gals look like fashion models. Anyway, may you have a wonderful Christmas!

Whoa! The audio sounds much better 👌🏼

Soon There Going To Watch E.T. (1982)

Amazing videeeeo. Please react THE GREMLINS 2 THE NEW BATCH The spotlight on GRETA the FEMALE GREMLIN 😂❤

I hope you ladies watch Jingle All the Way. I have a feeling you all will love it. 🙂

My favorite gremlin is the flasher gremlin

*1. Avoid bright light* *2. Don’t get them wet* *3. Don’t feed them after midnight*

Great reaction! I actually just got finished watching the gremlins great film! ❤

There are two references to ET in the movie.

"B!tch, die.."! Got me laughing..

You guys should watch the Jim Carrey movie The Majestic, it’s not a Christmas movie but it’s a good one 👍

Classic Christmas movie, like Die Hard.

I was too busy watching Phoebe Cates to really care about the movie! The only thing I remember is don't get them wet! I was 19.

Coool! Gremlins😁Sweet😁Glad you enjoyed it😁Recommendation for a movie-Four Rooms :D You will laugh so much :D

If memory serves, this movie is the reason they had to invent the PG-13 rating in america

Please react to the sequel Gremlins 2 new batch

I would love it if you guys reacted to the Indiana Jones movies. I love them

Hopefully the 4 of you could do a reaction video to Gremlins part 2, the New Batch.

Fun fact the word Mogwai means monster in chinese.

I have been trying to get Magy to watch this movie for years (with Grogu). I really hope she will now that ye have watched it.

10:48

You don´t mess with 80´s moms

The Fly 1986.

Hi Ladies 💕💕🎄💛

There is a sequel (Gremlins 2 duh!). The director didn't want to make a sequel so he made a mess of a movie that turned out brilliant. I prefer Gremlins 2 over Gremlins.

I hope you ladies will react to Grimlins 2 the new batch

Gremlins 2 The New Batch Next