I'm a MogwaiAie yahAn interesting choice of wordsBelele bah bei Mogwai!BillyBright light, bright light, bright light!Bright light, bright lightI'll catch the beast myselfI'll bet every kid in America would like to have one of theseDad's machines they work so well the first couple of weeks... use the sinkDid you feed them after midnight?Do you see what I seeYou're familiar with the bathroom buddy right?Don't ever feed him after midnightHmmGremlins MusicHahahehurNumber one, he hates bright lightsEr, he has something to say, er, to youHe'll get what he deserves, a slow painful deathHe's a mogwaiGremlin noiseI bet he'd like some chicken soupI have made an improvementI'm sure it will come in handyIts really importantI just call him Gizmo, he seems to like itI've listened to his miserable excuses for years, the loserMan at gas station try to sell meMogwaiMogwaiMogwaiMogwai noisesMogwai nosies 2But not if you have the bathroom buddyMum could you come up here pleaseChicken cookerNow what are you gonna do?OhhlaMaybe I'll put him in my spindrier on high heatRemember me dontchaThey might even replace the dog as the family petThat'd do it alrightYeah that's pretty neatThe one with the stripe seems to be the leaderThere's a problem with the MogwaiTo hear, one has only to listenVery generous of youCan we have dinner tomorrow night?Under normal circumstances, you are in troubleWell I gave them some chickenWhatWith Mogwai comes much responsibilityThe world's changing, you gotta change with it, you gotta be toughYa hungry?Yeah, what's that?You're late for the big meetingYou're on your way in, you reach out, you forgot to shaveYou teach him to watch television?Inventor Randall "Rand" Peltzer (played by Hoyt Axton) of Kingston Falls goes on a trip to New York City and decides to pick up a present for his son Billy (Galligan). He happens upon a small shop in Chinatown which sells him a small, cute, furry creature called a mogwai (which, in Mandarin Chinese, translates literally as "evil spirit"). Though it seems innocent enough, the seller warns him that he must take the following precautions regarding the creature: he must not let it near bright light (especially sunlight, which can kill the creature), he must not get water on it, and, most importantly, never feed it after midnight.
Rand names the creature Gizmo and brings it home to his son. Unfortunately, although his new companion proves to be a very gentle and well behaved creature, Billy and his friends inadvertantly become careless with Gizmo. They get water on Gizmo, causing him to instantly multiply. Even worse, the new and much more anti-social mogwai (led by Stripe, who has a white mohawk-like hairstyle) that have spawned from Gizmo trick their guardians into feeding them after midnight, and transform into dark green gremlin-like monsters which wreak havoc upon Billy's town. Together with his girlfriend Kate Beringer (Cates), Billy must stop the gremlins before they can cause any more damage. Remarkably for the time and cultural context, the "original" Gizmo is not only non-participant, but even afraid of his evil offsprings and helps Billy and Kate fight them.
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Awards
Gremlins won the following awards:
The 1985 Saturn Award for Best Director, Best Horror Film, Best Music, Best Special Effects, and Best Supporting Actress (Polly Holliday) from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films
The 1985 Golden Screen Award
The 1985 Young Artist Award for Best Family Motion Picture - Adventure
The film was also nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama (Corey Feldman).