GREMLINS Film 1984. Written by Chris Columbus. Directed by Joe Dante. Starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday and Frances Lee McCain. | |||
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BOGUS BUSINESS BUREAU | |||||||||||
1 | Barber Shop | BBB | Beauty Care | Barber Shops | |||||||
Barber Shop Generic barber shop in Kingston Falls. | |||||||||||
3 | Bathroom Buddy | BBB | Personal Care | Hygiene Products | |||||||
Bathroom Buddy Billy's dad invention that he tries to sell to the old Chinese guy, a multi-purpose bathroom tool, kind of like a big Swiss Army knife. | |||||||||||
3 | A Boy's Life | BBB | Cinema | Movies | |||||||
A Boy's Life Movie poster at the movie theater, original title of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. | |||||||||||
3 | Citizens Savings | BBB | Financial Companies | Banks | |||||||
Citizens Savings Bank in Kingston Falls, visible when the police car crashes trying to get away from gremlins. | |||||||||||
4 | Deagle Real Estate | BBB | Services | Realty Services | |||||||
Deagle Real Estate Real estate service in Kingston Fall. | |||||||||||
5 | Doctor Fantasy's | BBB | Retail | Bookstores | |||||||
Doctor Fantasy's Local comic book shop in Kingston Falls where Billy bought Hooded Menace issue #1. | |||||||||||
3 | Doctor Moreau | BBB | Healthcare | Doctors | |||||||
Doctor Moreau Doctor's office in Kingston Falls. | |||||||||||
3 | Dorry's Tavern | BBB | Nightlife | Taverns | |||||||
Dorry's Tavern Bar in Kingston Falls in danger of being closed down, where Billy's dad proposed to his mom, where everybody's dad proposed their mom. Later trashed by gremlins. | |||||||||||
4 | Hooded Menace | BBB | Literature | Comic Books | |||||||
Hooded Menace Comic book Billy bought at Dr. Fantasy's. | |||||||||||
5 | The Kitchen Companion | BBB | Home Furnishing | Kitchen Appliances | |||||||
The Kitchen Companion Product made by the Miracle Company, the company that Billy's father says may be interested in buying his Bathroom Buddy inventiom. | |||||||||||
6 | Liquor | BBB | Food Stores | Liquor Stores | |||||||
Liquor Generic liquor store in Kingston Falls. | |||||||||||
3 | The Miracle Company | BBB | Industrial Companies | Manufacturing | |||||||
The Miracle Company Maker of the the Kitchen Companion, the company that Billy's father says may be interested in buying his Bathroom Buddy invention. | |||||||||||
4 | Monogram Drug Store | BBB | Retail | Drugstores | |||||||
Monogram Drug Store Drugstore in Kingston Falls. | |||||||||||
3 | Optometrist | BBB | Healthcare | Optometry | |||||||
Optometrist Generic optometrist in Kingston Falls. | |||||||||||
4 | Peltzer Peeler-Juicer | BBB | Home Furnishing | Kitchen Appliances | |||||||
Peltzer Peeler-Juicer One of Billy's father's inventions that doesn't work very well. | |||||||||||
3 | The Peltzer Pet | BBB | Pets | Pet Products | |||||||
The Peltzer Pet Billy's dad considers selling Mowais to the rest of the country, thinking maybe they could replace the family dog. | |||||||||||
4 | Peltzer Smokeless Ashtray | BBB | Home Furnishing | Housewares | |||||||
Peltzer Smokeless Ashtray One of Billy's dad's inventions. | |||||||||||
5 | Rockn' Ricky Rialto | BBB | Radio | Radio Programs | |||||||
Rockn' Ricky Rialto Oldies radio show in Kingston Falls. | |||||||||||
6 | Roger's Discount Emporium | BBB | Retail | Discount Stores | |||||||
Roger's Discount Emporium Discount store in Kingston Falls. | |||||||||||
3 | Roosevelt Middle School | BBB | Education | Middle Schools | |||||||
Roosevelt Middle School Billy's former middle school. Billy takes Gizmo to his former science teacher Mr. Hanson. | |||||||||||
3 | Time Sled | BBB | Transportation | Time Travel | |||||||
Time Sled The time sled from The Time Machine can be seen in background when Billy's father calls home. | |||||||||||
3 | Tortilla Chips | BBB | Food Products | Chips and Crackers | |||||||
Tortilla Chips Generic tortilla chip product. | |||||||||||
3 | Union Saving and Trust | BBB | Financial Companies | Banks | |||||||
Union Saving and Trust Bank in Kingston Falls where Billy works. | |||||||||||
3 | Watch the Skies | BBB | Cinema | Movies | |||||||
Watch the Skies Movie poster at the movie theater, original title for Close Encounters of the Third Kind. | |||||||||||
3 | WDHB Action Central News | BBB | Television | TV News | |||||||
WDHB Action Central News Reporter Lew Lenders reports from Dorry's Tavern about the mass hysteria that afflicted the town of Kingston Falls on Christmas Eve. | |||||||||||
FICTITIOUS TIMELINE | |||||||||||
4 | December 21, 1984 | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events | |||||||
December 21, 1984 Struggling inventor Randall Peltzer visits a Chinatown antique store looking for a gift for his son Billy, finding a strange little creature called a mogwai. The owner Mr. Wing refuses to sell the creature, but his grandson sneaks the creature out and sells it to Randall. | |||||||||||
3 | December 22, 1984 | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events | |||||||
December 22, 1984 Randall Peltzer returns home after a business trip, giving his son Billy an early Christmas present, a strange little creature called a mogwai, whom Billy names Gizmo. | |||||||||||
3 | December 23, 1984 | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events | |||||||
December 23, 1984 Billy takes Gizmo to his former science teacher Mr. Hanson, showing him how water makes him reproduce, leaving one mogwai there with him. Later, Billy asks Kate out on a date for Thursday, December 27. | |||||||||||
3 | December 24, 1984 | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events | |||||||
December 24, 1984 Christmas Eve. Gremlins attack the town of Kingston Falls. | |||||||||||
3 | December 25, 1984 | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events | |||||||
December 25, 1984 Mr. Wing travels to Kingston Falls to retrieve his mogwai. | |||||||||||
3 | December 27, 1984 | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events | |||||||
December 27, 1984 When Billy walks Kate home on the night of December 23, he asks her out on a date for Thursday, December 27 - her next night off of work from Dorry's Tavern. | |||||||||||
3 | January 13, 1985 | Dates | 20th Century: 80s | Events | |||||||
January 13, 1985 Date of the J.V. Playoffs at Billy's former middle school, per sign visible when Billy goes back to see Mr. Hanson and encounters the first fully formed gremlin. | |||||||||||
MAKE BELIEVE MAP | |||||||||||
3 | Kingston Falls | Map | Urban Areas | Cities-U.S. | |||||||
Kingston Falls Primary setting for the movie, where Billy's family lives. | |||||||||||
4 | S. Laurel Street | Map | Transit Routes | Streets | |||||||
S. Laurel Street Street in Kingston Falls, visible when the gremlin is screwing with the traffic lights. | |||||||||||
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5 | Billy Peltzer & Kate Beringer | Other | Quotes | Quotes | |||||||
Billy Peltzer & Kate Beringer Billy Peltzer: That's funny, I always thought everyone was happy during the holidays, no matter what. Kate Beringer: Well, most people are, but some aren't. While everybody else opens up presents they open up their wrists. Billy Peltzer: Cheery thought. Kate Beringer: It's true. The suicide rate's always the highest around the holidays. Billy Peltzer: Now I'm depressed. | |||||||||||
6 | Cat's name in the Deagle Real Estate hou... | Other | Trivia | Name Game-Animals | |||||||
Cat's name in the Deagle Real Estate house/office where the gremlins go caroling.
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7 | Gremlin | Other | Living Things | Animals | |||||||
Gremlin Mogwai evolve into gremlins by eating after midnight. | |||||||||||
3 | Mogwai | Other | Living Things | Animals | |||||||
Mogwai The animal Billy's dad buys for him for Christmas from a shop in Chinatown that comes with three rules: 1. Keep him out of bright light, especially sunlight, which will kill him, 2. Don't get him wet. 3. Never ever feed him after midnight. | |||||||||||
3 | Untitled | Other | Themes | Dark Shadows | |||||||
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4 | Untitled | Other | Themes | Beast | |||||||
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