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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1984 - 40 years ago | |||||
1 | December 21, 1984 | 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. | |||||
2 | December 22, 1984 | 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 | 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. | |||||
4 | December 24, 1984 | 20th Century: 80s | Events | ||
December 24, 1984 Christmas Eve. Gremlins attack the town of Kingston Falls. | |||||
5 | December 25, 1984 | 20th Century: 80s | Events | ||
December 25, 1984 Mr. Wing travels to Kingston Falls to retrieve his mogwai. | |||||
6 | December 27, 1984 | 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. | |||||
1985 - 39 years ago | |||||
7 | January 13, 1985 | 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. |
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