Gremlins (1984) Edit

A couple hours went by.

A putrid stage?

A slow, painful death.

Actually, the competition's... .

Alex, I came to get my tree.

Alex... .

All I could get for it was $36!

All I know is that I'm positive that I closed and locked the door.

All of it's foreign.

All of them?

All right, let go of Mommy's coat.

All right, you stop that!

All right.

All right.

All right. Bye bye.

All right. Keep an eye on them, Giz. I'll be back in a second.

All that from water? They got wet?

And all of a sudden, there were five new ones like this one.

And I have a story to tell.

And I've taken up some sewing.

And if you would accept it, I'd like to...

And instead they pulled out my father.

And keep him away from water. Don 't get him wet.

And that guy needs a certain kind of dame.

And that guy needs a certain kind of dame.

And that's how I found out there was no Santa Claus.

And they love it.

And what's that?

And you see what happens.

Are these things real?

As for you, you mangy cur...

Attaboy.

Attention, shoppers.

Barney, shut up!

Barney, who did this to you?

Barney, will you get off of her?

Be careful, dear.

Be careful, Frank! He might tear your arm off.

Be careful!

Be my guest.

Because I was just wondering...

Because I'm the sheriff, asshole.

Because you never can tell.

Before you go, I wanted to tell you...

Better keep him behind locked doors, because if I catch him...

Billy, is that you?

Billy, you need a jump?

Blink your eyes.

Bright light! Bright light!

But I made sure that it...

But in a matter of hours, this town's gonna be a disaster area.

But Mr. Corben had second thoughts.

But not if you have the Bathroom Buddy.

But say you hate Christmas, everybody makes you feel like you're a leper.

But the most important rule, the rule you can never forget...

But the most important rule, the rule you can never forget...

But you didn't listen.

By the time I'm 30, I'll be a millionaire.

Bye bye.

Bye, Billy.

Bye.

Can 't you see? They're after you!

Can I get you a drink?

Can I hold him?

Can I keep one of these here, run some tests on him?

Can I keep one of these here, run some tests on him?

Can I pick him up?

Careful, Billy.

Cats, 130.

Christmas carolers.

Christmas Day came and went, and still nothing.

Cleans up easily.

Climb in here.

Come here.

Come here. Don't be afraid. There's no reason to be afraid.

Come here. I'll show you.

Come on, Barn.

Come on, Barney. Be a good dog.

Come on, Dollar Bill.

Come on, Giz. Let's go over to the table.

Come on, now.

Come on, what is it? What's wrong?

Come on!

Come on.

Conflicting eyewitness reports concerning "little green men"...

Could you dim the lights?

Couldn't you get Mr. Corben...

Cover your mouth. Don't breathe any gas.

Cute!

Dad wasn't home.

Dad, it's really neat.

Dad... .

Dad's machines work so well the first couple of weeks, then... .

Deposit this to my account.

Did you feed them after midnight?

Did you get them wet?

Dim the lights? Does it glow in the dark?

Do you ever get depressed on Christmas?

Do you need any help?

Do you see what I mean?

Do you want it or not?

Do you want some chicken?

Does your father always give you vicious little monsters?

Don we now our gay apparel

Don't ask.

Don't call me that. My name's Gerald.

Don't chew that.

Don't chew.

Don't give him any water to drink. Whatever you do, don't give him a bath.

Don't start with me. I got a long way to go.

Don't worry about that smoke. It'll stop. It's guaranteed.

Don't worry, Giz. We'll find him.

Don't worry. He's with me. He's not one of them.

Down there.

Dr. Fantasy's, I think.

Especially around the holidays.

Everybody here?

Everything was falling apart.

Except for Gizmo.

Excuse me, Mr. Jones.

Excuse me, sir.

Excuses, excuses. You're just like your father.

First the old bat closes the factory, and now it's my goddamn plow.

Foreigners.

Forget what he said. He's crazy. We need the money.

Four or five days went by.

Frank, I really think we should go now.

Friends, let me introduce myself.

Gee, Billy, where can I get one of those?

Get in there and be quiet.

Get out of my kitchen!

Get them off! Get them off! Help me!

Getting close to Christmas.

Give him to me.

Give me a vodka martini. Shake, don't stir.

Give me your arm, boy. Come here, come on.

Give me your arm. No, this is not gonna hurt.

Giz, you want some?

Gizmo ca ca!

Go ahead, Brent. Dim the lights.

Go ahead, mister. Look around.

Go ahead, open it.

Go like that. Can you do that?

Go on home, take little Gizmo...

Go, Katie! Watch out!

Go.

Goddamn foreign cars.

Goddamn foreign TV.

Going home?

Good night, Billy.

Good night, Giz. I'll see you in the morning.

Good night, kids.

Good old...

Good, good. Oh, that's good.

Good.

Great!

Great! Thanks a lot.

Gremlins, huh?

Gremlins!

Gremlins.

Guess who almost applied for unemployment today?

Gun!

Gusto!

Has he got a human heart? Wait till you see this! Roll 10.

Has it got a name?

Hasn't given me a day's trouble in 15 years.

He does that sometimes.

He gets so sentimental about the holidays.

He has something to say to you.

He hates bright light, especially sunlight.

He hates bright lights.

He was dressed in a Santa Claus suit.

He was gonna surprise us.

He wouldn't hurt you.

He'd been climbing down the chimney...

He'll be here for Christmas. It'll be all right.

He's a mogwai.

He's been like that ever since he lost his job.

He's like a lot of people around here. He just wants somebody to listen.

Hello, Anderson. Wanna mail something, do you?

Hello, Dr. Molinaro. Can we come in?

Hello, Gerald.

Hello, Gerald. I'm under such terrible pressure.

Here we go.

Here we go. Here we go. Come on.

Here.

Here's Mr. Bird's heart.

Hey, doc, you got a human heart?

Hey, doctor.

Hey, Peltzer.

Hey, there.

Hey, there.

Hey, there.

Hi, honey!

Hi, my name's Pete.

Hi, sweetheart!

His name's Gizmo. Hi, Giz.

His too?

Hold on, I'll get you down.

Hold still.

Honey, this is the gentleman who sold me the mogwai.

How about shutting up for a change, okay?

How did you know?

How else did she get to him?

How was your day?

How's your comic strip coming?

Hundreds of them?

Hurry up!

I already fed you.

I am not drunk!

I bet he'd like some chicken soup.

I bet they're all together someplace dark.

I brought my plow in for a tune up and found it loaded with foreign parts.

I can get you these.

I can't get a damn thing on this!

I cannot sell him at any price.

I don't believe it.

I don't believe that.

I don't celebrate Christmas.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know. This is the only one I've ever seen.

I don't think we can drink this.

I don't want money.

I expect to see you in the funnies with "Smilin' Jack," "Li'I Abner. "

I got a tree!

I gotta have him. He's incredible.

I hate Christmas carolers.

I have made an improvement.

I have something here that I think you might be interested in.

I haven't seen your old apartment.

I hope he's housebroken.

I just brought in your Christmas tree.

I just wanna see you.

I just wanted you to know that Joe got another job.

I know you're under there.

I know. Who hasn 't got a story?

I know. Who hasn 't got a story?

I made sure... .

I make the illogical logical.

I mean, everything. Gaskets, pistons, spark plugs.

I must apologize for this most unusual... .

I notice that you're a smoker. I see the cigarettes.

I noticed, here, this broken ashtray.

I paid for mine, Frank.

I rarely use it myself, sir. It promotes rust.

I said it's great!

I think this can solve your problem here, sir.

I thought I'd be seeing you about this time.

I thought so too.

I thought you might be hungry.

I thought your dad fixed it.

I told you. Everything's real.

I tried this one place.

I want it.

I want your dog.

I warned you brats!

I warned you.

I was 9 years old.

I was just out on the back porch for a second.

I went and got you...

I would've fired you in a second.

I'll be careful.

I'll be delighted...

I'll be right there.

I'll bet every kid in America would like one of these.

I'll catch the beast myself.

I'll do the best I can.

I'll get you fixed up in no time.

I'll give you $ 100 for him.

I'll just tell him a bunch of bikers stole it from me on my way home.

I'll take him to the kennel. They'll put him to sleep.

I'm an inventor.

I'm glad you're back. How was the trip?

I'm gonna check the antenna. Maybe the damn thing blew down.

I'm gonna take Barney to your grandmother's.

I'm in the kitchen.

I'm not ready yet. I'm not ready!

I'm not ready.

I'm not sure. Maybe thousands.

I'm serious. It's neat.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm just a little tired and cranky.

I'm sure it will come in handy.

I'm terribly sorry.

I've been everywhere. I'll give you $200.

I've gotta have him. It's a present for my son for Christmas.

I've listened to his excuses for 10 years, the loser!

If any of you wanna bring me a present...

If he gets to water, it'll start all over again.

If it isn't Captain Clip on.

If there's anything I can do... . But it's completely out of my hands.

Imagine that.

In the department store.

Is it alive?

Is something wrong?

Is that a mogwai.

Isn't that incredible, Pete?

It ain't some foreign piece of crap. That's a Kentucky Harvester.

It all started here in Chinatown.

It eliminates the need to carry heavy luggage when you travel.

It just hatched.

It multiplies with water.

It takes a certain kind of guy.

It was Christmas Eve.

It was great.

It was snowing outside.

It'll be light soon.

It'll be quick and painless, compared to what I could do to him.

It's a change in form...

It's a new car.

It's a puppy, isn't it?

It's Christmas. What the hell's going on?

It's funny. The new ones aren't like Gizmo.

It's great. You're doing fine.

It's important. Trust me.

It's no problem, Pete. Leave it up here.

It's not a good idea that you drive. Why don't you walk home?

It's not your fault. I'm working on that. I haven't finished that.

It's really important.

It's the creatures!

It's true. The suicide rate's always the highest around the holidays.

It's very fortunate that I happened to come by.

It's when a lot of people get really depressed.

It's your new pet.

Jesus, Frank!

Just a last minute package, Father.

Just a little blood test, pal. You'll never miss it.

Just sit down there and don't fall off, okay?

Keep him out of the light.

Kitty, what's that? Some of Rockin ' Ricky fans?

Klutz!

Kopeck, you stop that, you bad kitty!

Kopeck's a bad kitty.

Latest word in technology.

Let me introduce myself. My name's Randall Peltzer. I'm an inventor.

Let me show you. I'm an inventor. I made this.

Let's get out of here!

Let's just say, for the sake of argument...

Let's not talk about it now. Don't say anything to Dad.

Light bright!

Light bright! Light bright!

Like a butterfly.

Like my mother.

Listen, gang.

Look at you.

Look up here a minute.

Look, I know it sounds crazy. I know it does.

Look, I'm a junior vice president at 23.

Look, that one's got a cute stripe on its head.

Looks like you hurt yourself.

Lots of changes.

Man at gas station tried to sell me.

Man, about 75...

Maybe I'll put him in my spin dryer on high heat.

Me and Mom were decorating the tree...

Mean kitty, you start eating before everybody gets here.

Merry Christmas to you too.

Merry Christmas, movie house!

Merry Christmas!

Milk Duds.

Milk Duds.

Mogwai!

Mogwai.

Mom, could you come up here, please?

Mom, it's Stripe!

Mom, they hatched. Get out of the house.

Mommy, I'm hungry.

Mommy'll fix you something good to eat.

Morning, Billy.

Most people are, but some aren't.

Mr. Futterman, guess what? It's time to go home now.

Mr. Hanson, wait. Let me just talk to you for a second.

Mrs. Deagle, it's Christmas!

Mrs. Deagle!

Mrs. Deagle's trying to take his lease away.

Mrs. Harris...

My dear lady, are you all right?

My father gave me one as a present.

My husband, Joe Harris.

My mom's had a bit of an accident.

Neat!

Neat!

Neat! What's his name?

Neither of us will be paid for two weeks.

Neither one of us could eat or sleep.

No problem, friend. All you do is...

No problem.

No wonder you gotta drag people in off the street.

No, don't shake it. Open it now. It won't wait till Christmas.

No, I just don't like to.

No, I'm afraid he's on vacation.

No, I'm sure it works fine.

No, it's a sad movie.

No, no, no. Wait a minute.

No, thanks, Mr. Futterman. I'm late for work as it is.

No, thanks, though. It'll be okay.

No, that's different.

No, they don't start out vicious at first!

Nobody.

Not a big guy like you. Come on.

Not to support a lot of...

Now can I have one?

Now I can see. It takes...

Now I have another reason to hate Christmas.

Now I'm depressed.

Now maybe you guys will be quiet.

Now you know what to ask Santa for, don't you?

Now, in small birds...

Now, let's say you're late for the big meeting.

Number one, he hates bright lights. You gotta keep him out of the sunlight.

Number two, keep him away from water.

Of course not.

Of course, tickets to the Super Bowl would be very nice.

Oh, Christ!

Oh, God. It was so horrible.

Oh, I didn't mean that.

Oh, it is neat.

Oh, my heart!

Oh, Rand.

Okay, mister. Here it is.

One more beer, I'll help you clean up.

One, two, three, four, five new ones.

One, two, three!

One, two, three... .

Pardon me, sir. Stuff.

Patriotic little fellow, ain't he?

Peltzer's the name. Rand Peltzer.

Perhaps someday you may be ready.

Pete, take that tree to Mr. Anderson's truck.

Phone home. Ca ca!

Plain water.

Please!

Plus, it multiplies with water.

Poor dog. Another minute and he would've been a dog sicle.

Pretty neat, huh?

Pretty neat, huh?

Pupal. Pupal stage.

Rand Peltzer. "Fantastic Ideas for a Fantastic World. "

Rand, your scarf.

Ready?

Remember me, don't you?

Right, Murray?

Rockin ' Ricky's getting fed up with this Orson Welles crap!

Ruble's a good little kitty.

Saturday morning at 8:30, we'll have Santa Claus for all the kiddies.

Say you hate Thanksgiving, and nobody cares.

Screechy voiced little glue sniffers.

See if there's something you like.

See that plow?

See, it works.

She's been threatening him. She'd love to get her hands on him.

Sheila, will you quit messing with the TV?

Sheriff's office.

Should I get it?

Shut up, will you?!

Shut up!

Singing.

Sir, I notice that you're a smoker.

Slight problem with the Peltzer Peeler Juicer.

Small animals lose heat faster than large ones.

Smokeless Ashtray.

So if your air conditioner goes on the fritz, your washing machine blows up...

So long, Billy.

So Mom called the office. No answer.

So the police began a search.

Some Chinese word. I just call him...

Some little junk store in Chinatown.

Something about a snowplow. A freak accident.

Sorry, miss.

Sorry.

Sorry. Sorry.

Speak to Mrs. Deagle?

Start the car. I'd really like to go back to the station.

Stay still.

Still hiding under the counter?

Stop it!

Sunlight will kill him.

Sure, go ahead. Just be careful.

Sure.

Sure. I don't see why not. He seems to like you.

Sure. What's it for?

Sure. Whatever you say.

Take Giz. Go back and try and find some kind of light switch.

Take him there on the way to the convention, pick him up on the way home.

Tell me how much I owe you...

Tell me something. Where do these little gremlins come from?

Tell me. How come a cute guy like this...

Tell you what I'll do.

Thanks for walking me home.

Thanks.

Thanks.

Thanks. And have a Merry Christmas.

That was Mrs. Deagle.

That was really good, the way you handled Mr. Futterman.

That'd do it.

That's $200!

That's Dave Myers. He does Santa every year.

That's great.

That's me there on the corner.

That's pretty neat.

That's right.

That's strange.

That's Stripe. He's the leader.

That's where everybody's dad proposed to their mom. Cross your "T. "

That's where my dad proposed to my mom.

The Bathroom Buddy. The invention of the century.

The bizarre demise of Mrs. Ruby Deagle, widow...

The competition's a little more advanced than I expected.

The convention's great.

The creatures are making it look like an accident!

The firemen came and broke through the chimney top.

The Futtermans.

The house was freezing, so I went to try to light up the fire.

The Marines are standing by with fire hoses.

The Miracle Company, who has the Kitchen Companion...

The old bat never looked better.

The Peltzer Pet.

The question is totally without meaning.

The same gremlins brought down our planes in the big one.

The striped one seems to be the leader.

The world's changing.

The worst thing that ever happened to me was on Christmas.

Their blood must circulate faster to keep their bodies warm.

Then he'll get what he deserves.

Then I want you to bring the vacuum cleaner upstairs for me.

There now. Don't you feel better?

There was, I believe, a box.

There we go.

There you go. See, that's not so bad. Come on.

There's one other one. This is an invention of mine.

There's three rules you've gotta follow.

These goddamn foreign cars always freeze up on you.

These green guys are running around wrecking things.

They almost got you, huh?

They don't run those comics anymore.

They don't! They look like this.

They don't?

They might replace the dog as the family pet.

They plant gremlins in their machinery.

They put them in the radios you stick in your ears.

They put them in the watches. Little teeny gremlins.

They're after all of us! Our wives, our children, everyone!

They're gremlins, Kate.

They're here already! You're next!

They're here!

They're inside.

They're still shipping them over here.

They're watching Snow White.

They've been here too.

They've come for me! They've come!

Thick and heavy.

Think about it.

This could really be the big one.

This is a bank, not a pet store.

This is a cocoon, and inside he's going through changes.

This is called a metamorphosis.

This is Christmas, not Halloween!

This is gonna revolutionize traveling.

This is Lew Landers, WDHB's Action Central News...

This is my new pet. My dad gave him to me.

This is some Christmas, Katie, I'll tell you.

This is what's left of my imported Bavarian snowman.

This is your grandfather's store?

This is...

This isn't gonna hurt.

Thursdays.

To declare Dorry's pub a landmark.

To hear, one has only to listen.

To make money.

Tough? And no one's tougher than you, Ger?

Try not to move so much, okay?

Until then, mogwai...

Use the sink.

Very good, Gerald.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Wait outside. I'll be right out.

Ward is your snowplow headquarters.

Watch it, watch it!

Watch this.

Watch this.

Watch. Maybe he'll sing.

Water!

Waving the flag and everything.

We can talk about it on the phone and kind of...

We can't point any fingers, not even at Mrs. Deagle.

We don't have proof. We can't even find footprints leading up to the house.

We should've got a Zenith!

We switch to a report...

We'll find you something to eat. She's a good kitty.

We're getting our picture taken.

We're gonna have to make a run for it, okay?

Weeknights, so Dorry doesn't have to pay an extra waitress.

Well, I gave them some chicken.

Well, it's not 12:00 yet.

Well, that's great!

Well, that's the story.

Well, they're the mogwai, I guess.

What about your grandfather?

What are these things? Where do they come from?

What are they doing?

What are they?

What are they?

What are they?!

What are you doing in there?

What are you talking about?

What are you trying to tell me?

What could you do?

What do you do?

What do you say, Alex?

What do you think?

What do you think?

What do you think?

What happened?

What happened?

What happened?

What I'd like to do, sir, is give you my card.

What is it?

What is it? A birdcage?

What is that dog doing in here?

What is that?

What kind of rules?

What the hell are those things?

What the hell is he doing now?

What the hell is that?

What the hell is that?

What was in that jar?

What?

What'd you say this was called?

What'll you tell him?

What're you gonna do? Under normal circumstances...

What's down here?

What's going on here?

What's good about it?

What's he doing?

What's not to like? I mean, it's a lot of fun.

What's that stuff he's got all over him?

What's that?

What's that?

What's that?

What's this button?

What's wrong with this?

What's wrong? Why isn't the car starting?

Where are you going?

Where are you? I know you're in there.

Where did they all go?

Where'd you get it?

Where'd you get this?

Where'd you go?

Where's that coming from?

Where's the boiler room?

While everybody else opens up presents, they're opening up their wrists.

Why don't you just speak to Mrs. Deagle about it?

Why don't you tell Dorry you're sick? He can't dock your pay.

Why is he making that noise?

Why is that?

Why not?

Will you listen to me?

Wow! The Hooded Menace. Issue number one!

Yeah, I can tell.

Yeah, I'm gonna have Mr. Hanson check it out.

Yeah, Mom. It's me.

Yeah, right.

Yeah, she says it's a dive, a public nuisance.

Yeah, speaking.

Yeah, that's swell, if you like working for nothing.

Yeah, you could do the eggs.

Yes, here we go, Dollar Bill.

Yes, honey. So am I.

Yes, sir, I do.

You all right?

You always drive!

You are not ready.

You can spare one for the sheriff's station.

You do have interesting artifacts here...

You do not understand.

You do with mogwai what your society...

You don't find American machinery doing that.

You forgot to brush your teeth.

You got yourself a bad case of dragon breath.

You got yourself your shaving mirror...

You guys are really hungry.

You have the thingy.

You haven't seen my new apartment.

You hungry?

You know what?

You know why? Kentucky Harvester.

You know, Katie, I think maybe I'll walk home.

You listen to me, kid!

You putz.

You remember me?

You said everything here was for sale.

You see, this is before it enters the pupal stage.

You should just buy orange juice in cartons. It's a lot easier.

You should try one of these.

You teach him to watch television?

You try some of this now. I know you gotta be hungry.

You understand what he says when he speaks to you?

You want me to put the cuffs on him?

You work here?

You'll get stuck with a lot of trees again.

You're familiar with the Bathroom Buddy?

You're kidding.

You're not a Rockin ' Ricky fan!

You're not still angry about that little blood test, are you?

You're on with Rockin ' Ricky! Go!

You're on your way. You reach up. You forgot to shave.

You're practically supporting your whole family.

You're rolling with Rockin ' Ricky Rialto...

You've got to warn people!

You've never been so far away on Christmas Eve before.

Your dog broke it this morning!

40, 60, 80... .

200. Thank you.

Are you all right? I think so.

Get the kid some water. I wouldn't do that.

Having fun? Fun!

Hi, Mom. Hi, sweetie.

Honey, would you dim the lights? Sure.

How about one more beer? No, it's late.

I had to come. So I see.

I'm sorry. It's okay.

It'll be okay. It will not be okay.

Let me drive. No, you're drunk.

Little monsters. Right.

Mrs. Deagle? What?

Sorry, Dad. It's okay.

Thanks! You'll like this.

There's something I should tell you. Look.

Welcome home. Hey, Dad.

You gotta be gentle. I will.

You think this kid is drunk? No, but you are.

...a candy bar.

...a cassette deck wouldn't be bad.

...a certain kind of guy.

...a nail file...

...accidents, fires and explosions that rocked this once peaceful town...

...and a big old elephant's heart, only 25 a minute.

...and in appearance.

...and you got yourself a dental mirror.

...and you push this button.

...at the site of Dorry's Tavern...

...before you call the repairman...

...but he's still on the air!

...can turn into a thousand ugly monsters?

...deadbeats.

...don't ever feed him after midnight.

...from the scene of the Christmas Eve riots.