Gremlins

Our Christmas Series wraps up with one you wouldn't expect--Gremlins! The story begins with Oklahoma folk/country singer Hoyt Axton, playing inventor/two-bit entrepreneur Randall Peltzer. In a Chinatown antique store, Randall secretly buys a mogwai, or a cute, mischievous, fantastical creature, from the owner’s grandson. This adorable furball has three big rules—don’t expose it to light. Don’t get it wet, and don’t feed it after midnight. The former will cause it to reproduce like tribbles, the latter will cause it turn into a larger, more monstrous and destructive creature. 

Mr. Peltzer takes the mogwai to his 20ish son, Bill, played by Zack Galligan, as a Christmas present. Naturally, the three rules get broken, and all hell breaks loose.  

Also stars familiar 80s actors like Phoebe Cates as Billy’s coworker and love interest. And Judge Reinhold as Billy’s asshole boss. Cates and Reinhold would previously co-star in another iconic 80s hit. Fast times at Ridgemont High.