Gremlins (1984) Christmas Retro Roundtable

Christmas is right around the corner. What better way to celebrate the holidays with a dark, crazy, twisted, inventive, and violent Christmas classic for our Retro Roundtable. Gremlins is the 1984 black comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus.

This movie is greatness in every single way. The movie has it all: style, charm, horror, action, blood, guts, and humor, but it also never gets too overtly slapstick or comical. Don’t get us wrong, the tongue and cheek are still firmly in place. Gremlins in our opinions was among the top echelon of movies from the glorious ‘80’s (that decade was GREAT to be a kid or teenager). We pity the fool who doesn’t appreciate this classic.

So, when your washing machine blows up or your TV goes on the fritz, before you call the repair man, turn on all the lights and look under all the beds. ‘Cause you never can tell, there just might be a gremlin in your house. Thanks for listening.

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals!