Directed by Joe Dante Written by Chris Columbus   Cast Hoyt Axton ... Randall Peltzer John Louie ... Chinese Boy Keye Luke ... Grandfather (Mr. Wing) Don Steele ... Rockin' Ricky Rialto (voice) Susan Burgess ... Little Girl Scott Brady ... Sheriff Frank Arnie Moore ... Alex Corey Feldman ... Pete Fountaine Harry Carey Jr. ... Mr. Anderson Zach Galligan ... Billy Peltzer Dick Miller ... Murray Futterman Phoebe Cates ... Kate Beringer Polly Holliday ... Ruby Deagle Donald Elson ... Man on Street (as Don Elson) Belinda Balaski ... Mrs. Joe Harris Danny Llewelyn ... Hungry Harris Child (as Daniel Llewelyn) Edward Andrews ... Mr. Corben Judge Reinhold ... Gerald Hopkins Lois Foraker ... Bank Teller Chuck Jones ... Mr. Jones Kenny Davis ... Dorry Frances Lee McCain ... Lynn Peltzer Glynn Turman ... Roy Hanson Nicky Katt ... Schoolchild (as Nick Katt) Tracy Wells ... Schoolchild John C. Becher ... Dr. Molinaro Gwen Willson ... Mrs. Molinaro Jackie Joseph ... Sheila Futterman Jonathan Banks ... Deputy Brent Joe Brooks ... Dave Meyers (Santa) James MacKrell ... Lew Landers (WDHB-TV reporter) (as Jim McKrell) Frank Welker ... Stripe / Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) Howie Mandel ... Gizmo (voice) Fred Newman ... Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) Mark Dodson ... Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) Michael Winslow ... Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) Peter Cullen ... Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) Bob Bergen ... Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (as Bob Berger) Michael Sheehan ... Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) (as Mike Sheehan) Bob Holt ... Mogwai / Gremlins (voice) Mushroom ... Barney Uncredited Cast Paul Acerno ... Man Wearing Sunglasses on Payphone at Convention Edward Arnold ... Donald Deagle (archive footage) Frank Baxter ... Mr. Fiction Writer (archive footage) Adam Bean ... Boy in Town Square Karen Bean ... Girl in Town Square Tom Bergeron ... TV News Reporter Richard Carlson ... Dr. Research (archive footage) Jerry Goldsmith ... Man in Telephone Booth Glancing at Camera Bob Harks ... Townsman Brad Kesten ... Mogwi / Gremlins / Additional Voices Marvin Miller ... Robby the Robot (voice) Dean Rader-Duval ... Ron Robby the Robot ... Robot William Schallert ... Father Bartlett Steven Spielberg ... Man in Electric Wheelchair Kenneth Tobey ... Mobil Gas Station Attendant Produced by Michael Finnell   Kathleen Kennedy   Frank Marshall   Steven Spielberg   Original Music by Jerry Goldsmith

Additional Info Premiere: June 08, 1984 DVD Release: April 13, 1999 Blu-ray Release: September 29, 2009 Country: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Warner Bros. (a Warner Communications company) (presents) Amblin Entertainment Distributors Warner Bros.   (1984) (USA) (theatrical) Warner Bros.   (1985) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) Warner Home Video   (1985) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1989) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Warner Home Video   (1991) (USA) (video) (laserdisc) Warner Home Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (1999) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (1999) (USA) (VHS) Warner Home Video   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2002) (USA) (DVD) (special edition) Warner Home Video   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (25th anniversary edition) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.7 / 10 Our Rating 8.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 7.7 / 10 Female Users 6.6 / 10 Site Ranking #834 / 20,704 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 16 total ratings Almost Perfect 7 total ratings Average 5 total ratings Site Ranking #830 The Boy In The Striped Pajamas (2008) #831 When Harry Met Sally... (1989) #832 The Chronicles Of Riddick (2004) #833 Clueless (1995) #834 Gremlins (1984) #835 Mars Attacks! (1996) #836 The Karate Kid (1984) #837 Little Women (2019) #838 RoboCop (2014)