• Director(s)

    Joe Dante

  • Production Year

    1984

  • Release date

    06/12/2019

  • Genre(s)

    Fantasy, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    106m

  • Cast

    Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Keye Luke, Judge Reinhold, Frnces Lee McCain, Dick Miller, Glynn Turman, Corey Feldman, Belinda Balaski, Harry Carey Jr., Jonathan Banks, Scott Brady

Film

Gremlins

moderate violence, fantasy horror

Dangerous creatures are unleashed when a young man fails to follow the instructions about his unusual new pet. While comic and exciting, younger viewers may find the horror and slapstick gore too intense.…

Dangerous creatures are unleashed when a young man fails to follow the instructions about his unusual new pet. While comic and exciting, younger viewers may find the horror and slapstick gore too intense.

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violence

threat and horror

language

discrimination

injury detail

dangerous behaviour

theme

alcohol and tobacco

  • Director(s)

    Joe Dante

  • Production Year

    1984

  • Release date

    06/12/2019

  • Genre(s)

    Fantasy, Horror

  • Approx. running minutes

    106m

  • Cast

    Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Keye Luke, Judge Reinhold, Frnces Lee McCain, Dick Miller, Glynn Turman, Corey Feldman, Belinda Balaski, Harry Carey Jr., Jonathan Banks, Scott Brady

moderate violence, fantasy horror
Classified Date:
03/10/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
violence
There are several darkly comic scenes in which fantasy creatures are killed. These include a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin being liquidised in a kitchen blender, a gremlin exploding in a microwave, and a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt and in another scene a woman's malfunctioning stair lift flings her out of a window.
threat and horror
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'crap', 'asshole', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
A xenophobic character repeatedly expresses his dislike of foreigners and foreign goods.
injury detail
There is sight of scratches after people are clawed by the fantasy gremlin creatures.
dangerous behaviour
There is a scene in which a teenage boy cuts an electrical wire with scissors to get rid of a gremlin who is swinging on it. There is also a scene showing a gremlin sticking its fingers into a light socket, resulting in electrocution.
theme
In one scene a teenage girl explains that she discovered Santa Claus didn't exist when her father broke his neck and died after climbing down a chimney. This may upset younger viewers.
alcohol and tobacco
The fantasy gremlin characters are seen drinking and smoking to excess. Adult humans are also seen smoking and drinking.
There is use of mild bad language (‘crap’, ‘asshole’).
moderate violence, fantasy horror
Classified Date:
03/10/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
violence
There are several darkly comic scenes in which fantasy creatures are killed. These include a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin being liquidised in a kitchen blender, a gremlin exploding in a microwave, and a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt and in another scene a woman's malfunctioning stair lift flings her out of a window.
threat and horror
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children.
language
There is use of mild bad language, including 'crap', 'asshole', 'hell', 'damn', 'God' and 'Christ'.
discrimination
A xenophobic character repeatedly expresses his dislike of foreigners and foreign goods.
injury detail
There is sight of scratches after people are clawed by the fantasy gremlin creatures.
dangerous behaviour
There is a scene in which a teenage boy cuts an electrical wire with scissors to get rid of a gremlin who is swinging on it. There is also a scene showing a gremlin sticking its fingers into a light socket, resulting in electrocution.
theme
In one scene a teenage girl explains that she discovered Santa Claus didn't exist when her father broke his neck and died after climbing down a chimney. This may upset younger viewers.
alcohol and tobacco
The fantasy gremlin characters are seen drinking and smoking to excess. Adult humans are also seen smoking and drinking.
Contains moderate violence and fantasy horror
Classified Date:
22/11/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Violence
There are several scenes in which the gremlins terrorise adults and children, and scenes in which gremlins are killed. These include a gremlin being used as a dartboard, a gremlin being beheaded so that its head flies into a fireplace where it is burnt, a gremlin liquidised in a kitchen blender, one exploding in a microwave, and sight of a gremlin melting and decomposing. In one scene a teenage boy is also shot in the arm with a crossbow bolt.
The film also contains a scene in which a teenage boy cuts an electrical wire with scissors to get rid of a gremlin who is swinging on it, and a scene showing a gremlin sticking its fingers in a light socket, resulting in electrocution. In one scene a teenage girl explains that she discovered Santa Claus didn't exist when her father died while dressed as Santa, after falling down the chimney and breaking his neck. On occasion the gremlins are shown smoking and drinking to excess, however, the film does not promote or encourage the activities. Mild language features, including use of 'crap', 'asshole', 'Christ', 'God', hell' and 'goddamn'.
Classified Date:
08/08/1984
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Columbia-Emi-Warner Dists Ltd
Contains strong violence and horror
Classified Date:
05/01/1995
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
30/10/1985
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Classified Date:
05/11/2019
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Warner Bros Entertainment UK Ltd.
Paperwork Remarks:
4K trailer
Classified Date:
18/10/2012
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Park Circus Limited
Classified Date:
18/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material Gremlins
Classified Date:
18/08/2014
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional Material
Classified Date:
13/08/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Warner Home Video Ltd
Paperwork Remarks:
Additional material Audio commentary

  • Classified date

    03/10/2019

  • BBFC reference

    CFF034881

  • Language

    English