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'Gremlins' star Zach Galligan says Phoebe Cates's infamous Santa speech was almost cut by studio before release
"Gremlins" star Zach Galligan speaks with Yahoo Entertainment about the infamous scene in his 1984 creature feature favorite.
Zach Galligan defends 'Gremlins 2' 30-plus years later: 'It's almost a satire of the first one'
MVP of Horror Zach Galligan explains the low-key brilliance of Joe Dante's unheralded sequel "Gremlins 2: The New Batch."
Zach Galligan talks return to 'Gremlins' in 'Secret of the Mogwai,' avoids Baby Yoda-Gizmo controversy
Zach Galligan is returning to the Gremlins Cinematic Universe in the animated prequel series "The Secret of the Mogwai."
'Gremlins' director Joe Dante says Baby Yoda was 'completely stolen' from his 1984 film
The Gizmo-Grogu beef is escalating.
The 'Batman' that never was: When Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy almost played the Dynamic Duo
Before Pattinson, Affleck, Bale and Keaton, there was a different A-lister on the drawing board. The man behind every big-screen Batman spills details of the superhero's secret cinematic origins.
Chris Columbus on why 'Gremlins' is a Christmas movie — and the dark Santa story the studio wanted to cut out
Columbus looks back at his comedy-horror classic and how it fits into holiday viewing. “When people should be celebrating, these ridiculously evil monsters are terrorizing the town ... that is fascinating.”
EntertainmentYahoo MoviesTake this 'Gremlins 2: The New Batch' quiz in honor of the film's 30th anniversary
Released on June, 16 1990, this sequel follows Gizmo as he’s reunited with Billy and Kate and taken to the Klamp building for genetic research after his home at Mr. Wing’s magical store is destroyed.
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'Gremlins 2' at 30: Director Joe Dante talks 'crazy, manic movie' and contributions of Rick Baker and Christopher Lee
From a massive budget to Lee's formidable mad scientist, Dante shares memories from making the beloved sequel on its 30th anniversary.
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No, Corey Feldman did not bring Michael Jackson's chimp Bubbles to the set of 'The Burbs'
Corey Feldman insists that no, he never brought Michael Jackson’s pet chimpanzee Bubbles to the set of the 1989 horror-comedy The ‘Burbs… which means, no, Bubbles never deficated all over Feldman’s trailer. It’s a claim that’s lived in infamy on the internet, and was repeated by the film’s own helmer, Joe Dante, when he visited Yahoo Studios to shoot a Director’s Reel interview in 2015. “Bubbles was not big on hygiene, and so one day they went in to clean the trailer, and it was completely covered in monkey s**t,” said Dante, who had previously directed Feldman in Gremlins.
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Stream This: Watch Carrie Fisher Bring Her Force to 'The 'Burbs'
Joe Dante’s cult 1989 comedy co-starring Tom Hanks benefits from late actress's contribution as the sensible one in satire of life removed from the big city
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Director's Reel: Joe Dante Shares Stories From 'Gremlins,' 'The 'Burbs,' and More
The 68-year-old filmmaker has had a colorful filmmaking career in the past several decades, directing creatures and humans in such favorites as Gremlins (and its beloved sequel), Innerspace, The 'Burbs, Explorers, and Piranha.