Gremlins

Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horrorfilm directed by Joe Dante, written by Chris Columbus and starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday and Frances Lee McCain, with Frank Welkerproviding the voice of the titular imp-like monsters'. The story follows Billy Peltzer, who receives Gizmo as a pet, who then spawns more of his kind that evolve into the titular monsters that wreak havoc on Billy's hometown during Christmas Eve.