Infamously, Chris Columbus‘ original script for "Gremlins" was much scarier — Billy’s mom was murdered by the gremlins (and her severed head thrown down the stairs), gremlins ate Billy’s dog, and an extended sequence set in a McDonald’s had gremlins dining on overweight fast food patrons.
But the final "Gremlins," while largely regarded for its huge heart and Amblin-y charms, still packs a wallop. There are moments that are genuinely unnerving and its middle section, when the transformed gremlins emerge from their cocoons and wreak havoc, is brilliantly staged horror craft.
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