Comedy horror with deft satiric edge. Produced by Spielberg. Fumbling gadget salesman Rand Peltzer is looking for something really special to get his son Billy. He finds it in a small store in Chinatown. The wise shopkeeper is reluctant to sell him the adorable mogwai but relents after fully warning him Don't expose him to bright light, don't ever get him wet, and don't ever, ever feed him after midnight. Naturally, this all happens and the result is a gang of nasty gremlins who decide to tear up the town on Christmas Eve. Followed by Gremlins 2: The New Batch which is less black comedy, more parody, and perhaps more inventive.