2012 - DVD

Gremlins is a wildly original roller-coaster ride of hilarious mischief. One minute your hair will stand on end, the next you'll hold your sides with laughter at the havoc these supposedly gentle furballs create when the rules surrounding their care and feeding are inadvertently broken one fateful Christmas. Written by Chris Columbus and directed by Joe Dante, Gremlins unleashes special effects that dazzle and enchant and merriment that lingers in the memory. And isn't that Inchwhat superior popular moviemaking is all aboutInch (Richard Corliss, Time).

At the dawn of the 21st century, time travel is a reality, and the technology is guarded by lawmen like Max Walker (Jean-Claude Van Damme). But when he must go back to stop his ex-partner from altering the past for personal gain, Walker is caught in a dangerous, time-hopping conspiracy involving a corrupt senator. Ron Silver, Mia Sara, Bruce McGill co-star in this adaptation of the Dark Horse Comic by Mike Richardson and Mark Verheiden; directed by Peter Hyam (Inch2010Inch). 98 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English. Two-disc set.

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