How the film "Gremlins" was filmed: footage from the filming and interesting facts (15 photos)

The film "Gremlins" was released back in 1984 and became a real a hit with the audience. Despite the fact that the film "Gremlins" next 40 years old, and to this day it is a pleasure to watch.





And today we would like to tell you some interesting facts about this film, as well as show footage from the filming of this tape.

1. The author of the script for the film "Gremlins" was a little-known screenwriter Chris Columbus, who previously wrote only the screenplay for the film "Fearless". And perhaps this film would never have seen the light of day if the script didn't make it to Steven Spielberg's desk, who ended up executive producer of the film.



As you know, later Chris Columbus will become famous director, having shot such cult films as "Home Alone" (2 parts), "A Gift for Christmas", "Harry Potter" (2 parts), etc. In general, it's not difficult notice that Columbus manages to make films where one way or another featured Christmas.



2. Despite the fact that the Columbus script was taken into work, it has undergone some changes, as in the original version the movie should have been darker. So, for example, according to the original the gremlins were supposed to kill the dog and Billy's mother, and Gizmo was to turn into a gremlin, becoming the leader of all creatures.



3. Also, Spielberg wanted to remove Kate's story from the script, who said that her father died when he went down the pipe in Santa Claus costume. But director Joe Dante insisted that this the scene was supposed to be in the film, and Spielberg still relented.



4. The movie "Back to the Future" was filmed in the same location as Gremlins, released a year earlier. We are talking about the square and the city hall with clock.

5. Gremlins were acting out of script. For them there was no spelled out any movements and dialogues during static scenes. Therefore, the puppeteers simply moved the puppets, and the voice actors improvised.



6. Rumor has it that gremlins were originally meant to be played. masked monkeys. But they were very scared when they put on masks gremlins, so this idea had to be abandoned. I don't know how much this is true, as there is no evidence for this. Everything is just words some of the people involved in the making of the film.



7. Despite stiff competition, the film "Gremlins" has collected did well at the box office, earning $153 million on a budget of 11 million. But at the same time, "Ghostbusters" came out.



8. Before Gremlins appeared in the American system age ratings were not rated PG-13 (it is not advisable to watch children under 13), so the picture, despite the presence of hard scenes, received a PG rating (recommended for children to watch with their parents), as for an R rating (recommended viewing from 17 years old), the film was rather weak.



For the same reason, the PG rating received the film "Indiana Jones and Temple of Doom", which was released in the same 1984. It is for this reason Spielberg invited the Film Association to come up with a new rating that would to be the golden mean between PG and R. This is how the PG-13 rating appeared.



9. By the way, as Chris Columbus said, the idea to write the script about gremlins was given to him by rats that lived in his attic. At the time, it was pretty creepy to hear someone stomping upstairs. small paws, which is why he thought that the film was about strange creatures that are terrifying would be a great idea.



10. Phoebe Cates, who played Kate, was actually scared gremlins, so whenever possible she tried to keep away from dolls.



11. Billy and Stripe fight scenes(the leader of the gremlins), where the latter attacked the protagonist with a chainsaw, was not originally in scenarios. It was created by director Joe Dante and lead actor Zach. Galligan, making a reference to the beloved movie "The Texas Massacre" chainsaw."



12. A huge part of the film's budget was "eaten" by animatronic dolls. gremlins, because at that time computer graphics were rather weak. Therefore, after the end of the filming day, the security service checked car trunks of actors and crew members so that no one dragged himself an expensive doll as a keepsake.



13. Initially, actress Phoebe Cates was not considered for the role. Kate, since before that she was known from the film "Easy Times in Ridjomd-High", where she took off her bathing suit, showing ... well, you understand. Many considered that for an essentially teenage film, this actress should not be taken costs. But in the end, she still got this role.



14. Many actors who have already been considered for the role of Billy entrenched in the movie, but Spielberg chose the little-known Zach for this role Galligan since he saw the chemistry between him and Phoebe Cates.