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Dec 2023
50 m

Gremlins | Episode 389

Jim Adams
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In a continuing salute to the Holidays, Jim discusses a beloved classic from Director Joe Dante and Produced by Steven Speilberg - 1984's "Gremlins," starring Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain, Judge Reinhold, Dick Miller, Jackie Joseph, Keye Luke, Scott Brady, Corey Feldman, Edward Anderson,  Belinda Balaski and Harry Carey Jr. A young man receives a special Xmas present from his inventor Father which results in the unleashing of several mischievous and sometimes deadly creatures. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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