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Jun 8, 2024 · Warner Bros. Producer Mike Finnell recalled how Columbus' monster movie script ended up in the hands of Steven Spielberg: "Chris Columbus, when he was a film student at NYU, lived in a crummy...
Jun 6, 2024 · I think that Joe, and even to a certain extent, Steven and Mike Finnell, and even Warner Bros., thought they were making this quirky little horror movie.
Steven Spielberg was the film's executive producer, with the film being produced by Michael Finnell. Gremlins was theatrically released on June 8, 1984 by Warner Bros. to critical and commercial success. However, it was heavily criticized for some of its more violent sequences.
Dec 24, 2022 · Chris Columbus' original script for Gremlins was a straight-out horror film. Then Steven Spielberg came in and made it family-friendly.
Mar 13, 2021 · This decidedly modern take on classic horror tropes created a singular vision that can still be felt within pop culture 40 years later: from the expansive series of sequels and werewolf films it spawned, to other self-aware horror films like Scream (“What’s that werewolf movie with E.T.’s mom in it?”), they all owe a debt to The Howling.
Dec 2, 2018 · “Producer Mike Finnell and I noticed a certain similarity between Furby and Mogwai, and pointed it out to Warner Bros. Soon there was a Gizmo Furby for sale and, no doubt, some settlement money changed hands.”
Jun 15, 2020 · So, the possibilities were expanded from what was possible to do with the first film — and so Mike Finnell and I agreed to go ahead and develop a sequel. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (Warner Bros.) With Joe Dante and Mike Finnell on board for a sequel, they began looking for a writer.
