Cast & Crew

Directed by

Joe Dante

Writing Credits

Charles S. Haas
(written by) (as Charlie Haas)
Chris Columbus
(based on characters created by)

Cast

Howie Mandel
Gizmo
Tony Randall
Brain Gremlin
Zach Galligan
Billy Peltzer
Phoebe Cates
Kate Beringer
John Glover
Daniel Clamp
Robert Prosky
Grandpa Fred
Robert Picardo
Forster
Christopher Lee
Doctor Catheter
Haviland Morris
Marla Bloodstone
Dick Miller
Murray Futterman
Jackie Joseph
Sheila Futterman
Gedde Watanabe
Mr. Katsuji
Keye Luke
Mr. Wing
Kathleen Freeman
Microwave Marge
Don Stanton
Martin
Dan Stanton
Lewis
Shawn Nelson
Wally
Archie Hahn
Forster's Technician
Leslie Neale
Forster's Technician
Ron Fassler
Forster's Technician
Time Winters
Forster's Technician
Heather Haase
Yogurt Jerk
Jason Presson
Yogurt Jerk
Lisa Mende
Yogurt Customer
Patrika Darbo
Yogurt Customer
Jerry Goldsmith
Yogurt Customer
Rick Ducommun
Security Guard
John Capodice
Fire Chief
Belinda Balaski
Movie Theatre Mom
Nicky Rose
Movie Theatre Kid
Paul Bartel
Theatre Manager
Kenneth Tobey
Projectionist
Heidi Kempf
TV Reporter
Eric Shawn
TV Reporter
Michael Salort
TV Reporter
Frank P. Ryan
Cop
Diane Sainte-Marie
TV Reporter at Wing's
Kristi Witker
TV Anchor in Bar
Sarah Lilly
Reporter in Lobby
Vladimir Bibic
Taxi Driver
Page Hannah
Tour Guide #1
Liz Pryor
Tour Guide #2
Raymond Cruz
Messenger
Julia Sweeney
Peggy
Jeff Swanson
Forster's Assistant
Charles S. Haas
Casper
Dale Swann
Clamp Center Surveillance Supervisor
Gray Daniels
TV Cameraman
Stéphanie Menuez
Clamp's Secretary
Jacque Lynn Colton
Lady at Elevator
May Quigley
Hallway Employee
Tony Winters
Hallway Employee
Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Fireman
Dean Norris
Swat Team Leader
Saachiko
Newsstand Lady
John Astin
Janitor
Henry Gibson
Employee Fired for Smoking
Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin
Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Dick Butkus
Dick Butkus
Bubba Smith
Bubba Smith
Frank Welker
Mohawk
Kirk R. Thatcher
Gremlins
Mark Dodson
Gremlins
Neil Ross
Announcer
Jeff Bergman
Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck (voice)
Cindy Abrams
Clamp Tower Tourist
Don Bennett
Clamp Tower Employee
Joel Brooks
Mountie Waiter
Joan Carey
Running Employee
Joe Dante
Grandpa Fred Director / Beanie Gremlin / Wicked Witch Gremlin (voice) (uncredited)
Bob Davis
Clamp Tower Employee (cut scene)
James Davison
SWAT Officer
Dylan Dawson
Clamp Building Tourist
Bruce Dobos
Clamp's Bodyguard
Lanier Edwards
Clamp Tower Employee
Lee Faranda
Robin Hood Actor
Sally Frei
Clamp Tower Passerby
Roy Goldman
Splice of Life Scientist
Anthony Gordon
Security Guard
Carmen J. Gray
Reporter
Conrad Hurtt
Clamp Tower Employee
Roger Ito
Clamp Tower Security Technician
James Land
Clamp Tower Employee
Crystal Lincoln
Clamp Tower Passerby
Farrell Mayer
Clamp's Bodyguard
John Hugh McKnight
Clamp Tower Employee
Mark Monto
Clamp Employee
Gary Morgan
Running Employee
Carl Anthony Nespoli
Lab Scientist
Nils Nichols
Bar Patron
Wanda Norman
Pedestrian
Susan Olar
Clamp Tower Employee
Mike Paciorek
SWAT Officer
Jim Painter
Running Office Employee
Brian Penikas
Singing Gremlin Triplets
John S. Platt
Firefighter
Jimmy Pruitt
Running Office Employee
Richard Sarstedt
Evacuated Office Worker
George Sasaki
Pedestrian
Lilian Sasson
Running Tourist (cut scene)
Ted Scott
Tied Up Office Worker
Michael Sheehan
Special Vocal Effects
Roger Trantham
Forster's Security Guard
Paul Van
Clamp Tower Passerby / Office Worker (uncredited)
Kaye Wade
Running Tourist
Gary Woodward
Clamp Tower Passerby
Sheb Wooley
Screaming Victim

Produced by

Rick Baker
co-producer
Michael Finnell
producer (produced by)
Kathleen Kennedy
executive producer
Frank Marshall
executive producer
Steven Spielberg
executive producer

Music by

Jerry Goldsmith
(music by)

Cinematography by

John Hora
director of photography

Editing by

Kent Beyda
(edited by)

Casting By

Glenn Daniels
(casting)
Marion Dougherty
(casting)

Production Design by

James H. Spencer
(as James Spencer) (production designed by)

Art Direction by

Joseph P. Lucky
(as Joe Lucky)

Set Decoration by

John H. Anderson

Costume Design by

Rosanna Norton

Makeup Department

Norman Cabrera
special makeup effects artist: Rick Baker Cinovation
Joseph Coscia
hair stylist
Erin Koplow
special makeup effects artist (as Erin Brasfield)
Eryn Krueger Mekash
special makeup effects artist
Matt Rose
special makeup effects artist
Brian Wade
special makeup effects artist: Rick Baker/Cinovation
Eddie Yang
special makeup effects artist
Robert Smithson
production assistant: Cinovation, Inc. (uncredited)

Production Management

Phil Rawlins
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Victor Hsu
first assistant director
B. Scott Senechal
second assistant director (as Scott Senechal)
James H. Spencer
second unit director (as James Spencer)

Art Department

John Berger
set designer
Marjorie Coster
props
Elaine Fiona Ferguson
puppeteer
Thomas V. Johnson
painter gang boss
Robert S. McDonald
propmaker foreman
Michael Muscarella
construction coordinator
Greg Papalia
set designer
Aaron Sims
lead painter
Dawn Snyder
set designer
Tom Southwell
conceptual artist
Mark Sparks
propmaker
Chris Walas
original character designer: Gizmo
Gary J. Coelho
laborer (uncredited)
Jose Fernandez
sculptor (uncredited)
Michael W. Moore
prop maker (uncredited)

Sound Department

Michael J. Benavente
sound editor
John S. Coffey
sound mixer: second unit
Teresa Eckton
sound editor
Christopher Flick
foley editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound editor
Robin Harlan
foley artist (as Robin J. Harlan)
Doc Kane
original dialogue mixer: L.A. Studios
Ken King
production sound mixer
Rick Kline
re-recording mixer
Robert J. Litt
re-recording mixer
Mark A. Mangini
Sound Effects by (as Mark Mangini)
Stephen Purvis
adr editor
David Schneider
cable person
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe Boisseau)
George Simpson
sound editor
David E. Stone
sound effects
Elliot Tyson
re-recording mixer
Douglas Vaughan
boom operator
Vanessa Theme Ament
foley artist (uncredited) / supervising sound editor (uncredited)
Ron Bartlett
sound editor (uncredited)
Tammy Fearing
dialogue editor (uncredited)
Jack Keller
sound recordist (uncredited)
Steve Lee
sound effects librarian (uncredited)
Michael Miller
original dialogue mixer (uncredited)
Oscar Mitt
assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Sarah Monat
foley artist (uncredited)
Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist (uncredited)
Vince Nicastro
foley artist (uncredited)
Morten Folmer Nielsen
adr editor (uncredited) / adr recordist (uncredited)
Greg Orloff
foley mixer (uncredited)
John Roesch
foley artist (uncredited)
Randy Singer
foley mixer (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist (uncredited)
David J Williams
sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Mike Arbios
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Grant Arndt
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio / sculptor: crew effects crew, Cinovation (as Grant Ardnt)
Brent Baker
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Rick Baker
Gremlins & Mogwai effects supervisor
Gabriel Bartalos
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Michael Bastings
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Manuel Beccaro
animatronics / special effects crew
Cristian Bertocco
special effects assistant
Jack Bricker
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Matt J. Britton
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Sheri Brooks
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Norman Cabrera
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Bill Corso
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Barry Crane
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Chuck Crisafulli
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Daniel Crosby
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Jon Dawe
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Kelle DeForrest
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Roberto dePalma
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Juliann Smith DeVito
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio (as Juliann M. Smith)
Glen Eisner
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Mike Elizalde
puppeteer
Nicholas J. Esposto
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Gwen Everman
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Yuri Everson
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Jose Fernandez
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Steve Frakes
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Erick Geisler
creature painter
George Giordano
special effects crew
Celeste Contois Gitthens
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Kim Graham
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Claudia Hardy
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Sarkis Hardy
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Jurgen Heimann
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Tom Hester
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Guy Himber
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Thomas R. Homsher
special effects technician
Steven James
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Mike Jolly
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Andrew Kenworthy
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
David Kindlon
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Erin Koplow
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio (as Erin Brasfield)
Eryn Krueger Mekash
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio (as Eryn Krueger)
Tim Lawrence
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
James Leonard
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio (as Jim Leonard)
John Lundberg
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Cathy MacDonald
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Leonard MacDonald
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Karen Mason
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Mary Mason
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
J.C. Matalon
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Dave Matherly
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
James McLoughlin
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Jim McPherson
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio / sculptor: George character
Mike Measimer
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Hal Miles
stop motion animation technician
Bart Mixon
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio / creature shop supervisor
Phil Notaro
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Marian Olsen
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Matt Olsen
special effects crew
Joey Orosco
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Brian Penikas
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
David Penikas
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Nancy A. Perkins
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Dan Platt
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Zandra Platzek
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Sally Ray
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Tanya Ridenour
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Dwight Roberts
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Matt Rose
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Wayne Rose
special effects crew
Terence 'Doc' Popolo Rubbio
special effects crew
Johnnie Saiko
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Andy Schoneberg
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Russell Seifert
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Mark Setrakian
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Aaron Sims
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Steve Sleap
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Heidi Snyder
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Greg Solomon
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Michiko Tagawa
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Patrick Tantalo
special effects
Marc Tyler
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Brian Wade
creature effects crew
Steve Wang
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio / special effects supervisor
Karen Westerfield
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Diana Allen Williams
puppeteer
Mark Bryan Wilson
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Eddie Yang
creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
Richard Miranda
puppeteer (uncredited)
Ernest M. Sanchez
miniatures (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Craig Barron
visual effects supervisor: Matte World
Mike Chambers
visual effects coordinator: Apogee
Thierry Coup
model maker
Krystyna Demkowicz
executive in charge of production: Matte World
Christopher Duddy
visual effects
Jammie Friday
animator: VCE, Inc.
Paul Gentry
director of photography: miniatures
Brian Griffin
optical line-up
Peter Kuran
visual effects animation
Dennis Michelson
visual effects supervisor
Michael Pangrazio
matte artist supervisor
Brett B. White
visual effects assistant cameraman
Jim Aupperle
visual effects: blue screen photography/plate supervision (uncredited)
Doug Beswick
stop-motion animator (uncredited)
Yancy Calzada
stop-motion armatures and animation (uncredited)
Kevin Kutchaver
effects animator (uncredited)
Mauro Maressa
animator: electric gremlin (uncredited)
Albert Whitlock
matte consultant (uncredited)

Stunts

Mike H. McGaughy
stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

William L. Asman
camera operator: "a" camera
Roy Bean
video assist operator
Andrew Cooper
still photographer
Michael B. Corbett
lighting technician
Doug Ednie
lighting technician
Adam Glick
set lighting technician
Michael Shanman
lighting console operator
Chris Strong
gaffer: additional photography
David Tolsky
second assistant camera
Alex Rodriguez
second assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited)

Animation Department

Chuck Jones
opening and closing animation sequences
Mark Setrakian
animatronic designer
Edward Faigin
assistant animator title sequence (uncredited)
Hal Miles
puppet designer: constructor & animator (uncredited)
Tom Ray
animator title sequence (uncredited)
Virgil Ross
animator title sequence (uncredited)

Casting Department

Jimmy Jue
extras casting
Douglas Wright
casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Juliann Smith DeVito
specialty costumer
Mary Elizabeth Still
on-set costumer

Editorial Department

Thomas Calderon
assistant editor
Wilt Henderson
first assistant editor
Ron Lambert
color timer

Location Management

William Bowling
location manager
Robin F. Samson
location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

Jason Bentley
music supervisor (as Jason J. Bentley)
Alexander Courage
orchestrator: source music
Kenneth Hall
music editor
Arthur Morton
orchestrator
Fred Steiner
orchestrator: cartoon music
Rick Baptist
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Marc Bonilla
composer: additional music (uncredited)
Bruce Botnick
music scoring mixer (uncredited)
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist (uncredited)
Tom Brown
music preparation (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Mike Deasy
musician (uncredited)
Burnette Dillon
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
George Doering
musician (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Robert Fernandez
music scoring mixer (uncredited)
Bruce Fowler
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Jerry Goldsmith
conductor (uncredited) / score producer (uncredited)
M.B. Gordy
musician: Percussion (uncredited)
Mark Graham
music librarian (uncredited)
Mario Guarneri
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Warren Luening
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Brian O'Connor
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Roy Poper
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Steve Schaeffer
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith
music preparation (uncredited)
Carl W. Stalling
composer: Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies themes (uncredited)
Phillip A. Teele
musician: trombone (uncredited)
James Thatcher
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Richard Todd
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Robert Neilson
transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

Jurgen Heimann
creature designer
Lonzo Jones
production assistant
Lauren Mathews-Hill
1st asst prod accountant
Paul J. Memmi
translator
Dan Platt
crew member
Karen Shaw
production coordinator
David Hummel
production assistant (uncredited)
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