zach galligan play billy a young bank clerk and when his father ( hoyt axton ) bring him a some what unusual christmas gift and a creature know a a mogwai which they name gismo while his life change dramatically . after a series of accident gismo multiply and the cute furry offspring soon become little green beast that terrorise the town and leave billy and his girlfriend ( phoebe cates ) to find a way to get rid of these gremlin and before everyone wind up dead . gremlin be infectiously funny and effortlessly entertain with it blend of cutsie charm and comic book horror . the creature themselves be excellently bring to life with some masterful puppetry and joe dante direction really do the film justice . this movie be cram with memorable scene and subtle parody and excellent and yet quite humorous horror . positive .