Analyzing American Horror Film 'Gremlins'

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Gremlins is the name of this film, and the title suits the film excellently. It is during the wintertime in Kingston Falls. One genre isn’t enough to choose from, so I chose American Horror Comedy because there is comedy throughout all of the film, but only towards the end does it start to become a horror film. William “Billy” Peltzer was a main actor portrayed by Zachary Gilligan. Now Billy's sidekick, Kate Beringer, is played by Phoebe Cates. Gizmo isn’t human, but his voice is spoken by Howie Mandel. Now you know a little more about the movie before you continue reading.

Many important events occurred in this film, here are the five I chose to explain the plot summary. The exposition of the film is when the father needs to find a gift,

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