Gremlins Director Says Steven Spielberg Saved the Film by Making Gizmo the Hero’s Pal

It’s hard to imagine Gizmo as violently evil, but that was the original plan for Gremlins. Released in 1984, Gremlins was directed by Joe Dante and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film was met with tremendous success and is widely regarded as one of the very best movies of its era and an all-time great of the horror genre.