The Gremlins themselves are creatures that adhere to nothing except their own momentary, impulsive desires. They're essentially Freud's version of the id. It's just, 'Whatever you want to do, they do.' They're anarchists, quite honestly. They don't follow any rules.
Director Joe Dante threw horror, science fiction, slapstick, satire, family drama, and holiday nostalgia into a blender and pushed the puree button. The swirl of green goop he created congealed into a masterpiece.
Somebody once said to me that I make movies and the MAD magazine parodies of movies at the same time. That was a big influence on me, MAD magazine. And so all the movies that I've done have a certain absurd take on the material.
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