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I really need to thank Zoran for giving you the idea to separate the monsters from people, but still counting them.
Or at least the ones that doesn’t seem to be sentient, humanoid, organic or all three
@@axelnilsson5124 them too
I agree, I think it’s been a great addition
By this time next year I'm hoping for a Kill Count for "Violent Night". I know it's more of an action film than horror, but it features Santa Claus saving a family from evil mercenaries, and racks up an INCREDIBLE body count while he and the rest of the family he's trying to save does it.
@@MirrorkatFeces movies aren’t complete without the main creatures being counted too.
FUN FACT: The old man who keeps Gizmo is played by Keye Luke, one of the first Chinese-Americans to make it huge in the Entertainment Industry. He starred in a lot of film and television roles, he helped found the Screen Actor's Guild, and he painted the murals in Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Pretty impressive resume, if you ask me.
Facts
@@brandontrammel4581 Several Facts about one person constitutes as several facts? Okay, my mistake. I was just spiffed that James didn't acknowledge Mr. Luke for what he was known for.
@@50percentGrey Facts
@@50percentGreyhe probably didn’t know, he can’t possibly know every person in a film, get over urself
He was also the voice of Brak in the original Space Ghost series. Yes, SGC2C and Cartoon Planet fans, THAT Brak.
Gremlins is actually a really scary kids movie and despite the terrifying small mischievous monsters it still has some really heartwarming moments
I know I saw the movie as a child, but I don't remember these murders lmao. I think I buried trauma
I saw it on tape as a kid, the microwave scene scared the crap out of me
This is why I love this channel. I always learn all kinds of stuff I never would have looked into on my own, like the Chuck Jones cameo or the fact that freakin' Howie Mandel did Gizmo's voice.
For real life that is so awesome 😎
The puppetry is so good in Gremlins, every creature feels so real, I always wanted my own Mogwai 😀 Merry Christmas, James and crew!
I sell Mogwai
Gremlins looklike furbies
@@PGbutalsofourteenplus There actually WAS a Gizmo Furby back in 2000! There's only about 250,000 in existence and they're fairly expensive.
Agreed! I’ve always wanted my own Mogwai too!
I have a Gizmo Mogwai (that sings) that my dad brought home a few months ago when his friend John said “anyone want this”. Obviously didn’t know how much their worth lol. Very strange as I was looking for a Mogwai less than 2 weeks before that.
The moment the "To the numbers" bit I was praying you wouldn't cut it off early as a joke and was suddenly transported on an emotional trip through a truly upsetting moment as Zoran's ultimate villain move. Truly spectacular great work Dead Meat team!
Yeah Zoran made a very controversial move
I thought cabin in the woods had the highest kill count, didn't all of humanity die at the end of it?
@@miiamidblu it didn’t count
@@miiamidblu it was implied but never confirmed and you can't really count whole human population so it didn't take the title
CONTINUITY!!!!
Knowing Mikes backstory of being a beat cop from breaking bad it’s hilarious seeing him as one in this. Im gonna just pretend this is canon cause it’s to funny to imagine gremlins being in breaking bad
Holy shit I forgot he was a cop lmao this is so perfect
Waltuh I'm in gremlins waltuh
This is one of the moments that defined Mike's character. It's why he's so cool calm and collected in Breaking Bad. The dude has literally seen it all.
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@@Rully30 gremlins and vietnam
I think it's very fitting that Kingston Falls has a "town built on a backlot" look if you consider Gremlins to be a throwback/homage to the creature features of the 50s and 60s, only with modern technology for the effects. Remember, Joe Dante got his start with Roger Corman; Gremlins isn't that far in tone from the kind of movies Corman was known for back in the day.
Kingston falls is also hill valley from BTTF
No for real life
The fact that James put that displate upside down and the fact that it’s a stranger things plate is completely perfect
Yes, I thought the same! Could have been played as being on purpose. 😂
Why did I think it was a Christmas tree when it was the Demogorgon the whole time?
how cringey can u be bro
@@idavis26boooo 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
@@idavis26 How is that cringe?-
Seeing the signed Gremlins blu-ray I got you and Chelsea from Zach Galligan was worth the wait! Thank you for including it in the episode! :)
GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!
How was this 16h ago
@@andresortega8775 most likely a Patreon supporter
@@andresortega8775 members can view the videos early
@@andresortega8775 because patreons get it earlier
That monologue was incredible, James's acting skills are top notch
Gizmo is so freaking adorable. I’m glad they kept him that way.
This is an all-time great for the "let's get to the kills" gag. Insane.
Phenomenal
Your Gremlin voice is on point. Awesome job.
I agree
That was actually Zoran
That HAD to be zoran
Oh. I thought it was James. Regardless he did a great Gremlin voice.
26:05 "He hurls saw blades and continues the saw theme by riding away on a red bicycle" 🤣🤣🤣
Oh my god this is so funny to me😂🤣
A true childhood gem. The first movie I ever recorded on tv 📺
I saw it in the theaters. I was 8 and thank goodness for the MPAA not inventing PG-13 yet! My mom took me and my brother and to this day she comments on how messed up that film was for children.
Gizmo is the cutest aswell 🥰🥺 .
Chris Columbus is like the king of Christmas Holiday movies. Gremlins, Home Alone, Home Alone 2, Christmas With The Kranks, and The Christmas Chronicles 2 were all helmed by the director. Not to mention Harry Potter is sort of an honorary Christmas movie.
I would watch all these except Christmas with the Kranks, that movie suuuuuucked
@@erichfiedler1481 it's actually very good if you let it grow on you. It's basically a type of Grinch movie. I enjoy it and watched it lots. Also has dewie from Malcolm in the middle and fat Dan akroyd so extra points
@@zyourzgrandzmaz it’s okay I guess. Some parts are funny and some parts are annoying.
Glad you added that bit of wisdom , that Harry Potter wisdom
Chris Columbus almost directed National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. But he went to dinner with Chevy Chase to discuss how he was going to direct. They didn't get along but a producer asked him to try again and 2nd Dinner was just as bad so that was that.
Super coincidental that James decided to cover this on the Kill Count since me and my family literally just rewatched this film last night!
Same
My local movie theater screened Gremlins not a few days ago
Dude same.. me and my fiancé!
babysat a kid last night and showed it to him last night.
Well I’m assuming you guys rewatched it because it’s the Christmas season
What amazed me about this movie was how the bad Gremlins knew how to drive and use all the gadgets and electronics, they even knew what a pool was! Even as a child, that baffled me.
what was odd was how come when Stripe jumps in the pool and sinks to the bottom he doesn't drown nor do his spawn.
21:35 This is why I love this channel so much, grew up on horror movies because of my Mom. It’s rather amazing how James has evolved into giving us so much more information. This part for example, I would have gone my whole life not knowing Jonathan Banks was in this movie. Makes watching him in Breaking Bad and seeing this movie that much more enjoyable
That Mogwai reference at 3:47 caught me completely off guard, James just keeps making great music references!
I came to the comments just for this
Oh nice, I completely missed that.
As Mogwai’s my favorite band, I loved it
❤
Literally my absolute FAVORITE childhood movie franchise! Still praying for a 3rd movie almost every night.
Same with favorite childhood movie, but I'm almost hoping they don't make another. Unless they do it practical. CGI would just ruin it.
@@sixohtwo12 Both of ya are some kind of masochists. It's simply IMPOSSIBLE to make a solid sequel to Gremlins and Gremlins: The New Batch.
@@lxdead5585 "I'm almost hoping they don't make another."
@@lxdead5585 No, no, he has a point.
If the tv animated series does well Warner bros might make the third one because they have a script ready
8:21 Oh my god. ok bit of backstory when we (my family) were naming the family dog my sister said “he looks like a gremlin, let’s call him gizmo” and I’m just learning he looked like that because gizmo was designed after a King Charles spaniel
Don't forget James. Frank Welker is also the voice of OG Megatron from G1 and his voice in many other medias.
The person making the gremlins voice for the sponsor ship deserves an Oscar
Probably Zoran.
@@benjaminwellington8297 yep, probably.
Most likely
Indubitably
Zoran
Gremlins is a landmark classic, a hotpot of pop-culture nostalgia, with an ensemble cast & crew of filmmaking icons! I'm so glad James took the time to both dissect and Kill Count this legendary film. Merry Christmas everyone!
By this time next year I'm hoping for a Kill Count for "Violent Night". I know it's more of an action film than horror, but it features Santa Claus saving a family from evil mercenaries, and racks up an INCREDIBLE body count while he and the rest of the family he's trying to save does it.
@@BokanProductionsyeah i saw the blood
Gremlins is silly fun 😁, and Gizmo is such a cute pet 🥺.
It's both a horror & Christmas time movie lol .
18:16 "They bailed on that idea when the monkey kept pooping everywhere." Pooping everywhere....so, like a gremlin?
This has always been one of my favorite movies since I was a kid and watched it with my great grandmother on Christmas. I’ve seen it so many times it’s almost silly but it never gets old for me and always feels like grandma and I are hangin out again
There's a special place in my horror loving heart for this movie. When I was younger my Nona took me and my brother to see it at an outdoor cinema. It was one of the last times I got to spend time with my Nona, she died from cancer the next year. I still have the Gizmo plush she gave me on the day.
She sounds amazing 💗
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I'm so glad to hear you have such a lovely memory and reminder of her; she sounded like a wonderful woman. May she rest easy
Me too, I remember loving this movie as a kid
@@bnazz555 grandmother
17:13 I love this scene because in the uncut version you can actually see a bald man in a red sweater pushing the christmas tree over from the other side lol:D Edit: His shoulder is visible right there, but in the uncut version you can see him for a solid 0.1 seconds
Omg I see his Lil shoulder lmao
@@ellierods1077 In the full version you can see his bald head and everything lmao. When I first saw it I was like that Leonardo DiCaprio meme xD
He should be visible in the theatrical version IIRC.
I watched gremlins again for the first time in several years on Christmas Day, and I honestly freaked out over the fact that Howie Mandel was Gizmo XD
they could've made gizmo as a hand puppet only having eye blinkers and mouth movement as animatronic parts
1:48 I love how you can hear the gremlin singing Hej Ho 😂 James: Oh, hey little guy! Gremlin: Hej ho! Also, fun personal story. My mom was in college when this film came out, and apparently back then she looked a lot like Phoebe Cates! Several times people came up to her asking for autographs because of it😂 I think that may be part of the reason she named my older sister Phoebe🤣
I will never not laugh at Ms. Deagle's death, I also love when the painting looks and smiles at her creepily when she's about to go flying out the window.
I love how he didn't want it to be known as a horror nor a Christmas movie. And yet I grew up knowing it as a horror Christmas movie! 😅
For those of you that don’t know, “Gremlins” was Howie’s first time voice-acting, he would go on to do it many more times, including as the title character, Bobby in “Bobby’s World”. The more you know. 👍🙂
Original “Muppet Babies” actually. Good guess, though. 👍🙂
As a dad I approve of your dis plate joke. Also the grimlin say oh my gawwd was funny as hell.
My heart dies every time Gizmo says "Bye Billy."
You mentioned Frank Welker voicing the Gremlins but I’m surprised you didn’t mention Michael Winslow aka Larvell Jones from Police Academy who also voiced some of the Gremlins. That guy is mad talented
The YMCA sequence left me dying from laughter. It was my favorite moment of this entire Kill Count (although the monologue leading up to To The Numbers is close for my favorite moment of this Kill Count).
I loved watching this as a kid. I never considered it horror but their are a lot of deaths.
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***Hitler is still alive and thriving in a small town in Argentina🇦🇷
@@Erikkkolivarezzz1937 interesting
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The fact that the dads actor says he doesn’t care about the money or fame and that he just wants to make the director happy says a lot about him
"Waltuh, put your gremlins away Waltuh, I aint fighting those right now Waltuh."
Yo man, my parents took me to the theater when this came out as small kid and it scared the shit out of me. The fact the gremlins made the same sound as a irritated cat didn’t help. As I got older i started loving the movie because the practical effects are great even if you can see the wires from time to time😅
28:46 probably the longest “get to the numbers” bit
I've been watching some of the Kill Count videos with my mom, and she loves your content. Gremlins is one of her favorite movies, so I can't wait to watch this video with her! 😁
A women of culture she is
Me too:-)
Tell your mom I love her, and that she's beautiful exactly the way she is 🙏.
Chronic placement Burger King 5:12
@@rohanpxo7516 Thanks! She's into a lot of things that me and my brothers are into, which means a lot when we can enjoy certain games together. 😁
It never crossed my mind that Gremlins could be covered on this channel, it's a huge favorite of mine! I guess I never fully processed it was horror but it's honestly great!
i’m finally facing my fear after 22 years of being terrified of this film and i’ve avoided it since being a kid. i have watched all sorts of horror films and not felt anything but damn this little guys scare the shit out of me.
The "To the numbers bit" was the best. So sorry for your loss James
DAMN YOU, ZORAN!
i have a hunch that the dudebro party massacre 3 kill count lives rent free in his head
The ending monologue was absolutely gold. Also loved the reference to multiversus.
This movie is why I'm a horror fan. I was so scared of everything as a kid but I was obsessed with this movie! It's still one of my favorites. So much fun!
Was always terrified of this movie when I was a kid watched both last year I liked the second one better even though objectively it’s not glad to see you cover this film
He does
For real life that is so awesome 😎 for you
As a kid I got nightmares from this and I swore to myself to never watch it again I still haven't watched it again
So so so incredibly happy that Gremlins got covered! This movie is so amazing and all the behind the scenes info is so cool! I can't wait for the cartoon series to start!
That "To the Numbers" bit, that was so good!
I love how stripe just straight up has a gun
24:00 when I was7 I saw this movie and I saw that scene where Kate talks about why she hates christmas and that's how I FOUND OUT there was no santa claus.😭
Damn
19:23 omg who suggested for James to do a ymca joke that was funny at heck
"Bye Billy" still moves me to tears almost 40 years later. We watch it every Christmas.
Really love that James finally covered this movie and I'm glad he did. This movie is one of my favorite movies ever and I really love this movie. The effects are great in this movie and love how each of the gremlins have each personality to them. Gizmo is the best thing ever and so iconic. This movie actually has some deep themes into it as well and it was done pretty well. Really crazy Jonathan banks aka Mike Ehrmantraut himself is in this movie. Btw the dragon breath joke is actually pretty creative how they did it. And like how James is dressed like Rand.
Fun fact! The “after midnight” rule is explained in the cartoon prequel. The real rule was “never feed them during the hours when the moon is at its highest point in the sky”. Humanity shortened it
That's interesting. The 'after midnight' rule always irked me a bit, because it seemed so arbitrary. And more importantly, when does it end? At what time is feeding allowed again? Why not 'from sunset to sunrise' or such? Lol I remember being puzzled and annoyed by that question all the way back in the 90s. (I was only a toddler, when the movie first aired in '84).
Mrs. Deagle's kill will always be my favorite kill in Gremlins
The coolest way to died too
It was much well deserved..
She went flying
i fucking love the santa clause its so funny to me how the police just watch
@@meganwalker3831 “waltuh there’s a gremlin eating Santa Claus”
I've been waiting so long for the Gremlins, It's such a good movie and is what I grew up with especially with my parents being so old.
I remember watching it for the first time thinking it would be just a standard fantasy movie. Boy was I wrong, It was actually one of the best movies of all time.
@@DanGamingFan2846 I had the exact same thoughts, and when I first watched it I was like 4 and thought it sucked but then my mood for movie types changed and i ended up re-watching it and loved it.
your monologue was longggg overdue 👏🏾👏🏾
I am of the firm belief that just because a movie takes place on Christmas, doesn't make it a Christmas movie. You can set a story at anytime of the year to serve all kinds of narrative purposes. I feel like a Christmas movie needs to specifically be about Christmas
Yes! Gremlins is one of my all time favorite Christmas "horror" movies, thanks for covering it
Fun fact: Along with Frank Welker and Howie Mandel, Peter Cullen was also a part of the voices. If his name sounds familiar, that's because he's the voices of Optimus prime and the Predator.
X nods x Optimus is best bot.
@@Silver_wind_1987_ q.
Don’t forget that Peter Cullen also has voiced Eeyore!
@@mase5995 I also forgot to mention he was the vocal effects for the titular character in the original Predator movie.
So, basically, Joe Dante is a big budget Roger Corman? That’s awesome!!
Stripe was the coolest Gremlin.
My favourite horror movie since I was a child, thanks for covering this one James!
The gremlin yelling "BUSINES!!!" Was it for me!
It's funny how when the guy runs down the street, one of the store names is Discount Emporium which is also in the mall chase of The Blues Brothers. Awesome!
9:10 Holy shit I just realized he's also the voice of Bobby from Bobby's World.
Oh shit I'm excited for the sequel's kill count! That movie is so crazy but I love it so much. It's 80s as hell.
i feel bad cause like how many gremlins die in that well Iguess we'll see on the next kill count
Thank you for covering this James. Gremlins is my favorite movie of all time. It truly holds a special place in my heart because my grandfather and I used to watch it whenever it was on TV around Christmas...Still want a Mogwai lol. Gizmo is the coolest lil dude ever.
3:52 Loved that you managed to put in a joke about Mogwai the band. One of my favorites!
There were 3 specific rules for taking care of a mogwai- no bright light, no getting it wet, and no feeding it after midnight. Had they listened, Kingston Falls wouldn't have been taken over or destroyed.
Honestly, the Gremlins look so cute and silly. Edit: 14:22 That jumpscare noise sounded like the Murder Monkeys from Dark Deception.
Yeah stock sound effects
That's literally what I thought about the same sound effect used in dark deception
Omg yes, I knew it reminded me of something😂 WOW 🤩
17:37 "In earlier drafts, Gizmo turned into Stripe." For my entire life up until this point, having never seen Gremlins but been exposed to a variety of pop-culture references, this is 100% what I assumed the movie was about.
28:40 Love this 'Get to the numbers' segment.
4:18 "He meets Rand in the McAlley..." That was a slick one, James.
I always thought the feeding rule meant you couldn't feed them between 00:00 and 12:00 but could feed them from 12:00 until 23:59
I thought it meant midnight until sunrise.
That third rule also had me confused 😕
But what if you live in a different time zone? When does the midnight rule apply? What if you move from the East Coast to the West Coast? So many questions...
It's always midnight somewhere
The best thing about the sequel, one of the best sequels ever, is it makes sure to ask all these questions and show up the absurdity of it all.
28:55 who else immediately knew Jame's monolog would be about Zoran's kill count record
i requested this movie a couple of years ago, glad to get to see it be featured. one of my favorite movies, thanks for covering it !
Effects in the Gremlins movies were amazing. Some of the most believable movie monsters ever. The Stripe death scene in particular was chef's kiss. That stayed with me for a long time.
That monologue at the end genuinely feels like it came from the heart
Definitely
That kill count is very controversial
24:58 and not only that. Frank Welker is also known for voicing Megatron and Soundwave in the G1 Transformers cartoon and also in Transformers The Last Knight.
Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the G1 cartoon is also in it.
If you include Golden Age era cartoons, he voiced Hefty Smurf, and Azrael in the live action and CGI movies!
@@StefanBarsanalina He's not just the current voice of Scooby-Doo but has been the voice of Fred Jones from the VERY BEGINNING!
Thank you for making this it is one of my favorite movies 🍿
Really about that “walnuts into floor nuts” joke. Also the research and editing is out of this world. Bravo James and Crew 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Would anyone else be down to a sitcom scenario of James having to live with all the horror icons
Best crossover EVER!!!!!!!
Glad you gave a bit of props to Kathleen Kennedy. I'm ILM alumni, people can say what they will about Kathleen in the present but her contributions to film is unparalleled.
Except for when it comes to Star Wars then the only thing that’s on par with her destruction of it would be how the creators of the mcu destroyed they’er gold mine 🤣
@@snow1546 Neither thing has been destroyed but go off
@@Malnofski maybe you haven’t paid attention but phase 4 of marvel actually lost money and all the Star Wars films outside of like 2 was how do I put this not at beloved as they we’re hoping and same goes for a good portion of the Star Wars shows so like if losing money doesn’t mean ruined by business standards then maybe your correct
She's the one The O.G Star Wars fans need to kill
@@Malnofski "Neither thing has been destroyed but go off" The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker are absolute garbage, cope with it. It has been proven multiple times why they're objectively not good Star War films
2:20 Actually, you CAN hang Stranger Things posters upside-down : Just say it's a nod to The Upside-Down from the show. Makes sense. 🤷♂
21:21 on the down left you can see the puppeter hand and the metal rod that is holding the puppet
Gremlins is such a comfort movie for me - so happy they covered it in time for the holidays!
That bye Billy from gizmo always gets me , no , matter how many times I've seen it , such moving moment
From gizmo always gets me, no, matter seen it such moving moment for real life
This is late, but I’ve been waiting for a Gremlin kill count ever since I found the channel. That YMCA spoof was the icing on the cake for me!
“even worse, he’s been RADICALIZED” cut to Stripe skating, took me tf out 🤣🤣🤣
27:38 Major respect for the MultiVersus reference! 👍 Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays!
I agree
The fact that James mentioned the creation of PG 13 rating makes me so happy its one of my favorite pieces of movie information
27:33 I fucking piss myself when I saw that face