Chris Columbus Recalls Who Died In Darker ‘Gremlins’ Script And The Line He “Fought For”
deadline.comAfter 40 years, Gremlins remains one of the darkest Christmas movies, but it would have been much darker if writer Chris Columbus had his way.
While reflecting on his 1984 Joe Dante-helmed holiday horror, Columbus recently said the final cut was “plenty dark” but recalled who died in the original script, whether or not Gizmo turns into a Gremlin and other plot details. “I think the dad stayed behind and fought the Gremlins, I don’t quite remember if he survived,” he told Vanity Fair. “The mom certainly didn’t.
Billy [played by Zach Galligan] ran into the foyer of his house, and his mom’s head came rolling down the stairs. So there were some deaths.
And Barney the dog was not so lucky to just be hung up in the Christmas lights. He was actually hung up by his neck and died.
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