Columbus credits Spielberg with helping him understand scaling back the horror was in the best interest of the story of Gremlins.
It is interesting to consider that Gremlins was originally supposed to be even gorier than what audiences saw in theaters.
Fortunately, once Spielberg got on board, Columbus was able to take his story and turn it into a movie.
The cutesy nature of the central creature called Gizmo, of the Mogwai species, was an instant hit with children.
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