Frank Welker, who was also the voice of Scooby Doo, was suggested to be the voice of Gizmo, but he instead put forward Howie Mandel, who is now one of the judges on America’s Got Talent.

It stars Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, and Frances Lee McCain, while Howie Mandel provided the voice of Gizmo. Gremlins received a 1990 sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, ...