Hollyweird #039 - A Gremlins Episode, But Make It An Unhinged Mess
The Horror Show: A Horror Movie Podcast
IHATEHORROR
4.5 • 811 Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2025
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sean and Lexi brings a wild, off-the-cuff take on the 'Gremlins' film, aiming to break away from the usual format. Throughout the episode, the gang touches on various topics such as the new Gremlins movie, the chaotic nature of the original 1984 film, and its impact on the PG-13 rating. Additionally, the show delves into the potential Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros and HBO, industry drama, and hilarious mishaps with animated puppets. Join us as we get Holly Jolly Weird.
00:00 Introduction and Episode Disclaimer
02:39 Netflix and Warner Brothers Merger Drama
06:54 Paramount vs. Netflix: The Battle for Warner Brothers
11:44 Gremlins: A Nostalgic Dive
13:11 Middle School Crushes and Personal Anecdotes
15:07 Gremlins: The Movie Breakdown
35:09 Spielberg's Influence and Directorial Mysteries
39:34 Backlot Trivia and Movie References
40:29 Howie Mandel's Viral Moment
44:11 Gizmo and the Animatronics
49:08 Dark Themes in Gremlins
55:14 Cory Feldman and Cult Allegations
01:04:12 Favorite Gremlins and Scenes
01:05:32 Gremlins 2 and Future Speculations
01:16:02 Wrapping Up and Final Thoughts
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| 1:05.5 | fyi this episode is so far off the rails. |
| 1:13.8 | We tried something new. |
| 1:19.1 | Because, you know, I really wanted to, like, get away from, like, the horror show formula, which I'm sure people will hate. |
| 1:22.3 | But, you know, while we're fucking around, I just wanted to try different things and things that I thought were funny. Um, |
| 1:29.9 | so this one's like way more off the rails. Uh, it was originally intended to just be a |
| 1:34.2 | Grumlins episode, which it was, but it's kind of a mess. Um, it made me laugh. That's kind of all I |
| 1:42.6 | care about at this point. So, um, I hope you guys enjoy it. It's definitely |
| 1:46.8 | weird. It's not exactly, you know, the usual episode, but I think it'll be fun. And maybe |
| 1:53.8 | you guys will think it's the usual. It just felt way more off the rails for me. Also, we did |
| 2:00.7 | show some clips and stuff. So if you have the video episode, that's definitely |
| 2:04.1 | going to be the way you want to watch it. |
| 2:06.7 | One other thing. |
| 2:07.9 | Well, a couple of things. |
| 2:10.5 | In this episode, we mentioned we talk about Howie Mandel and an incident of him posting you'll hear about it later. Anyway, I just |
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