Gremlins & Little Shop of Horrors: Theatrical Cut

Joe Dante’s GREMLINS
(PG, 1984, 106 min)

With its Christmas lights and dusting of snow, Kingston Falls is an idyllic small town—until the gremlins take over. A father returns from Chinatown with an unusual pet, a Mogwa, a gift for his son. Don’t get them wet, keep them out of bright light, and never feed them after midnight. It’s not long before the rules are broken and an army of small, menacing creatures run amok, delighting in playing malicious practical jokes on humans in a spree of murder and mayhem.

Followed by:

Frank Oz’s LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS: Theatrical Cut
(PG-13, 1986, 94 min)

Rick Moranis is the nebbish Seymour, who pines for flower-girl Audrey while living in the basement of florist Mr. Mushnik. Things start turning around for Seymour, though, after he buys a little plant during a solar eclipse, christens it Audrey II, and discovers that it likes to drink blood. Before long, Seymour learns that Audrey II is a “mean green mother from outer space” that is hell-bent on world domination.