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From: tml@druhi.UUCP (Tim Larison)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Classic movie references in "Gremlins"
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Date: Thu, 19-Sep-85 09:50:10 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 19 09:50:10 1985
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> In the far background, the time machine from H.G. Well's
> "The Time Machine" can be
> clearly seen. The disk on the machine starts spinning, then the scene cuts
> to a very tight close-up of Hoyt Axton's face, then it pans back, but slightly
> to the right so the time machine isn't visible. But there is smoke rising
> off of the floor, and people are crawling around on the floor obviously
> looking for something. The inference here is that the machine really was a
> time machine, that it really works, and someone just did some time travelling.
>
>    Well, these are all that I noticed. Did anyone else notice them, and
> were there any other classic movie references that I missed??? I have to
> say it made the movie that much enjoyable to watch the second time around.

Yes, I noticed the time machine in Gremlins.  In fact the occupant of
the time machine is a rather well known director - Steven Spielberg.

I also remember in Gremlins the title on the movie marquee;  it was
"A Boy's Life" or something like that.  This was the original title
of another well known movie - E.T.

                          Tim Larison  ihnp4!drutx!druhi!tml


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