10 Infamous Movie Plot Holes That Have Simple Explanations
7. When Can You Actually Feed A Mogwai If It's Always "After Midnight?" - Gremlins
The "Plot Hole"
If you're not supposed to feed a Mogwai after midnight, when can you feed them again in the morning? What time qualifies as not "after midnight?"
The Explanation
Though there's never been a purely official explanation for this, employing some pretty basic common sense would allow most people to make a safe(ish) assessment.
Though the instructions are far from ideal, we can logically deduce that the rule is probably based on the Mogwai's own internal body clock, and so they will likely be safe to feed again at sunrise in the morning, ideally after they've been to sleep and woken up again.
As for the oft-cited issue of what would happen if you took a Mogwai on a plane across time zones?
It's probably best to give them a large meal a few hours before heading to the airport just as you would any other domestic pet, and not feed them again until the next sunrise in your new destination to ensure you compensate for any let jag.