10 Things You Didn’t Know About Gremlins

7. Originally, Gizmo Was Supposed To Be Stripe

stripe A hero is only as good as his main villain, and Stripe in the original film had that role down pat. However, Stripe wasn€™t in the original draft of the script. Instead, it was planned that Gizmo would be the one to turn into the villainess after-midnight eater. Producers didn€™t like that idea because they felt that audiences would want Gizmo to be throughout the entire movie and not turn evil. I am thankful for that decision. I€™m a 25 year old dude and I am not afraid to admit that Gizmo is freakin€™ adorable. I don€™t think the film would have done well at all had they gone the route of turning Gizmo evil. While some movie-goers may want every hero to turn into a villain, some characters should be exempt from this. I€™m glad that Gizmo was one of those exemptions.
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