Director Joe Dante took much inspiration from retro genre movies and cartoons, and his signature style caught the attention of none other than Steven Spielberg, who executive produced the film.

After 40 years, Gremlins remains one of the darkest Christmas movies, but it would have been much darker if writer Chris Columbus had his way. While reflecting on his 1984 Joe Dante-helmed holiday ...

Gremlins director Joe Date thinks The Mandalorian's Grogu, a.k.a. Baby Yoda/The Child, "is completely stolen and is just out-and-out copied" from Gizmo Grogu vs. Gizmo? Joe Dante, director of 1984's ...

Meantime, "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" was at number three, and went on to gross $500 million. Not considered a seminal year in Hollywood history, 1984 delivered an amazing number of iconic ...