Ghoulies

Ghoulies (1985)

  • 0% of critics liked it
    (8 reviews)

  • 26% of users liked it
    (9,745 ratings)

Joe Dante's box-office fantasy Gremlins had barely left American cinemas before Charles Band's B-movie factory, Empire Pictures, rushed out this cheap knockoff. While Dante's film benefited from the director's wry sense of humor and the high-concept clout of executive producer Steven Spielberg,… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 21 min.
Directed By
Luca Bercovici, Albert Band
Written By
Luca Bercovici
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 1, 1985 Wide
Vestron Video

Critic Reviews

  • Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

    B movie trash.

  • David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

    ...they're not meant to inspire terror in viewers, as evidenced by the sequence featuring a ghoulie playing the piano...

  • Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

    Low-rent "Gremlins" rip-off that exists only due to a clever VHS cover.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean M


    This is pure trash. The special effects were horrible and the plot was dull. <i>Ghoulies</i> is not exactly a quality horror / comedy, but it didn't suck badly enough for me to actively hate it. In fact, I thought that it was goofy enough to be amusing. The title… More

  • Ross C


    A video rental classic from my 80s childhood when everyone was copying Gremlins...

  • Robert C


    Bad writing, bad acting, bad special effects, good times!

  • Dean !


    A weird comedy horror, not in te same league as Gremlins though.

  • Curtis L


    This movie sucks. Real bad.

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