An original gremlin puppet from Joe Dante's Gremlins. Chaos ensued after Billy Peltzer's (Zach Galligan) mogwai, Gizmo, multiplied and transformed into mischievous gremlins that wreaked havoc through town.

Dante won the Best Director 1985 Saturn Award for a film whose depictions of violence helped spur the creation of the PG-13 rating within the Motion Picture Association of America's system, and also inspired various films within the subgenre dealing with antagonistic small monsters. The film is considered among the greatest science-fiction comedies of all time as well as a classic of 1980s American cinema.

This and all of the creature puppets were designed by legendary effects artist Chris Walas, Inc. While puppets from the sequel remain in some private collections, surviving original puppets from the first film are exceedingly rare.

This gremlin is made of standard latex and polyfoam with acrylic eyes, cast resin (or rigid foam) teeth, and grotesque latex skin hand-painted in various shades of yellow, green, brown, and gray. It does not have a puppeteering hole, as several puppets were designed for specialty rigs or shots which did not require holes.

This puppet had minor sympathetic restoration performed recently to re-pose it and stabilize its latex skin. The puppet exhibits surface-level cracking throughout and should be handled with care; the latex is fairly rigid but remains in reasonable overall condition. Also included is a custom display stand.

UPDATE MAY 29, 2025: This puppet was previously incorrectly listed in this auction as a replica made from Walas' original molds. Further research confirmed that it was misattributed; Walas did not make any replicas for Planet Hollywood out of latex and Planet Hollywood did not source this piece from Walas. It originated from a memorabilia dealer circa the 1990s and is an original puppet from the film. Dimensions: 25" x 10" x 6.5" (63.5 cm x 25.5 cm x 16.5 cm)

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This lot comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Planet Hollywood.