25 Best Christmas Films

17) GREMLINS

Director: Joe Dante

Actors: Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, 

Corey Feldman, Hoyt Axton, Keye Luke

Year: 1984

Sure, it's not what you would normally think of as a Christmas movie, but I assure you this flick takes place during the holidays. When a gang of disgusting, slimy, reptile-like demons come to the quaint town of Kingston Falls, all hell breaks loose. One of the best parts: the gross little pranksters sing Christmas carols before attacking. "Home Alone" director Chris Columbus wrote the screenplay and Steven Spielberg produced.

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Back at the 1989 ceremony, there seemed to be a lot of not-so-famous

actors who dated one another (but were destined for failure as a couple)

Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey, Jr. dated

for years before either was very famous.

Drew Barrymore and Corey Feldman were an item.

Drew had a stalled career and Feldman was nearing

the end of his fame.

Martha Plimpton and Oscar nominee River Phoenix

were sweet on each other, but broke up soon afterwards.

Tom Cruise (who was already famous, but not a mega

star) was actually married to Mimi Rogers at this point.

Strange match. They divorced in 1990.