Maps of Movies
Gremlins (1984)
Where Gremlins says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
Kingston Falls and its Chinatown are Hollywood backlot sets, and the sources do not agree which studio built the Christmas town.
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Scenes and places
The Chinatown shop where Gizmo is bought (1984)
Randall Peltzer, an inventor, goes looking for a Christmas present for his son and finds a small singing creature in a Chinatown shop. The owner refuses to sell it, but the owner's grandson quietly does, with three rules attached.
Set in Mr. Wing's antique shop, Chinatown — The cluttered shop where Randall Peltzer finds the singing creature.
Filmed at Warner Bros. Studios backlot, Burbank (Tenement Alley) — Wikipedia says the opening Chinatown street scenes were filmed on the Warner Bros. Studios backlot; a studio-tour page places the street at Tenement Alley next to Hennesy Street. The point given is the studio as a whole. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Kingston Falls, the Christmas town (1984)
On a snowy morning Billy, late for work, drives through a town square full of Christmas trees. His neighbour Mr. Futterman complains about foreign machines, and Billy's dog Barney trots along beside him.
Set in Kingston Falls town square — The fictional small American town where the story takes place.
A set built to look like a small-town square, in a corner of a working studio lot.
Filmed at Courthouse Square, Universal Studios Lot — Wikipedia names Courthouse Square on the Universal Studios Lot as one of the sets where the film was shot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The bank where Billy works (1984)
Billy's dog Barney knocks over Mrs. Deagle in the bank doorway. She threatens to have him put down, and Billy can only apologise while a smug co-worker looks on.
Set in Kingston Falls bank — The local bank where Billy has a job.
The pub where Kate pours drinks (1984)
Billy stops by the pub where Kate works and orders a drink. She says she works weeknights so the owner does not have to pay another waitress, and Billy tries to ask her out.
Set in Dorry's pub — The local pub where Kate works weeknights.
The Peltzer house on Christmas (1984)
Randall comes home from a trip with a small furry creature as Billy's Christmas present and quickly recites the rules. A friend later spills water on it and new creatures sprout from its back.
Set in The Peltzer family house — Billy's family home in Kingston Falls.
Filmed at Blondie Street, Warner Bros. Ranch, Burbank — One studio-tour page places the Peltzer house on Blondie Street at Warner Bros. Ranch; that street was demolished in 2023. The point given is the ranch as a whole. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Mr. Hanson's science room (1984)
Billy shows the mogwai to Mr. Hanson, his old science teacher, who is eager to study it. Billy lets him keep one of the new ones for tests.
Set in Mr. Hanson, the science teacher — The place where Billy's old teacher studies the creature.
Mrs. Deagle's house (1984)
On Christmas Eve Mrs. Deagle shuts herself in with her cats and growls at carolers at her door. The creatures outside have a different idea.
Set in Mrs. Deagle's house — The big house of Kingston Falls' widowed miser.
Filmed at Colonial Street, Universal Studios Lot — Wikipedia says Mrs. Deagle's house was one of the sets on the Universal Studios Lot. Other sources disagree; see disputes. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Midwest Street, Warner Bros. Studios, Burbank — A studio-tour page places the house on Midwest Street, Kings Row, at Warner Bros.; the Wikipedia article on the studio says Midwest Street was used in the film. The point given is the studio as a whole. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The YMCA swimming pool (1984)
A creature escapes to the local YMCA and jumps into its swimming pool. Water makes more of them, and soon an army is loose in town.
Set in Kingston Falls YMCA — The town's swimming pool.
The movie house (1984)
As morning approaches the creatures vanish from the streets. Billy and Kate realise they are all together somewhere dark: the movie theater, where they are watching Snow White.
Set in Kingston Falls movie theater — The local theater showing a Christmas cartoon.
The department store (1984)
The leader slips into a department store across the street and Billy and Kate follow. Billy hands Gizmo to Kate and goes looking for a light switch.
Set in Montgomery Ward store — The department store across from the theater.
Characters
- Billy Peltzer — A young bank clerk and aspiring cartoonist in Kingston Falls who gets a strange Christmas present.
- Kate Beringer — Billy's co-worker, who works nights at the pub and dislikes Christmas.
- Gizmo — A small furry pet who sings and hates bright light, with three rules attached.
- Randall Peltzer — Billy's father, an inventor who buys the pet in Chinatown.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Chinatown shop in Gremlins really filmed?
- Where is the town square of Gremlins really?
- Where was Mrs. Deagle's house in Gremlins filmed?