{"id":2086163,"date":"2025-10-12T18:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2086163"},"modified":"2025-10-12T18:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T18:18:09","slug":"gremlins-resulted-in-one-of-the-worst-unrated-movies-ever-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gremlins-resulted-in-one-of-the-worst-unrated-movies-ever-made\/","title":{"rendered":"Gremlins Resulted In One Of The Worst Unrated Movies Ever Made"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Riding the coattails of <em>Gremlins<\/em>\u2019 success, 1988\u2019s <em>Hobgoblins<\/em> is the best kind of cheap imitation. And by cheap, I mean $15,000 total.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Known and celebrated as one of the worst films ever made, <em>Hobgoblins<\/em> somehow maintains its B-movie charm, mostly thanks to commentary shows like <em>Mystery Science Theater 3000<\/em> and <em>RiffTrax<\/em>. On its own, <em>Hobgoblins<\/em> is a fun watch because the acting is awful, the creature design is even worse, and the in-universe logic holds up about as well as a paper bag in a flash flood of acid rain.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Hobgoblins 1988<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Seeking out the <span>commentary versions mentioned above makes the experience even better, since\u00a0<em>Hobgoblins<\/em>\u00a0is the perfect movie to watch<\/span> with friends as puppets attack people at a strip club.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Mind-Manipulating Hobgoblins On A Movie Lot<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When Kevin (Tom Bartlett) takes a new security job at a movie lot, he\u2019s warned by his boss, Mr. McCreedy (Jeffrey Culver), never to open the giant bank vault behind the barred gate on the property. An earlier scene already hinted that some sort of flesh-eating creatures are locked inside.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/LYzZcS1y.7YHMC3fINGeog--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/7ca3ac81e022b0d71164db70507cbab8\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After his first day, Kevin heads home to his girlfriend, Amy (Paige Sullivan), who wishes he were more like their friend, Nick (Billy Frank), a recently returned Army tough guy. Rounding out the group are Daphne, Nick\u2019s nymphomaniac girlfriend, and Kyle (Steven Boggs), a phone-sex addict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">After a way-too-long front yard play fight with garden tools that clang in unison with the film\u2019s score (probably the most impressive sequence in the movie), Kevin loses to Nick, prompting Amy to mock him for being soft. Wanting to prove himself, Kevin returns to the studio armed with a gun he has just learned how to hold and opens the vault to release the hobgoblins. These creatures prey on victims by granting their wildest fantasies before killing them, and naturally, they head straight to Kevin\u2019s house because they somehow know where he lives without giving it a second thought.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/00mk3C3ENIHgTGV3daZCew--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/2c4ff0a511a19ca5a1f7d6759c39b55f\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From there, it\u2019s a blur of cheap jokes, sexual innuendo, puppet brawls, and fake blood. The creature logic is especially entertaining: we\u2019re told the hobgoblins are attracted to light, but writer\/director\/producer Rick Sloane can\u2019t seem to decide when that rule applies. Sometimes they appear in bright lights, other times in total darkness. The idea is solid, but the execution is hilariously poor.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>The Saddest Strip Club<\/strong><\/h3>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/SSIlkliDmgNLxUasnxoM9Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/4a4faa343c81a973feb62d782d910bb1\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With most of <em>Hobgoblin\u2019s <\/em>conflict coming to a head at a local strip club where Amy\u2019s now living out her wildest goblin-induced exotic dancer fantasy (they don\u2019t really explain this aside from showing it happening), the film\u2019s nonexistent budget shows its final form.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/VslSj18yROMA5VBRmqrwEA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/b798b384d4627279620eb76e5132d415\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There aren\u2019t enough extras to pack the club out, the tables and chairs look like they were rented from a party store, and the bouncer, Roadrash (Duane Whitaker), reads his lines, drinks beer, and does not do much else. Nick is conveniently armed with a seemingly infinite amount of hand grenades, of which he throws plenty, indoors, with varying levels of collateral damage.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Streaming Hobgoblins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watching <em>Hobgoblins<\/em> is a profoundly stupid experience, but one that\u2019s worth your time if you\u2019re into low-budget, barely B-movie schlock. As contrived as its premise is, and as terrible as its acting, creature design, lighting, audio, special effects, and buildup, and climax are, it\u2019s an absolute riot of misdirected creativity that you owe it to yourself to watch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/yG3jz1rEmffXwmFgR1_NmA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/giant_freakin_robot_articles_628\/c6915b68e3fa586068b16798dcaa5441\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Or, if you find that your brain has been worn completely smooth after watching the first 10 minutes, you can fire up the <em>MST3K<\/em> or <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/ent\/90s-cult-classic-cringe-comedy.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:RiffTrax;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">RiffTrax<\/a> <\/em>version and have a great time watching professionals make fun of it on your behalf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As of this writing, you can stream <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.tubi.tv\/d3sA97cgmXb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hobgoblins;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Hobgoblins<\/em><\/a> for free on Tubi.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riding the coattails of Gremlins\u2019 success, 1988\u2019s Hobgoblins is the best kind of cheap imitation. And by cheap, I mean $15,000 total. Known and celebrated as one of the worst films ever made, Hobgoblins somehow maintains its B-movie charm, mostly thanks to commentary shows like Mystery Science Theater 3000 and RiffTrax. On its own, Hobgoblins [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2086164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[392849,392847,392848,392846],"class_list":["post-2086163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-billy-frank","tag-creature-design","tag-mystery-science-theater-3000","tag-rifftrax"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Gremlins-Resulted-In-One-Of-The-Worst-Unrated-Movies-Ever.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2086163"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2086165,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2086163\/revisions\/2086165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2086164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2086163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2086163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2086163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}