When was the writer of a film about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet born?
Gremlins Gremlins is a 1984 American comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and released by Warner Bros. The film is about a young man who receives a strange creature called a mogwai as a pet, which then spawns other creatures who transform into small, destructive, evil monsters. This story was continued with a sequel, "", released in 1990. Unlike the lighter sequel, "Gremlins" opts for more black comedy, balanced against a Christmastime setting. Both films were the center of large merchandising campaigns.
The Adventure of Iron Pussy The Adventure of Iron Pussy (Thai: หัวใจทรนง or "Hua jai tor ra nong" ) is a 2003 Thai musical-action-comedy film written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Michael Shaowanasai and starring Shaowanasai. The protagonist is a transvestite Thai secret agent whose alter ego is a gay male convenience clerk. A homage and parody of the 1970s Thai action films, musicals and melodramas, particularly those that starred Mitr Chaibancha and Petchara Chaowarat, the movie premiered at the 2003 Tokyo International Film Festival and has also played at the Berlin Film Festival, the International Film Festival Rotterdam and other festivals. It is a cult film and has screened at several gay and lesbian film festivals as well.