In 1984 Executive Producer Steven Spielberg enlisted Director Joe Dante to bring to life an imaginative script written by Chris Columbus. It's a story with it's roots loosely planted in a World War 2 urban legend that follows a young man who gets more than he bargained for with his Christmas present and forced the Motion Picture Association of America to alter their rating system. On June 8th, 1984 Joe Dante's Gremlins was released. Teaching audiences the consequences of a midnight snack