A still from the movie “Gremlins” shows Zach Galligan and his unusual pet, Gizmo, voiced by Howie Mandel. Stephen F. Austin State University’s Friday Film Series will screen “Gremlins” at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House.
The Friday Films Committee selected “Gremlins” to celebrate the film’s 40th anniversary and kick off the spooky season.
“Gremlins” is about a young man who receives a strange creature as a pet. When he doesn’t follow the three simple rules in taking care of the pet, it spawns other creatures that transform into monsters and wreak havoc on the small town during Christmas Eve.
The film was directed by Joe Dante and written by Chris Columbus. It stars Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, Polly Holliday, Frances Lee McCain and Howie Mandel.
The School of Art’s Friday Night Film Series is sponsored in part by retired filmmaking Professor William Arscott and the Friends of the Visual Arts. The Cole Art Center, SFA’s historic downtown gallery, is located at 329 E. Main St. For more information, call (936) 468-1131.
ABOUT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephen F. Austin State University, the newest member of The University of Texas System, began a century ago as a teachers’ college in Texas’ oldest town, Nacogdoches. Today, it has grown into a regional institution comprising six colleges — business, education, fine arts, forestry and agriculture, liberal and applied arts, and sciences and mathematics. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, SFA enrolls approximately 11,000 students while providing the academic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school. The main campus encompasses 421 acres that include 37 academic facilities, nine residence halls, and 68 acres of recreational trails that wind through its six gardens. The university offers more than 80 bachelor’s degrees, more than 40 master’s degrees and four doctoral degrees covering more than 120 areas of study. Learn more at sfasu.edu.
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