Mr. Futterman

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Mr. Futterman

Background

Mr. Murray Futterman lives in the town of Kingston Falls with his wife Mrs. Futterman. He used to work at the Noodle Factory that was shut down by Mrs. Deagle, and is now unemployed. He served in WWII.


During the events of Gremlins (1984) played by Dick Miller

Mr. Futterman sees Billy struggling with his car and tells him it is because it is a foreign made car. He gets drunk at Dorry's Tavern and tells Billy and Gremlins that during World War II the enemy used to put Gremlins in their vehicles to sabotage them. The next day at home, the television loses signal and after thinking it is Mrs. Futterman messing with the remote he goes outside to check on the antenna. He hears a noise in the garage and a group of Gremlins riding his plow break out of the garage towards him. He runs back into his house and and he Mrs. Futterman hider behind a chair as the Gremlins drive the plow at them.