Gremlins (1984)

Hot on the heels of The Howling, Joe Dante is back with a Christmasy black comedy about cute little furbies that reproduce when damp and turn into house-demolishing pests if you feed them at the wrong time, not entirely unlike owning a husky. All of the mogwais eat a post-midnight snack except for squeaky little Gizmo, the good one, who ultimately saves the day after all of the humans and dogs fail.

Despite being a globally famous and successful timeless classic, it neither launched nor rescued the careers of anyone involved. Unless you count Corey Feldman, who does appear at times.