-Was originally considered for Tom Hanks, but he was passed up for too-closely resembling star Zach Galligan.-Had a much more extensive role in the original screenplay, involving his character going crazy and locking himself in a bank vault after the Gremlins take over the bank. He speaks as if it is his bank, and the gremlins are his employees. He offers Billy a job as long as he is mindful of the little people . A version of this scene is available in the adult novelization (not the junior novelization) of the film by author George Gipe.