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Release Date:
19 January 1990 (USA)
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Tagline:
The monster movie that breaks new ground. more
Plot:
Natives of a small isolated town, defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
5 nominations
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(22 articles)
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Has 'cult classic' written all over it.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Kevin Bacon | ... | Valentine McKee | |
| Fred Ward | ... | Earl Bassett | |
| Finn Carter | ... | Rhonda LeBeck | |
| Michael Gross | ... | Burt Gummer | |
| Reba McEntire | ... | Heather Gummer | |
| Robert Jayne | ... | Melvin Plug (as Bobby Jacoby) | |
| Charlotte Stewart | ... | Nancy Sterngood | |
| Tony Genaro | ... | Miguel | |
| Ariana Richards | ... | Mindy Sterngood | |
| Richard Marcus | ... | Nestor | |
| Victor Wong | ... | Walter Chang | |
| Sunshine Parker | ... | Edgar | |
| Michael Dan Wagner | ... | Old Fred | |
| Conrad Bachmann | ... | Dr. Jim | |
| Bibi Besch | ... | Megan |
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Also Known As:
Beneath Perfection (USA) (working title)
Dead Silence (USA) (working title)
Land Sharks (USA) (working title)
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Dead Silence (USA) (working title)
Land Sharks (USA) (working title)
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96 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Italy:T |
Iceland:16 |
Portugal:M/12 |
South Korea:15 |
France:Unrated |
Netherlands:12 |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Finland:K-16 |
Ireland:15 |
Norway:15 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:PG-13 |
West Germany:16 |
Singapore:PG |
Brazil:14
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The town set was built in about two months.
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When the horse is supposedly being wrestled to the ground by one of the creatures, a wire which keeps the horse on the ground is visible at the upper left of the screen.
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Quotes:
Valentine McKee:
What the hell's in those things, Burt?
Burt Gummer: A few household chemicals in the proper proportions.
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Burt Gummer: A few household chemicals in the proper proportions.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Tripping the Rift: Creaturepalooza (#2.11)" (2004)
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Soundtrack:
HEART OF A WORKING MAN
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This movie caught me by surprise: I worked in a video store, and one day we got a preview tape of this movie, prior to its video release. I hadn't heard much about it, so I watched it, and was quite surprised at how enjoyable it was. Since then, I have seen the movie about ten more times (at least), and still get a kick out of it.
Tremors is basically a landlocked variation on 'Jaws' and those 1950s giant bug movies: the isolated town of Perfection, Nevada (population 16), finds itself under seige by four monstrous, subterranean wormlike creatures, that hunt by sensing vibrations in the ground. The plot revolves around the townspeople trying to outwit and escape the creatures (dubbed 'Graboids'), which are tearing the town out from under them.
What really makes the movie work is the characters: all of them come across as real people trapped in an insane situation, and all have a lot of charisma, even though the film doesn't have tons of character development. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are a hoot as a pair of low-rent handymen who become reluctant heroes. The byplay between the two is a lot of fun.
Usually movies like this revolve around stupid people doing stupid things, just to raise the body count. Tremors is different: the characters react believably, and do smart things to try and escape and/or kill the Graboids. The creatures too are also fairly smart, and are not just mindless eating machines with no brains.
Given its premise, Tremors is not a gory or violent film (although it has a couple of minor gross bits), and has a very good sense of humor. The film-makers are aware of their far-fetched premise (a couple of key questions go unanswered), but they treat it with respect and a certain amount of affection.
Tremors didn't have much life in theaters, but has become something of a 'Midnight Movie' on home video, with definite cult possibilities. Check it out, and don't be surprised if you end up buying it.