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Director:
Writers (WGA):
S.S. Wilson (story) &
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Release Date:
2 October 2001 (USA) more
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The Food Chain Just Grew Another Link. more
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Third entry in series returns to the small desert town of Perfection, Nevada seen in the first and briefly in the second. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win & 2 nominations more
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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Michael Gross ... Burt Gummer
Shawn Christian ... Desert Jack Sawyer
Susan Chuang ... Jodi Chang

Charlotte Stewart ... Nancy Sterngood

Ariana Richards ... Mindy Sterngood

Tony Genaro ... Miguel

Barry Livingston ... Dr. Andrew Merliss

John Pappas ... Agent Charlie Rusk

Robert Jayne ... Melvin Plug
Billy Rieck ... Buford, Jack's Assistant

Kelly Connell ... Tourist Guy
Matthew Seth Wilson ... Tourist Kid

Jason Hopkins ... Tourist Kid

Lorna Scott ... Tourist Lady
Mary Gross ... Tourist Mom
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Rated PG for sci-fi violence and language.
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104 min
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Mary Gross, which is the sister of Michael Gross, plays a small part in this movie. She plays the mom who has the line "Thankyou Mr Goober". She is listed in the credits as "Tourist Mom" more
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Continuity: When Burt, Jack and Jodi are in the outhouse hiding from the "butt blowers" someone locks the door and 'IN USE' is showing. After they decide their plan they simply open the door while it is still in the 'IN USE' position, meaning it should still be locked. more
Quotes:
Burt: [after everyone runs into an outhosue to hide from the assblasters] Well... let's assess the situation.
Jack: We're screwed.
Jodi Chang: We're screwed in an outhouse?
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References Star Wars (1977) more

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More mutating monster fun!, 8 September 2006
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Author: BA_Harrison from Hampshire, England

In the third installment of the Tremors series, survivalist Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) returns to the desert town of Perfection, Nevada, to find that the subterranean terrors are back and wreaking havoc once more. This time the beasts evolve a stage further: from the 'Shrieker' (seen in Tremors 2), they transform into flying creatures, nicknamed 'Ass-blasters', because of the unusual manner in which they propel themselves into the air.

Tremors 3 is another fun dose of B-movie monster mayhem, albeit one slightly marred by the notable absence of the main stars of the first movie (Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward) and the inclusion of some rather ropey CGI effects.

Bacon and Ward may be missing, but several of the supporting characters from the first Tremors film make a welcome comeback: Mindy Sterngood (Ariana Richards, who is all grown up now and looking rather foxy!), Nancy Sterngood (Charlotte Stewart), Miguel (Tony Genaro), Melvin Plug (Robert Jayne) and, of course, good old Burt, loaded to the nines with firepower.

The script won't win any awards, but fans of the Tremors series don't expect Shakespeare—they want 'Graboid' action, and 'Graboid' action is what they get! There is some excitement involving an albino 'Graboid' (nicknamed El Blanco), but most of the story revolves around the appearance of the 'Ass-blasters'. An exciting showdown in a junkyard between the 'blasters and three of the Perfection residents is the highlight of the film.

This episode definitely has enough laughs, monster action and gloopy effects to keep fans of the series happy. I just wish that they had stuck with the traditional 'Graboid's, rather than using those dreadful computer generated monstrosities.

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