Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001) (V)

Director:

Brent Maddock

Writers (WGA):

S.S. Wilson (story) &
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Release Date:

2 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The Food Chain Just Grew Another Link.

Plot:

Third entry in series returns to the small desert town of Perfection, Nevada seen in the first and briefly in the second.

Plot Keywords:

Graboids | Shriekers | Monster | Worm | Desert

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

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
Elena Sahagun	...	Argentine Reporter
Javi Mulero	...	Argentine Producer
Diego Galante	...	Argentine Cameraman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tom Everett	...	Agent Frank Statler (uncredited)

Directed by
Brent Maddock

Writing credits (WGA)
S.S. Wilson		(story) &
Brent Maddock		(story) &
Nancy Roberts		(story)
John Whelpley		(teleplay)

Produced by
Nancy Roberts	....	producer
Anthony Santa Croce	....	co-producer
S.S. Wilson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Kevin Kiner

Cinematography by
Virgil L. Harper

Film Editing by
Drake Silliman

Casting by
Craig Campobasso

Production Design by
Ken Larson

Art Direction by
Alberto Gonzalez-Reyna

Set Decoration by
Amanda Moss Serino

Costume Design by
Debbie Shine

Makeup Department
John Brato	....	hair stylist
Johnny Brato	....	assistant hair stylist
Kris Kobzina	....	special makeup lab technician
Jennifer McCarthy	....	key makeup artist
Merlin Osborne	....	assistant hair stylist
Brandon Waggoner	....	key hair stylist
Maricela Zavala	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Tom Keniston	....	unit production manager
Anthony Santa Croce	....	unit production manager
Michael Toji	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pamela Kuri	....	first assistant director: second unit
Carl Lawrence Ludwig	....	first assistant director
Carla R. Ponzio	....	second assistant director
S.S. Wilson	....	second unit director

Art Department
Omar Alvarez	....	laborer
Ernie Barba	....	propmaker
Everett Chase	....	set designer
Bill Davis	....	assistant property master
Andrew Endsley	....	lead man
William Scott Feek	....	construction foreman
Robert Flores	....	propmaker
Stamatis Goras	....	set painter
Ben Gruenberg	....	set painter
James Rudd Herbert	....	laborer
Paul Herndon	....	storyboard artist
Gabriel Higgins	....	property master
Roger Kelton	....	construction coordinator
Kevin Kolarik	....	propmaker
Caron Kruger	....	on-set dresser
Rick Lanes	....	greensman
Joseph Livolsi	....	propmaker
Noel McCarthy	....	set dresser
Joe McGowen	....	set dresser
Teri McMullen	....	set painter
Tom McMullen	....	labor foreman
Tony Miceli	....	set dresser
Drew Parchuck	....	propmaker
Fernando Pleitez	....	propmaker
Paul Reyes	....	set painter
Brent Smith	....	on-set dresser
Brent Smith	....	set dresser
Guerin Swing	....	paint foreman
Natalie Gray	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Greg Back	....	sound effects editor
Scott Bernstein	....	adr editor
David Chornow	....	production sound mixer
James Christopher	....	dialogue editor
George R. Groves Jr.	....	sound editor
George R. Groves Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Jacobs	....	foley artist
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator (as Randy Johnson)
Tim Song Jones	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Tim Song Jones	....	utility sound
Barry Keys	....	adr mixer
Barry Keys	....	adr supervisor
Barry Keys	....	foley editor
Barry Keys	....	foley mixer
Barry Keys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Craig Ng	....	foley artist
Benjamin Patrick	....	sound mixer (as Ben Patrick)
George W. Scott	....	boom operator
Joseph Zappala	....	sound mixer (as Joseph W. Zappala)
Joseph Zappala	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph Zappala	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Patrick G. Brady	....	lab technician (as Patrick Brady)
Steve Buscaino	....	lab technician
Wes Campbell	....	mold maker
Mario Castillo	....	creature technician
Jay Combs	....	special effects technician (as J.T. Combs)
Monte Combs	....	special effects technician
Bradley Cronce	....	lab technician
Mariano Fernandez	....	special effects
Larry Fioritto	....	special effects coordinator
Susan Fioritto	....	special effects technician
Steve Frakes	....	mold shop supervisor
Alec Gillis	....	creature effects supervisor
James Hirahara	....	mechanical designer
James Hogue	....	paint effects: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
James Kagel	....	sculptor (as Jim Kagel)
Sean Kennedy	....	creature fabricator
Kris Kobzina	....	lab technician (as Kristian Kobzina)
Steve Koch	....	sculptor (as Steven Koch)
Steve Kuzela	....	creature technician
Mike Larrabee	....	paint effects: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Mike Manzel	....	special effects makeup
Wes Mattox	....	special effects technician
Mike Menzel	....	lab technician (as Michael Menzel)
Clare Mulroy	....	finishing
Paul Palos	....	lab technician
David Penikas	....	mechanical supervisor
Christina Presita	....	finishing
Caleb Schneider	....	lab technician
Kyle Simokovic	....	special effects technician
Doyle Smiley	....	special effects technician
Johnnie Spence	....	creature technician
Arjen Tuiten	....	finishing
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	creature effects supervisor (as Tom Woodruff)

Visual Effects by
Phil Carbonaro	....	digital compositor supervisor
Linda Drake	....	visual effects supervisor
Kristen Fitzner Denton	....	visual effects
John Gibbons	....	digital compositor
Kevin Kutchaver	....	visual effects
Glen David Miller	....	digital creature supervisor
John Ortmann Jr.	....	lead animator: HimAnI Productions Inc.
Tony Rizo	....	digital compositor
Jon Terada	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Pat Benda	....	stunts
Dan Flannigan	....	stunts (as Dan Flannagan)
Armando Guerrero	....	stunts (as Mando Guerrero)
Jindrich Klaus	....	stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Noon Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator
Ming Qiu	....	stunt double: Susan Chuang
John Robotham	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunt double
Eddie Yansick	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Alarian	....	gaffer: second unit
Monty Bass	....	grip
David F. Behn	....	grip (as David Behn)
Richard Benda	....	camera operator (as Rich Benda)
Norman Cattell	....	first assistant camera (as Norm Cattell)
Chad Cohlmia	....	electrician
Michelle Crenshaw	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bobby Foster	....	dolly grip
Tom Gleason	....	assistant camera
Bob Good	....	best boy: second unit
Sam Griffin	....	additional electrician
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez	....	electrician (as Eddie Gutierrez)
Renee Hedstrom	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Rene Hedstrom)
Karen Williams Kane	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Timothy James Kane	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Tim Kane)
Kenji Luster	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Magnano	....	second assistant camera (as Robby Magnano)
Stephen B. Martinez	....	best boy grip
Olga Matlin	....	grip
Layna McAllister	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Parsons	....	gaffer: second unit
Marie Pedersen	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Marie Pederson)
Raven	....	grip
Paul Reyes	....	grip
Rigney Sackley	....	camera loader
T.J. Sampson	....	grip
Jack Serino	....	key grip: second unit
Alec Shepherd	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as Alec Sheppard)
Chuck Smith	....	electrician
Kara Stevens	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
R. Michael Stringer	....	key grip
Newton TerMeer	....	gaffer
Joel David Warren	....	still photographer (as Joel Warren)
Matt Wilbur	....	grip: second unit
Wink	....	electrician
Vincent Wrenn	....	electrician
David Youel	....	assistant chief lighting technician

Casting Department
Joseph Hicks	....	extras casting
Ta Mara Kristensen	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Samantha Beck	....	set costumer: second unit
Roger J. Forker	....	costume supervisor
Terri Middleton	....	costumer

Editorial Department
David Abramson	....	assistant editor
Chris Webber	....	negative cutter
Jim Williams	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Krister C. Johnson	....	transportation captain
Guy Merrick	....	transportation co-captain
Mike Miliotti	....	driver: water truck
Griff Ruggles	....	transportation coordinator
John Simanovich	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
John Alfred	....	post-production accountant
A. Brent Armstrong	....	puppeteer
Barry Barclay	....	assistant to director
Susan Becton	....	production office coordinator
Steve Beeson	....	production accountant
Brett Bowerbank	....	production assistant
Anthony Carregal	....	production assistant
Remy Chong	....	assistant: Ms. Roberts
Bianca D'Carpio	....	set production assistant
Bill Davis	....	armorer
Damien Fitzpatrick	....	water safety manager
Manuel Flores	....	dialog translator
Manuel Flores	....	production office assistant
Manuel Flores-Ruiz	....	dialog translator (as Manuel Flores)
Manuel Flores-Ruiz	....	production office assistant (as Manuel Flores)
Nicole Goodwin	....	set production assistant
Harri James	....	script supervisor: second unit
Andrea Janakas	....	assistant production office coordinator
Rayne Knudson	....	key set production assistant
Nicholas Labarge	....	production office assistant
Timothy Leach	....	puppeteer
Harry Lu	....	weapons wrangler
John Lundberg	....	puppeteer
Tony Matijevich	....	puppeteer (as Anthony Matijevich)
Amy Ostrower	....	assistant accountant
John Redaelli	....	stand-in: Mr. Gross
Latha Risso	....	set production assistant
Brett Robinson	....	production assistant
Mary Anne Seward	....	script supervisor
John Shelde	....	location manager
Marc J. Ventimiglia	....	location scout
Gary Watt	....	location manager
Garth Winkless	....	puppeteer
Joan Wong	....	stand-in
Farnaz	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Family and Home Entertainment (presents)
• Stampede Entertainment

Distributors

• Universal Family and Home Entertainment (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2002) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2008) (Finland) (TV)
• SBS6 (2003) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2002) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Dynamics (creature effects)
• HimAnI Productions
• Special Effects Services

Other Companies

• Background Players  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Coptervision  helicopter provided by
• J.L. Fisher  cranes and dollies
• Otto Nemenz International  camera equipment
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals
• Zap Studios  post-production sound

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for sci-fi violence and language

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Sweden:11 | USA:PG | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Universal Family and Home Entertainment

Trivia:

Uses footage from Tremors (1990) for some of the Graboids scenes.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Burt is getting gas, he removes the rock from the top of the box that holds the cash. He puts his money in and sets the rock next to the box. In the next shot, the rock is on the box. Then, in the next shot, he is putting the rock on the box again.

Quotes:

[a graboid is just outside Burt's fence]
Burt:Now, if you'll kindly lean your endangered carcass over my property line, we'll call your untimely demise 'self defense'.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Shameful Sequels: Tremors 3 (#1.3)" (2009)

More mutating monster fun!

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.