Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996)

Battling a life depression, Earl Bassett is offered a job as a mercenary to help a Mexican oil company with a Graboid epidemic that's killing more people each day. However, the humans aren't the only ones with a new battle plan..

Director:

S.S. Wilson

Writers:

Brent Maddock (characters), S.S. Wilson (characters)

Stars:

Fred Ward, Chris Gartin, Helen Shaver

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Fred Ward	...	Earl Bassett
Chris Gartin	...	Grady Hoover
Helen Shaver	...	Kate 'White' Reilly
Michael Gross	...	Burt Gummer
Marcelo Tubert	...	Señor Ortega
Marco Hernandez	...	Julio, Kate's Assistant
José Ramón Rosario	...	Pedro, Chief Engineer (as José Rosario)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Oil Worker (as Thomas Rosales)

Storyline

When an army of Graboids - giant, carnivorous underground worms - threaten the Petromaya oil refinery in Mexico, its owners call on Earl Bassett, who once helped kill four of the creatures in Perfection, Nevada. Having squandered the money that came from his resulting celebrity status, Earl is convinced by the $50,000-a-head bounty offered, as well as the enthusiasm of admirer Grady Hoover, who becomes his partner. At Petromaya, Earl and Grady meet geologist Kate Reilly, and begin Graboid hunting, tricking several Graboids into swallowing bomb-rigged, remote-controlled cars. When they find they're facing a lot more Graboids than they ever expected, Earl calls his friend Burt Gummer, a survivalist who arrives well-stocked with weapons.

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Plot Keywords:

oil refinery | man eaten by monster | man versus monster | second part | creature feature | 

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Taglines:

Evolution: It's a bitch

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi creature violence and gore

Details

Official Sites:

Stampede Entertainment [United States]

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

9 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$4,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MCA/Universal Pictures, Stampede Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

To achieve the infrared view of the shriekers as seen in several scenes,the actors wore red suit's and yellow stockings,then were shot in Hi-8 video tape and blown up to 35-mm film, to add an additional grainy effect the post-production video engineers then rendered the faces and bodies in different colors.

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Goofs

Just before Earl thinks of being showered with the fire extinguishers, the green roller door is free of obstructions. Though as Earl grabs the first fire extinguisher and proceeds to run back to the door, the roller door is obstructed by several items.

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Quotes

[hiding from the Shriekers, Earl, Grady, and Kate are on top of some containers, Burt is inside the scoop of a bulldozer]
Grady: Burt are you *sure* you don't have any more bullets? Did you check *all* your pockets?
Burt Gummer: You know, as I lie here, I can't help but notice... the reason I am out of nine millimeter rounds is that I was not properly briefed. And the reason for that is that this mission was not properly researched. If certain people had bothered to gather intelligence on the creatures before ...
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Connections

Followed by Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018)

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Soundtracks

T-R-O-U-B-L-E
(Uncredited)
Written by Jerry Chesnut and Steve Tyrell
Performed by Travis Tritt

User Reviews

fun sequel

It's a sequel so almost by definition is inferior. It does keep in the same spirit as the first, but doesn't live up to the original. Overall however it was a fun movie with a few twists and definately worth checking out. I consider the original Tremors a classic, so my expectations were high. If you've seen the first ( I know you had to love it) then check this one out, it's worth seeing.