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Tremors (1990)

PG-13 01/19/1990 (US) Horror, Action, Science Fiction 1h 36m

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The monster movie that breaks new ground.

Overview

Hick handymen Val McKee and Earl Bassett can barely eke out a living in the Nevada hamlet of Perfection, so they decide to leave town -- despite an admonition from a shapely seismology coed who's picking up odd readings on her equipment. Before long, Val and Earl discover what's responsible for those readings: 30-foot-long carnivorous worms with a proclivity for sucking their prey underground.

Ron Underwood

Director, Story
Brent Maddock

Screenplay, Story
S.S. Wilson

Screenplay, Story

Top Billed Cast

Kevin Bacon

Valentine McKee
Fred Ward

Earl Bassett
Finn Carter

Rhonda LeBeck
Michael Gross

Burt Gummer
Reba McEntire

Heather Gummer
Victor Wong

Walter Chang
Robert Jayne

Melvin Plug
Ariana Richards

Mindy Sterngood
Charlotte Stewart

Nancy Sterngood
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A review by John Chard

8.0

Written by John Chard on September 19, 2019

This valley is just one long smörgåsbord.

Finally deciding to break free of their small town existence, handymen Val and Earl find that it's easier said than done. The reason? Giant underground worms are attacking the place and they are now needed more than ever.

The 50s ream of sci-fi schlockers and creaky creature features are, depending on your persuasion, either genius fun or tacky nuisances. Since I belong to the first group, Tremors is possibly one of the finest homages to a most wonderful time in cinema. What is often ignored is that those 50s film's deal with the paranoia of the t... read the rest.

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