Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Trailer
Reviews
75
Horror/comedies often tread too far to one side or the other of that fine line; Tremors walks it like a tightrope.
75
Tremors is a delightful throwback to such '50s and '60s films as "Them," "The Deadly Mantis" and "Attacks" of both "The Giant Leeches" and "The Crab Monsters."
75
Boston Globe
Fast-moving, light-handed, assured, even witty at times, and filled with satisfying special effects, Tremors plays like a redneck "Dune." [19 Jan 1990, p.23]
75
While liberally dosing the action with humor, Underwood is able to preserve an undertone of genuine menace and substantial suspense. His shooting style is clean and classical, distinguished by camera movements that emphasize the line of the action without becoming conspicuous in themselves.
75
Portland Oregonian
Directed and co-written by Ron Underwood, Tremors maintains a good, steady tongue-in-cheek tone while working nicely as a suspense thriller. [22 Jan 1990, p.D5]
Other Movies You Might Enjoy
Jul 13, Jul 1990Quick Change (1990)
Oct 24, Oct 2008Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Oct 6, Oct 2023The Great Escaper (2023)
Apr 20, Apr 2001The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
Jun 13, Jun 2023Jurassic Shark 3 Seavenge (2023)
May 31, May 2013The Purge (2013)
May 19, May 2009Nick Swardson: Seriously, Who Farted? (2009)
Jun 16, Jun 2023Maggie Moore(s) (2023)