Review of Tremors (1990) by Stuart K — 07 Jun 2010
A cult comedy horror that harks back to the old monster B-Movies of the 1950's, but would also serve as a sort of template for films like Eight Legged Freaks (2002), Snakes on a Plane (2006) and Slither (2006).
For a lowish budget film it's quite effective, and it spawned a few sequels, a prequel and a TV series. It has odd job men Valentine McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) who live in the small town of Perfection, Nevada, whose population is only 14 people.
A new addition to the town is seismologist graduate Rhonda LeBeck (Finn Carter), who has discovered some weird goings on in the land surrounding Perfection. When people around the town limits are discovered dead, Valentine and Earl discover that something is going on, and then they find the cause.
Giant worms burrowing their way through the ground, killing everyone in their path. Now, with the whole town in danger, it's a race for survival, but the worms are smarter than they appear. It's a very silly film, done mainly for laughs but it does have it's moments.
Bacon and Ward make a good double act though, and the worms are effective. It's director Ron Underwood then did City Slickers (1991), Mighty Joe Young (1998) and The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), the latter killed his promising career.
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This review of Tremors (1990) was written by Stuart K on 07 Jun 2010.
Tremors has generally received positive reviews.
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