Tremors (1990 film)

Tremors
Tremors
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ron Underwood
Screenplay by	Brent Maddock; S. S. Wilson;
Story by	Brent Maddock; S. S. Wilson; Ron Underwood;
Produced by	Brent Maddock; S. S. Wilson;
Starring	Kevin Bacon; Fred Ward; Finn Carter; Michael Gross; Reba McEntire;
Cinematography	Alexander Gruszynski
Edited by	O. Nicholas Brown
Music by	Ernest Troost
Production; companies	No Frills Productions; Pacific Western Productions;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	January 19, 1990;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$6.4–10 million
Box office	$16.7 million (US)

Tremors is a 1990 American monster comedy horror film directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire.

In the film, handymen Val McKee (Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Ward) wish to leave the small desert town of Perfection, Nevada, as they are tired of their dull lives. However, they happen upon a series of mysterious deaths and a concerned seismologist Rhonda (Carter) studying unnatural readings below the ground. With the help of eccentric survivalist couple Burt and Heather Gummer (Gross and McEntire), the group fights for survival against giant, prehistoric, worm-like monsters hungry for human flesh.

Released by Universal Pictures, the film is the first installment of the Tremors franchise^[6] and was followed by five direct-to-video sequels and one prequel: Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996), Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001), Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004), Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015), Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018), and Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020). A television series titled Tremors: The Series aired from March through August 2003.^[7] A second television series was set to air in 2018 after a pilot had been shot with Bacon reprising his role for the first time since the original film, but multiple networks including Syfy passed on the series.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tremors (1990)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ "TREMORS (15)". United International Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved July 18, 2014.
^ Gale Ann Hurd [@gunnergale] (March 29, 2024). "$6.4 million!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Twitter.
^ "Tremors (1990)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ "Tremors (1990)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
^ Vincent Canby (January 19, 1990). "Underground Creatures and Dread Events". The New York Times.
^ "Tremors: The Series DVD Art Rumbles Your Home Video Collection". Dread Central. July 6, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[afi-1] "Tremors (1990)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[2] "TREMORS (15)". United International Pictures. British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved July 18, 2014.

[3] Gale Ann Hurd [@gunnergale] (March 29, 2024). "$6.4 million!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 29, 2024 – via Twitter.

[4] "Tremors (1990)". The Numbers. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[5] "Tremors (1990)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved December 10, 2020.

[6] Vincent Canby (January 19, 1990). "Underground Creatures and Dread Events". The New York Times.

[7] "Tremors: The Series DVD Art Rumbles Your Home Video Collection". Dread Central. July 6, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

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