Rent Tremors (1990)
3.7 of 5 from 216 ratings
1h 32min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
- Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward star as two country handymen who lead a cast of zany characters to safety in this exciting sci-fi creature comedy. Just as Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Basset (Fred Ward) decide to leave Perfection, Nevada, strange rumblings prevent their departure. With the help of a shapely seismology student (Finn Carter), they discover their desolate town is infested with gigantic man-eating creatures that live below the ground. The race is on to overcome these slimy subterraneans and find a way to higher ground.
- Actors:
- Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Robert Jayne, Charlotte Stewart, Tony Genaro, Ariana Richards, Richard Marcus, Victor Wong, Sunshine Parker, Michael Dan Wagner, Conrad Bachmann, Bibi Besch, John Goodwin, John Pappas, Tom Woodruff, Jr
- Directors:
- Ron Underwood
- Producers:
- Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson
- Writers:
- S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock, Ron Underwood
- Aka:
- Beneath Perfection
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Horror
- Collections:
- All You Need to Know About Dump Month Movies, Hollywood's Scariest, Hairiest, Scaliest Monsters, Horror, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Films By Year, Top 10 Films Turned Into TV Series, Top Films, Top Films of 1990: Vol. 1, Top Horror Franchise Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 24/01/2011
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1, German DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1, Italian DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1, Japanese DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1, Spanish DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making Of 'Tremors'
- Featurette
- Cast Profiles
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 14/12/2020
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 4.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New audio commentary by director Ron Underwood and writers/ producers Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson
- New audio commentary by Jonathan Melville, author of Seeking Perfection: The Unofficial Guide to Tremors
- Making Perfection, a brand new documentary by Universal Pictures interviewing key cast and crew from the franchise (including Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross, Ariana Richards, Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock and S.S. Wilson, among many others) and revisiting the original locations
- The Truth About Tremors, a newly filmed interview with co-producer Nancy Roberts on the film's rocky road to the screen
- Bad Vibrations, a newly filmed interview with director of photography Alexander Gruszynski
- Aftershocks and Other Rumblings, newly filmed on-set stories from associate producer Ellen Collett
- Digging in the Dirt a new featurette interviewing the crews behind the film's extensive visual effects
- Music for Graboids, a new featurette on the film's music with composers Ernest Troost and Robert Folk
- Pardon My French!, a newly assembled compilation of overdubs from the edited-for television version
- The Making of 'Tremors', an archive documentary from 1995 by Laurent Bouzereau, interviewing the filmmakers and special effects teams
- Creature Featurette, an archive compilation of on-set camcorder footage showing the making of the Graboids
- Electronic press kit featurette and interviews with Kevin Bacon, Michael Gross and Reba McIntire Deleted scenes, including the original opening scene
- Theatrical trailers, TV and radio spots for the original film as well as trailers for the entire Tremors franchise
- Comprehensive image galleries, including rare behind-the-scenes stills, storyboards and two different drafts of the screenplay
- Extended hour-long interviews from Making Perfection with Ron Underwood, Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson, Nancy Roberts and creature designer Alec Gillis
- Outtakes with optional introduction and commentary by S.S. Wilson
- Three early short films by the makers of Tremors, remastered in high-definition, including S.S. Wilson's stop-motion horror/comedy classic Recorded Live (1975)
- Disc 1:
- This disc includes the main feature
- Disc 2:
- This disc includes special features
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Reviews (3) of Tremors
Great tongue-in-cheek 'creature feature' - Tremors review by RP
Great tongue-in-cheek comedy / sci-fi / horror film which pays homage to 1950s 'creature features'. Small town in Nevada is threatened by huge worm-like creatures. Most of the population survive by pole-vaulting across the desert – and it has a happy ending. What more can you ask from a B movie? Wonderful stuff - 4/5 stars.
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B Movie Magic - Tremors review by GI
A massive homage to the 70s B movies and the giant bug films of the 50s this has become a firm cult favourite because it's simply great fun, has two great actors in the lead roles clearly having a ball of a time. It's a rollicking ride too with an early build up followed by full on action. Val (Kevin Bacon) and Earl (Fred Ward) are two bored handymen living in a ramshackle Arizona town that has a population of just 14. As they dream of hitting the high life in the nearest city the town becomes besieged by strange creatures that live underground and can hunt by detecting vibrations. This is neatly constructed and edited and has some funny characters not least the survivalist/gun nut couple, Burt and Heather (Michael Gross, Reba McEntire) and there are some clever little references to other films which it's fun to spot (Jaws being an obvious one). The relationship between Val & Earl is a nice take on male friendship and they give the film a real heart. Whilst it has a low budget vibe to match the links with the creature features of the past this is a very accomplished pice of hokum and its worth seeking out if you've never seen it because it is really very good.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
Original Tremors - Tremors review by porky
Ok, but very dated . enjoyable and hokey . nothing great but watchable enough . Dont go out of your way to see this but enjoy it of it appears at any time.
1 out of 2 members found this review helpful.