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Tremors movie storyline. Valentine “Val” McKee and Earl Basset work as handymen in Perfection, Nevada, an isolated ex-mining settlement in the high desert east of the Sierra Nevada mountains. They eventually tire of their jobs and leave for Bixby, the nearest town. As they leave, they discover the dead body of another resident, Edgar Deems, perched atop an electrical tower, still grasping the tower’s crossbeams and his .30-30 Winchester rifle. Jim Wallace, the town doctor, determines that Edgar died of dehydration, apparently afraid for some reason to climb down.
Later on, an unknown force kills shepherd “Old Fred” and his flock of sheep. After discovering his severed head buried in the sand, Val and Earl become convinced that a killer is on the loose; they head back to town to warn the other residents. Two construction workers ignore Val and Earl’s warning and are killed by the same force, causing a rock slide.
Val and Earl try to get help, but find the phone lines are dead, and the only road out of town is completely blocked by the rock slide. Out of sight, a snake-like creature wraps itself around their truck’s rear axle; the creature is torn apart when Val stomps on the accelerator and drives away.
Tremors is a 1990 American monster film directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Brent Maddock, and S. S. Wilson, and written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood. Tremors was released by Universal Pictures and stars Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire.
This is the first installment of the Tremors franchise, which was followed by four direct-to-video sequels: Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996); Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001); a series prequel, Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004); and finally Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015). Thirteen episodes of Tremors: The Series, a television program based on the film series, aired from March through August 2003.
Tremors (1990)
Directed by: Ron Underwood
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, Reba McEntire, Robert Jayne, Charlotte Stewart, Tony Genaro, Ariana Richards, Sunshine Parker
Screenplay by: Brent Maddock, S. S. Wilson
Production Design by:
Cinematography by: Alexander Gruszynski
Film Editing by: O. Nicholas Brown
Costume Design by: Abigail Murray
Set Decoration by: Debra Combs
Art Direction by: Don Maskovich
Music by: Ernest Troost
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Release Date: January 19, 1990
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