Quick Facts
DirectorRon Underwood
Runtime1h 36m · PG-13
GenresComedy · Horror · Science-fiction
Release1990-01-19
Film
Tremors
1990· PG-13· 1h 36m· Comedy· Horror· Science-fiction
“They say there's nothing new under the sun. But under the ground…”
Tremors (1990) pits hapless survivalists Val McKee and Earl Bassett against subterranean horrors in a Nevada desert town. These monstrous worm-like predators, as relentless as they are insatiable, turn the landscape into a killing ground. Val and Earl must navigate this perilous terrain, using wit and ingenuity to outmaneuver their silent, earth-shaking pursuers. The film distills rural paranoia into a taut, absurdist nightmare, where every tremor could be the harbinger of doom.
1990-01-19
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Key Crew
DirectorRon Underwood
ScreenplayBrent Maddock
ProducerBrent Maddock
Director of PhotographyAlexander Gruszynski
Original Music ComposerErnest Troost
EditorO. Nicholas Brown
Full cast & crew (19 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1990-01-19
Runtime1h 36m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosNo Frills Film · Wilson-Maddock Production
Budget$11M
Box office$49M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.9/10 · 3627 votes
Original languageen
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