Tremors

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Tremors

PG-13

Released Jan 19, 1990

1h 36m

Horror

Comedy

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Repairmen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) are tired of their dull lives in the small desert town of Perfection, Nev. But just as the two try to skip town, they happen upon a series of mysterious deaths and a concerned seismologist (Finn Carter) studying unnatural readings below the ground. With the help of an eccentric couple (Reba McEntire, Michael Gross), the group fights for survival against giant, worm-like monsters hungry for human flesh.

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Critics Consensus

An affectionate throwback to 1950s creature features, Tremors reinvigorates its genre tropes with a finely balanced combination of horror and humor.

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

Propelled by impressive practical effects, this is an oater-inflected monster movie which fully embraces its own icky absurdity and literally low culture – but the film’s hidden weapon is a strong focus on characterisation.

Jul 4, 2022

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Ty Burr

Entertainment Weekly

Tremors is the Slacker of monster movies: bemused, improvisatory, willfully low-key.

Rated: B+

Jan 22, 2020

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Michael Wilmington

Los Angeles Times

It's a zippy melodrama for small-town America and small-towners at heart: well-executed kitsch for audiences that will still be amused at the notion that the bugs are getting so big, they'll drag us all down.

Jan 22, 2020

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

For fans of the genre, Tremors is a little late Christmas gift, but very well received. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 11, 2022

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

You can just see the "Fun for the whole family!" review blurb on the VHS box at your local video store. And it is just that: a perfect, fun-for-the-whole-family movie about subterranean killer worms.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 11, 2022

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

Tremors remain a goofy delight. Filled with practical Graboid effects, exciting setpieces and a not so subtle queer romance at its center, the 90s creature feature holds up

Sep 5, 2022

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Jonathan

Love that movie. Much better in the theater. Thank you for playing it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/04/21

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justice

I absolutely love the fact that I watched such a classic in theaters!! It’s great that they do play backs with old movies!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/01/21

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Jason W

Silly monster/killer worms flick. A bit too campy for my taste but that doesn't mean it's a bad movie at all. Very family friendly.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Philip B

It's a love story...boy meets girl--they're attacked by giant underground monsters--what's not to like?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/14/25

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Jean B

Good goofy story. The first one is the best of the saga, but still it doesn’t bother much to watch it all.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/04/25

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Stephen C

Scary funny in 1 hour and 36 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $15,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Ron Underwood

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Kevin Bacon

Valentine McKee

Fred Ward

Earl Bassett

Finn Carter

Rhonda LeBeck

Michael Gross

Burt Gummer

Reba McEntire

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Synopsis

Repairmen Val McKee (Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Fred Ward) are tired of their dull lives in the small desert town of Perfection, Nev. But just as the two try to skip town, they happen upon a series of mysterious deaths and a concerned seismologist (Finn Carter) studying unnatural readings below the ground. With the help of an eccentric couple (Reba McEntire, Michael Gross), the group fights for survival against giant, worm-like monsters hungry for human flesh.

Director: Ron Underwood
Producer: Brent Maddock, S.S. Wilson
Screenwriter: S.S. Wilson, Brent Maddock
Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures [us]
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 19, 1990, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 3, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.5M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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