Tremors is a 1990 American western-themed monster horror comedy film directed by Ron Underwood, produced by Brent Maddock, and S. S. Wilson, and written by Maddock, Wilson, and Underwood. Tremors was released by Universal Pictures and stars Kevin Bacon, The late Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire. It was followed by Tremors 2: Aftershocks in 1996.
In the film, repairmen Val McKee (Bacon) and Earl Bassett (Ward) try to skip the small desert town of Perfection, Nevada, 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.
Victims[]
- Edgar Deems - Died of thirst while hiding from a graboid off-screen, body shown.
- "Old" Fred - Eaten by a graboid off-screen, severed head shown.
- 21 Sheep - Eaten by a graboid off-screen, bodies shown.
- Carmine - Eaten by a graboid off-camera.
- Howard - Crushed by a rockslide caused by the graboid.
- Dr. Jim Wallace - Eaten by a graboid.
- Megan Wallace - Eaten by a graboid in her car off-camera.
- Horse - Eaten by a graboids.
- Graboid - Slammed its head against a concrete wall while chasing Earl Bassett and Valentine McKee.
- Two Unnamed Workers - Eaten by graboids off-screen, helmets seen.
- Walter Chang - Eaten by a graboid.
- Graboid - Shot to death by Burt Gummer and Heather Gummer.
- Nestor - Eaten by a graboid.
- Graboid - Blown up with dynamite by Earl Bassett.
- Stumpy (Graboid) - Fell off a cliff while chasing Earl Bassett, Valentine McKee, and Rhonda LeBeck.
Deaths[]
- Total - 36
- 24 Animals
- 21 Sheep
- 3 Graboids
- 1 Horse
- 10 Humans
- 9 Men
- 1 Woman
- 24 Animals
Kill Counts[]
- Earl Bassett - 3 (Alive)
- Valentine McKee - 2 (Alive)
- Rhonda LeBeck - 1 (Alive)
- Burt Gummer - 1 (Alive)
- Heather Gummer - 1 (Alive)