Tremors

Name: Tremors
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy
Released: January 19, 1990
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Kevin Bacon

1990

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: January 19, 1990 | PG-13

Starring: Kevin Bacon

Summary: Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.

Director: Ron Underwood

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Horror, Comedy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 96 min

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Susan Wloszczyna

The special effects are scream-worthy, the gore is minimal and the humor has a folksy zing to it. [19 Jan 1990, p.1D]

James Berardinelli

Horror/comedies often tread too far to one side or the other of that fine line; Tremors walks it like a tightrope. Read full review

Harper Barnes

With its excellent, offbeat cast, its sprightly pacing and its goofy tone, Tremors is the kind of movie that propels you out of the theater with a grin on your face. [26 Jan 1990, p.3F]

Jay Carr

Fast-moving, light-handed, assured, even witty at times, and filled with satisfying special effects, Tremors plays like a redneck "Dune." [19 Jan 1990, p.23]

Richard Harrington

Tremors is a delightful throwback to such '50s and '60s films as "Them," "The Deadly Mantis" and "Attacks" of both "The Giant Leeches" and "The Crab Monsters." Read full review

Michael Wilmington

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. Read full review

Vincent Canby

Tremors wants to be funny, but it spends too much time winking at the audience. More than anything else, it looks like the sort of movie that might have been put together so that tourists visiting Universal Studios could see a movie being made. Read full review

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jetSetWilly

Oct 13, 2015

Its a monster movie and one of the best. A very unique feel to it and is a genuine horror comedy. I am a fan of the series and was very happy to here that they've done a 5th. It has great pacing, great acting, good story and an identifying theme. There aren't many monster movies that haveIts a monster movie and one of the best. A very unique feel to it and is a genuine horror comedy. I am a fan of the series and was very happy to here that they've done a 5th. It has great pacing, great acting, good story and an identifying theme. There aren't many monster movies that have done 5 in a row all of which are very entertaining. If you like monster movies and haven't seen these yet then do yourself a favor and get them on blu-ray. It's worth it.… Expand

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Habibiehakim

Dec 4, 2021

This is probably the first animal/creatures attacks human movie that all of the characters were not serious and i love it, they are fun, funny, and smart, Tremors is not taking a long time to finish, they didn't kill literally everybody, they're not stupid, they're not dumb, and i have a lotThis is probably the first animal/creatures attacks human movie that all of the characters were not serious and i love it, they are fun, funny, and smart, Tremors is not taking a long time to finish, they didn't kill literally everybody, they're not stupid, they're not dumb, and i have a lot of fun yet very intense experience, we're talking about Ridley Scott's Alien, John McTiernan's Predator, Stephen King's Cujo, Hitchcock's The Birds and all of those animal/creatures attacks human movie, Tremors is the most fun of them all.… Expand

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eleaden

Jan 4, 2018

This is such a great movie, its definitely one of my all time favourite movies!

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evokings

Jul 7, 2017

You won't appreciate Kevin Bacons acting, until you watch the sequels to this movie where he is absent, the movie was well done for it's time I watched it as a kid, this is how Bob Vila would make a horror movie I thought back then lol... ...the props are okay andYou won't appreciate Kevin Bacons acting, until you watch the sequels to this movie where he is absent, the movie was well done for it's time I watched it as a kid, this is how Bob Vila would make a horror movie I thought back then lol... ...the props are okay and the mystery of what the bad guy is, kinda mades the movie memorable, they kept the villain unseen long enough to create some mystery, and the whole movie is well put together, the movie made little money at the box office back in the day, but VHS rentals, and word of mouth, made this movie a sleeper hit of the 90s, there are issues with the movie, it's definitely not a "citizen cane" of horror movies or anything, but what it did right makes up for some of the movies short comings, it kinda has comedic value too, I laugh at some of the stuff in this movie, worth a watch.… Expand

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Hurricane16

Feb 4, 2018

Tremors is still really fun to this day, and the old special effects don’t even take away from the experience

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ctweedie800

Jan 23, 2020

Tremors is a good time so as long as you don't watch any sequels you'll like it.

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Broyax

Jan 10, 2017

Au menu dans ce navet insipide, Kevin Bacon (!) et Fred Ward le monsieur agent du effebi-aille avant qu'il ne devienne agent à plein temps, lorsqu'il était simple plouc avec son pote Kevin. En dehors de sa réalisation à deux balles et de ses effets qui coûtent encore moins cher, en dehors deAu menu dans ce navet insipide, Kevin Bacon (!) et Fred Ward le monsieur agent du effebi-aille avant qu'il ne devienne agent à plein temps, lorsqu'il était simple plouc avec son pote Kevin. En dehors de sa réalisation à deux balles et de ses effets qui coûtent encore moins cher, en dehors de son scénario mongolo dont on se demande à quel degré il se situe, force est de constater sa non-existence en tant que film puisqu'on ne voit pas de différence avec une heure et demi de parasites ou une heure et demi de l'écran noir d'une télé éteinte. On a vu d'ailleurs des télés se suicider pour moins que ça devant cette débilité de l'espace.… Expand

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