The first Tremors sequel probably used up all the goodwill the first movie created… and the presence of Fred Ward helped quite a bite. Ward was a lead in the first film–not to mention being a highly recognizable character actor. The third movie opens poorly, with Michael Gross doing something silly under the opening titles, […]
Entries Tagged as 'S.S. Wilson'
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001, Brent Maddock)
July 10th, 2008 No Comments
Recommend on MahaloTremors II: Aftershocks (1996, S.S. Wilson)
July 3rd, 2008 No Comments
I remember when Tremors II first came out. I believe it was on the heels of a special edition laserdisc of the first film, but it might have been at the same time. Universal made a lot of direct-to-video sequels in the 1990s, but Tremors II was a little different. First, it was an actual […]
Tremors (1990, Ron Underwood)
June 26th, 2008 No Comments
Tremors is a unique film. Even with the derivative setting–the isolated desert town reminds of 1950s Universal sci-fi pictures–and whole “Jaws with giant worms” aspect, it’s a monster slash thriller slash comedy. It starts a comedy and ends one, with S.S. Wilson and Brent Maddock’s script full of comedic dialogue, in addition to all the […]
Tremors (1990, Ron Underwood)
September 4th, 2005 No Comments
When I first rediscovered Tremors, around 1995, it was on laserdisc. In the 1990s, Universal was one of the finest laserdisc companies, probably the finest. They put out a special edition of Tremors and, remembering that I liked it when I saw it on video (everyone saw Tremors on video), I bought it. Probably from […]
