Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.Natives of a small isolated town defend themselves against strange underground creatures which are killing them one by one.
- Awards
- 5 nominations
Tom Woodruff Jr.
- Grabboid
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaS.S. Wilson said that he got the idea for the film while he was working for the U.S. Navy in the California desert. While resting on a rock, he imagined what it might be like if something underground kept him from getting off the rock.
- GoofsWhen the remaining cast are on the bulldozer, near the end of the movie, they pull up beside Burt and Heather's house and one of the crew members is visible beside them, trying to hide.
- Quotes
Earl Bassett: Damn it, listen to me. I'm older and wiser.
Valentine McKee: Yeah, well you're half right.
- Alternate versionsThe Italian version features an error in the cast names during the end credits, listing Burt Gummer as being played by Reba McEntire instead of Michael Gross. Reba McEntire played Burt's wife, Heather.
- ConnectionsEdited into Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
- SoundtracksYou Are the One
Written and Performed by Fahrenheit
Featured review
Loved the movie. How could you not? It has two lovably bumbling buddies, Val and Earl, played to perfection by Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward. It has a remarkably funny gun crazed survivalist couple played completely straight-faced by Michael Gross and Reba McEntire. It has a wonderfully batty bunch of "townsfolk," a winsome heroine and bad lot of underground drag racing worms looking to eat the characters mentioned above. The movie stands out from the "trapped and pursued" genre because it contains tongue-in-cheek humor, comedic escapes, inspired foreshadowing of doom and nutty monster mayhem. This is a delightful B monster movie that would best be watched with fellow funny movie buffs, popcorn and beer.
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- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Terror bajo la tierra
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $11,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $16,667,084
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,731,520
- Jan 21, 1990
- Gross worldwide
- $16,668,790
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