Product: Tremors (1990)
Rating: 4.0
The Only Giant Worm Movie Featuring Pole Vaulting And Pogo Sticking
"Tremors" is a hilarious little piece of B-movie paradise. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are a couple of modern day wild west cowboys, who find themselves thrust into the middle of a giant worm hunt with shapely geologist Finn Carter. Michael Gross and Reba McEntire round out the wacky cast in the battle against the "Graboids," giant blind worms which track prey through vibrations.The plot is strictly that of a B-movie thriller, but the director, Ron Underwood, keeps it light with just the right amount of humor to make this an entertaining romp. I won't spoil the conclusion, but I will say that pole vaulting and pogo sticking skills are highly prized before the film is over. (You should be aware that there are multiple sequels, so how good of a solution to the Graboid infestation did the good citizens of Perfection, Nevada actually find?)This is a fun and quirky horror-comedy, which is a cinematic combination that is frequently attempted though rarely mastered as well (and with as low of a budget) as in "Tremors."