Tremors is a 1990 American science fiction horror comedy film directed by Ron Underwood, based on a screenplay by Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson, and starring Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross and Reba McEntire. It was distributed by Universal Studios. The film was received well by critics and holds an 88% favorable rating at the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes. The film emerged as a cult classic, followed by Tremors 2: Aftershocks, and continued in a direct-to-video sequel: Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, and one direct-to-video prequel: Tremors 4: The Legend... Begins. Thirteen episodes of Tremors: The Series, a television program based on the film series, aired March through July 2003. Valentine "Val" McKee and Earl Basset work as handymen in Perfection, Nevada, an isolated ex-mining settlement that contains only fourteen residents, among them survivalist couple Burt Gummer and Heather Gummer Gummer, and Walter Chang , owner of the general store. A new arrival is Rhonda LeBeck , a graduate student conducting seismology tests.
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| Release date: | January 19, 1990 |
| Directed by: | Ron Underwood |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 96 Minutes |
| Producer: | S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock |
| Editor: | O. Nicholas Brown |
| Music by: | Ernest Troost |
| Cinematography: | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Screenplay by: | S. S. Wilson, Brent Maddock |
| Estimated budget: | $11,000,000 |
| Genre: | Adventure, Science Fiction, Comedy, Action |