**SCREAMS & LAUGHTER** Tremors (1990) Reaction: FIRST TIME WATCHING 

Tremors had a 10 million dollar budget and ONLY made 16 million in the theaters. However, this came out in the era of home video and that is where it took off. It truly is a cult classic.

I love how responsible Burt is in regards to gun safety. He knew the gun he gave Marvin was empty, yet the first thing he does when he takes it back is to check the chamber.

Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward are one the best movie duos, perfect chemistry. Ive been watching this for over 30 yrs and its still one of my favorites

Most people don't realize tremors is an almost perfect movie. Every scene servers a purpose from the opening scene bringing up the idea of a stampede to the guy dieing on the power pole foreshadowing how the town gets trapped on the rocks later. Almost everything brought up pays off later in the movie. There is pretty much no filler or waste in the story. Anyone who is interested in script writing or film should honestly make an in depth study of this movie.

The guy on the tower didn't fall cause he wrapped his belt around the steel beam.

My favorite part of watching first-timers is seeing the reaction to the Gun Wall.😂

This is one of my favourite movies of all time. I love how all of the characters were really realistic, making human choices, smart choices, panicked choices, but never choices so stupid that make you go, "No! Why are you going INTO the room with the chainsaw noises coming out of it?" Definitely watch the second one, maybe the 4th one, too.

The sunscreen on her nose is zinc oxide. You used to put it thick on your nose as it was prone to burn even with a hat on. Then they developed stronger SPF sunscreens.

April 14 is Burt Gummer Day, a good opportunity to watch "Tremors 2: Aftershocks" (1996)

Fun fact: the idea of the movie came from Brent Maddock and SS Wilson, whom were in the Navy, they were taking notes on a large rock in a Nevada Nuclear Test Site, and one of them said, "What if there was something under the ground that would never let is off this rock?" And thus TREMORS was born.

One of the very first giant monster movies from my childhood! I remember watching this on NBC back in the 90's. RIP, Fred Ward,(Earl Basset) 1942-2022.

Burt Gummer is one of the classic characters of cinema franchises, at this point. LOL Oh...and the thing Reba was doing at 29:13 that you guys were wondering about is cleaning the brass casings from ammunition they had used so that the brass could be reused to make more ammunition. That machine is called a "brass tumbler" and you put the brass in with "seeds" that are meant to gently remove dirt or any powder residue from the brass when the bucket is shaken by an electric motor...and it obviously make a significant vibration. LOL

This is pure 90's schlock and I loved every minute of it 😆

The elephant gun that Burt used to kill the Grabboid looks to be a 4-bore which fire a 1in in diameter and can kill anything in front of it making it perfect for dangerous game. They were mostly used in Africa in the late 19th early 20th century round about P.S: if you could be so kind as to maybe watch the second movie you won't be disappointed

Kevin Bacon was in a bad place in his life when they made this movie. So much so that he refused to be acknowledged in his part in Tremors. Only years later he started to open up and admit that Tremors probably one of the most fun movie shoot he ever had. You can gauge how fun to shoot this movie.

Walter is Egg Shan from Big Trouble in Little China

That little vibrating box in Burt’s basement is used for cleaning brass for reloading. It functions much like a rock tumbler only it’s a bit more aggressive and usually not as wet.

It’s kinda a blink and you’ll miss it but the only time Val “wins” rockpaperscissors, is getting ready to go out on horseback and Val wins the better gun. Heather immediately sees Earl with just the revolver and gives him an even better rifle therefore Earl still wins.

The little girl who plays Mindy later goes on to star in jurassic park as the sister, Lex. I loved these movies! It's pure 90's fun flick.

Love this franchise. 1-3 are great. 4 (prequel) is good. 5-7 are not as good but still fun. The short-lived tv series was fun too. Heather, the redheaded wife in the prepper couple is Country music legend Reba McEntire. That's her singing at the end credits. She later starred in a sitcom called Reba. 11:54 gas powered generators vibrate. That's why they sucked it under then spit it out when it wasn't edible.

Michael Gross (Burt Gummer) is the only actor who appears in every Tremors movie. He has said that he's proud of the fact that in these movies (at least up to the point where he made the statement) no guns had been pointed at people. Only monsters.

"Pardon my french" comes from wealthy and educated individuals during America's old west Era. Seeing as these people were educated, many of them would know how to speak French due to its necessity because of economic relations with the French at that time and so they would often casually insert French into normal conversations but seeing as most people wouldn't understand the French bits and it was considered rude even back then to speak a language others didn't understand, they would apologize for it via the old term "pardon my french

This is one of the movies I first remember seeing with my dad on a saturday night on cable. It's such of great mix of silly horror and comedy.

The big gun that Bert used is a 700 Nitro Express. Oh and the sequel Tremors 2: Aftershocks is one of the 3 perfect sequels in existence.

This is my favorite Creature Feature horror film of all time. It has a tight script, convincing set pieces, amazing practical effects and animatronics. Every character is well written and fits the role perfectly and they all have an actual purpose for being there. It's great.

Heather Gummer is played by Country singer Reba McEntire and she also did the end title song "Why Not Tonight" Burt Gummer also played Steven Keaton in Family Ties. Pogostick Mindy was the young girl in Jurassic Park.

The actor who played Burt is most famous for playing the dad in the 80’s sitcoms Family Ties which made Michael J Fox famous, Michael played his son.

Reba McENtire's major acting debut. Back in the 80s I never would have imagined her doing a movie like this or having a successful sitcom.

"Tremors": The B--movie that rose to A-level with a mix of Humor, Horror and Romance.;)

Tremors 2 and Tremors 3 are a couple of sequels that are also quite interesting and worth watching and reacting to in their own right. I think you would enjoy them as well.

Burt and Heather were cleaning shell casings in that shaker to reload more ammo

Lol I love saying "fuuuuck yooou!" Like Kevin Bacon on a regular basis 🤣🤣🤣 definitely a favorite not-actually-good-but-awesome movie of mine!

You left in a lot of awesome lines a lot of reaction channels leave out, but one of my faves that got cut, is near the end, when Val and Earl are stranded away from the boulder. Earl whisper yells at Val, "Use the bomb!" and Val whisper yells back ''It's our LAST ONE!'' To which Earl very reasonably asks ''Well what the hells else are you gonna use it for?" Part 2 is IMO as good, but definitely in a different way. Some people will disagree that it's as good, but I think everyone who's seen it would agree it's worth watching.

Burt how much have you prepared? burt: Yes

That's an opaque cream, like Glacier Cream, on her nose - to block the sun totally. It doesn't 'rub in', but rather it dries for total sun blockage and less likely to sweat off. Made for outdoor workers, surfers, mountain climbers, etc.. This film and sequel remain highly underrated. Burt used an Elephant gun, an 8-gauge Darne smoothbore, which is obsolete, although she called it a .458, which means the .458 Winchester Magnum, which clearly it is not.

So fun fact, notice how no one is really sweating? That there are no distance heat waves? Despite them trying to make it look like a hot climate the location they filmed was freezing cold. Even had snow sometimes. But they wanted to make it look hot out so even worse everyone was wearing a lot less than they should.

This is such a fun movie thanks for the reaction!

🐛🐛 TREMORS (1990) is such an entertaining creature feature with a fantastic cast! Another excellent gem is ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) 🕷🕸

Michael Gross (Burt) played the father on Family Ties, which also starred Michael J. Fox. This role was a hysterical change-up for people who knew him primarily from that show.

The humans and the monsters both learn from and adapt their strategies. So few monster movies do that.

I love this movie so much! It was one of my grandma's favorites too, we loved watching the first two back to back all the time. Thank you so much!!

The reason why I still continue to watch the Tremors franchise despite it not being able to live up to the hype is because of Burt. Love the man. I can envision him being the President of American, holding an American flag and a rifle while riding a Shrieker to glory and freedom

The person singing the final credit song (Why Not Tonight?), is the actress who played Heather Gummer. Her name is Reba McEntire.

The blue machine that Reba was using at 29:12 is used to clean old shell casings, so that they can be reloaded and reused.

My film class from Canada had a private tour of Paramount. Joan Rowe and John Roesch were Foley artists We were lucky enough to meet in their studio. They have worked on hundreds of films, including Unbroken, Footloose, The Incredible Hulk, Anchorman, Anchirman 2, Crash, Blade, Pulp Fiction etc etc., making the amazing sound effects from the mundane footsteps to the sounds of the tremors worms hitting the bottom of the cliff. They told us that Tremors was a lot of fun, but was one of the hardest films they’ve ever done.

This movie reminds me of the children's game 'The Floor is Lava'. You would play it inside your house and move from furniture to furniture without touching the floor.

Fred Ward is one of the best parts of this movie. Him and Kevin Bacon worked so well together I always loved their chemistry. Rest in peace mr.Ward

The chemistry between Fred Ward and Kevin Bacon is perfect. You can tell they've been best friends for years, they're so natural in their interactions. The Doctor WAS acting foolishly, but by the time the Graboid was close enough to grab their generator, it was already too late to run. They spent a fair amount of effort establishing that the Graboids stunk, but they never do pay off the angle. I wonder if the script originally included a payoff to the smell issue, but they decided not to use it for some reason.

Make sure you react to all the Tremor movies in the series!!! It follows the monsters life cycle in each movie and how it multiplies. 👍

One thing my best friend and I like about this movie is the first appearance of Rhonda. Val isn’t interested, more fool him, but for a brief moment, you can see that Earl is charmed, and wishes he was thirty years younger. But since he isn’t, he decides to be Val’s wingman instead. And it pays off.

I like the whole series of these movies. They don't take it to serious and make it funny with a wild bad guy(s). It was so fun to make that the guy who played Burt (survival guy) did all the rest for no pay just profit share. You guys are just to cool at reacting you make seeing movies even more fun, plus you are a super cute couple.

This is one of my favorites. And amazing nostalgia trip. I get right back in my old room, watching this again and again on VHS, on my tiny (yet amazingly heavy) TV (certainly not flatscreen).

This movie is notorious for its good writing. I dont just mean the dialogue but the foreshadowing, logic, pacing, etc. It's nothing fancy but it is very well crafted. It's like the best cook made a very nice comfort meal.

One of my favorite movies. I absolutely love all of the Tremors movies. They're each such a delight to watch.

My favorite part about this movie, is that the monster, The Graboids, are smart and they LEARN. The 2nd one died because he poked his head out of the ground. he exposed his weak spot. So the remaining 2 learned not to do that. The 3rd one ate the Dynamite and died, so the 4th one learned not to do that, and reversed the situation. and in the end, the 4th one died, cause it couldn't learn how the 1st one died. cause the other 3 weren't there when it died.

The survivalists' basement is lined with unreinforced concrete blocks, which is normally fine for most basements, unless you live near a fault line or a powerful, giant, aggressive, burrowing animal hits the blocks from a 90 degree angle. I mean, everyone knows that!! 👀🧠😱

The characters in this series act much more realistically than in other similar movies. They don’t act stupid. They make realistic plans that could very well work but don’t simply because of something they couldn’t really plan for. It’s easy to see why this series became a cult classic. Some of the more recent movies aren’t as good but I still enjoy them to some degree. Also Burt is awesome in all of them.

Job was a biblical figure who he demonstrated faith and patience with God while suffering many severe trials. Basically if terrible things happen, that person remains calm and collected.

"I vote for outer space. No way these are local boys." LOL! My favorite line from a movie filled with great lines. I enthusiastically second the recommendations for Rain Man (1988), Raising Arizona (1987), and Strictly Ballroom (1992). Also, Earth Girls are Easy (1988), if only for the sheer zaniness of the movie, along with a chance to see some big-name stars in their early years. I would also add the generally overlooked Crossing Delancey (1988) to the list. And while it's outside of the time range you're asking for, I highly recommend Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979).

Another one of my favorite movies. I was 19 when this came out and I saw it twice at the theater where I was living at the time. When I first saw it, it made me think of the big bug movies from the 1950's I watched on TV when I was a little boy in the 70's. For me, the best of the big bug films is THEM! from 1954. A truly classic movie with Edmund Gwenn, who played Kris Kringle in the 1948 film Miracle On 34th Street, and James Arness, who would go on to play Marshal Matt Dillon on the long running Western series Gunsmoke. There was also a small scene with a young Leonard Nimoy several years before playing Spock on Star Trek. The character of Mindy in Tremors was played by Ariana Richards, who would go on to play Lex in the original Jurassic Park. What really made Tremors such a great movie for me was, among other things, the characters of Val and Earl and their dynamic. Kevin Bacon and the late Fred Ward, may he rest in peace(I still miss him) were amazing in their respective roles. They really were quite the pair. Thank you for another amazing reaction.

It's a brass tumbler. It's used to clean shell casings for reloading.

Pardon my French - one source[1] suggests that the phrase "derives from a literal usage of the exclamation. In the 19th century, when English people used French expressions in conversation they often apologized for it - presumably because many of their listeners (then as now) wouldn't be familiar with the language". You need to watch Tremors 2 and 3.

Such a shockingly tight movie for being a B movie creature feature. So much to enjoy, so little fluff.

You're not going to find a lot of movies like Tremors, in all honesty. It just works so much better than it has any right to. Great characters (played by a whole host of wonderful character actors like Fred Ward, Victor Wong, and Michael Gross), incredibly tight writing, fun monsters, and an excellent blend of horror and comedy.

Hi Nick & Wen!😊 The little girl is Hammond's granddaughter from "Jurassic Park". The refrigeration unit in the store is actually filled with soda. The sound it made was from the compressor. I believe store owners could buy the fridge units cheaper by advertising a brand of soda on it. They pre-dated the modern wall units found in stores and supermarkets today. I believe the big gun in Burt's glass case was an elephant gun. Nice reactions to this fun monster movie that spawned many sequels, Kids!!!!🎬👏👏👏👏 "Night of the Creeps" (1986) is a fun film around this time period.😉

people been calling this "the only horror movie where nobody is stupid"

The second unit director of Tremors has a RU-vid Channel where he posted a bunch of home video his dad filmed during the production of the movie. The Channel is called Real Deal Productions, and he narrates the clips and explains some really fun stuff about how the movie was made. If you enjoyed Tremors, you’ll love his videos.

Yesss. One of my favourite films since I was a kid! So glad you reacted to this.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time. Just because it is such a good mix of action, scarry, and the right amount of comedy. The characters are great, good acting, and the special effects which off course before CGI, are all practical. There is a really great "Making of" documentary on youtube since youou were asking about the budget. It's really amazing how they did some off the effects.

One of my favorite franchises and definitely one of my childhood favorites. It would very awesome if you two keep watching the sequels but I understand they wouldn't be as popular

When the trash bag broke, "I've been there." When the sewage pump broke and started spraying everywhere, then it's my turn to say "I've been there." Bad memories.

I love these movies. They are funny, strange and a good time. I have these in my dvd collection and watch them all about twice a year.

Definitely watch the second movie, it’s just as good imo. 👍

Now I might not be remembering this correctly, but I could swear that I heard or read an interview with Kevin where he said at first, he hated this movie. He thought it would be his downfall etc. And later, over time, he changed his mind about it, and said the whole experience was one of his best movie making experiences he ever had. And he was grateful that it became a cult classic and has stood the test of time.

A lot of people don't understand why the worms attacked Burt and Heathers 4x4. But if you notice when the worm passed under the truck it set off the car alarm. The worms didn't know what it was theu just attacked it cause it started making noise.

If you liked this one, you're gonna LOVE Tremors 2. More worms, more Burt, more explosives, more hilarity.

30:22: This scene sparked my interests in guns. The type of weapons they used in this scene are as follows: Heather: Winchester Model 70 Burt:Steyr-Mannlicher SSG-PII rifle Winchester 1200 Defender HK 91A2 (FAL carbine) Colt AR-15 Sporter 2 Remington 870 SIG-Sauer P226/Ruger Redhawk William Moore 8 gauge shotgun (Elephant gun) M8 flare pistol

It would be great to see you react to the sequels to Tremors. The series of movies are both fun and informative giving more lore each movie. I believe there is 6 in total.

You said you want something similar to this, there are many more of these. I'd say the first 4 are all really good, definitely worth watching

Enjoyed your reaction, thank you for sharing. That poor girl on the pogo stick. First she gets chased by graboids and then later in her life she is chased by velociraptors. For those that don't know the reference, she is the young girl in Jurassic Park.

So Happy you enjoyed this absolute classic! Just wait till you watch Tremors 2 Aftershocks!

2:45 That is zinc oxide on the nose. It does not rub into the skin . It coats the skin to prevent the nose from burning.

I love this series. The entire series is a good watch. True it's not perfect but I just love it. It's like die hard around Christmas. A Cheesy good action flick.

The white on her nose is actually Zinc. Extra strong sun protection. Lifeguards used it all the time in the 80's.

If you're in the sun for a long time with fair skin, we use a white sun screen that stays opaque.. especially on the nose.

There are 7 movies and a short TV series that explore the monsters and characters even further.

Underground god-damn monsters! I love Tremors, it's one of my favourite films. The monsters are dangerous but not unstoppable, with both the people and the Graboids learning about each other. It's a battle of wits with the people being pretty smart about it rather than the plot being driven by them being idiots. Also interesting as a rare horror film set almost entirely in bright sunlight. The sequels are great too, definitely worth watching too, and even the TV series is fun, even if it's a bit wackier than the films.

The gun is designed to bring down the biggest game Africa has to offer. In particular, the elephant.

Good choice for the reaction such a good film

There are many sequels, and Bert Gummer is in every one of them!! They may not be your best high budget movies but I enjoy them they are still great!!!

Dirt is in fact a very good bullet stop. Many rural gun ranges use high dirt berms at the far end of the the range for this reason. Similarly, many people who regularly target shoot rurally will have a good dirt berm for additional bullet stop. Also, this is why Burt has a .50 cal anti-tank solid bronze bullet in Tremors 2. Graboids and their permutations start out kinda dumb, but do grow in intelligence as they mature. This resets on each cycle, though. Dumb dirt dragon>smart dirt dragon>dumb graboid>smart graboid>dumb shriekers>smart shriekers>dumb assblasters>smart assblasters>eggs>repeat. The second one at Burt's place didn't know the truck was their transportation. It was just roaming around and happened to nudge the truck in such a way that it set off the alarm, which is why it attacked the truck. Noises = probable food sources.

❤This is the best cheesey 90s movie with a great cast . It goes along pretty quickly and there is no time for boredom. Burt and Heather are my favorites(couples goals) Michael Gross, who is in all of the Tremors movies is so great in this after playing a pacifist for so many years in Family Ties. Reba was amazing too

I love this movie I watch it over and over and enjoy it every time, it's a family favorite. Movies from the 80's and 90's I recommend: Matinee (1993), Earth Girls Are Easy (1988), Arachnophobia (1990), The Adventures of Pricilla, Queen of the Desert (1994), The Wedding Banquet (1993), Raising Arizona (1987), Valley Girl (1983), Labyrinth (1986), Rain Man (1988), Hairspray (1988), Muriel's Wedding (1994), Strictly Ballroom (1992).

29:13 *"she making explosion I think"* 😂😂🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ No, that's not what she's doing. That's not what that is. What?! LOL That machine is called a *Case Cleaner/Vibratory Case Polisher/Shell Case Polisher.* One of the steps for reloading cartridges involves brass cartridge case polishing. Polishes to remove *burns, gunpowder marks, and dirt,* while restoring the casing to its pre-fired shine. It's a device that cleans empty, fired casings of ammunition. Agitates empty brass cases in a mildly abrasive medium. And that is not dirt, it is a polishing compound. Perfectionists like *Burt* and *Heather* want their cases sparkling clean before they reload them. If you didn't know, Now you know. Your Welcome. Get educated, Stay educated. 💪🇺🇸💪

6:22-6:22 Edgar used his belt to keep him from falling off the tower.

Ive seen multiple recent review streams of this movie, and cant wrap my brain around how someone missed this across 34 years. It's sort of notorious, since it spawned multiple sequels *and* a TV series.

This is creature feature B-movie, but just done right. Great script, intelligent characters, gross monsters. This is a little gem that has been rightly recognized by its fans, and such fun to react to. Thanks Nick for sharing your beautiful friend with us -- looks like you two get along just fine.

Dude y'all should watch the hand that rocks the cradle. Great 90s flick

The sequels just get crazier and crazier, but still solid movies.

The dude who paid $15 for a piece of a rare unknown creature... Genius. Sad he didn't make it. I'm sure he would have sold that to scientists or some museum and made a very nice life for himself.