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  • Tremors (1990)
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  • @EmpireFanProductions
    @EmpireFanProductions Před 2 lety +15

    Actor Fred Ward (Earl) passed away today…Rest In Peace

  • @opencarry3860
    @opencarry3860 Před 2 lety +371

    Samantha, she is cleaning the brass cases left over from firing their ammo cartridges during shooting. The device is a tumbler with cleaning media like crushed walnut shells to remove the powder residue, so those brass cases can be reused. The cleaned cases are ready for the reloading process to make reloaded ammunition.

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Před 2 lety +43

      WoW finally THANK YOU after like 20/30 years I finally know

    • @PorchPotatoMike
      @PorchPotatoMike Před 2 lety +76

      Surprisingly this movie has probably the most accurate gun usage of any movie I’ve seen. Little things like Burt checking the revolver after he gets it back from Melvin (even though he knows it’s empty it is proper to check it anyway), or Burt’s comment about Hydra-Shok hollow points really make it enjoyable.

    • @stlee25
      @stlee25 Před 2 lety +19

      I've had the same question since I first saw this movie so thank you for the explanation.

    • @MrBreezeLI516
      @MrBreezeLI516 Před 2 lety +7

      this comment has won!!! 🥳🦾🔥🔥🔥

    • @sadiyarabia2496
      @sadiyarabia2496 Před 2 lety +8

      Thank you for explaining. I’ve been wondering for many, many years what she was doing to those slugs .

  • @jamesboulerice4968
    @jamesboulerice4968 Před 2 lety +209

    The basement gun scene was a defining moment of my childhood.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +35

      Same lol

    • @jh5131
      @jh5131 Před 2 lety +21

      Saw this in theater when I was like 13 or 14 everyone was screaming and laughing when that pan to the back wall happened

    • @MandoWookie
      @MandoWookie Před 2 lety +35

      That basement scene, and Burt Gummer in general, may have set me unreasonable life goals.

    • @KurNorock
      @KurNorock Před 2 lety +22

      @@MandoWookie It's not that unreasonable. It is actually pretty common for most gun enthusiasts. All you have to do is buy 1-2 guns every year or two, which isn't that difficult. By the time you are 40 you've got a "wall of guns".

    • @majorramsey3k
      @majorramsey3k Před rokem

      Broke into the wrong goddamned recroom didn't you, you bastard!

  • @maximillianosaben
    @maximillianosaben Před 2 lety +69

    The reveal of that wall of guns is just glorious every time.

  • @eric201
    @eric201 Před 2 lety +388

    I really do think this should be taught in film schools. It hits that perfect balance between action, characters, and storytelling. We know just enough about these characters to be invested in their survival without having to rely on stereotypes or quirks to inform the characters. They are well rounded and not just there to be victims, the movie has one of the highest survival rates of most monster movies. The action is so well paced and well executed and nothing drags on too long. And the script and the story has no fat on it, no tangents or improved scenes that they had to fit together later, everything that happens is set up and paid off. And for me personally I don't live anywhere as remote as Perfection, but I do live in a rural area and it is so refreshing to see rural people not portrayed as bumpkins and buffoons. They may not be the smartest people but they can problem solve and think on their feet and adjust when things go wrong.

    • @Syfa
      @Syfa Před 2 lety +43

      It was also a fairly cheaply made movie. They shot it in a cheap location. Almost all of their effects were practical and they didn't need to have the monsters on screen with the characters a lot aside from a few set pieces. It is essentially a "how to" on filmmaking and especially a "how to" on 'horror', which are fairly cheap by themselves.

    • @stang5755
      @stang5755 Před 2 lety +39

      I agree wholeheartedly. It's a very lean and efficient film with not a wasted moment, and sharply done in practically all aspects. And indeed practically no silly tropes or ridiculous characters or any of that. In fact, I'd call this one of those quite rare films that plays dumb but is actually quite smart.

    • @austincaldwell4258
      @austincaldwell4258 Před 2 lety +17

      It actually is in some films schools to teach how to make a perfect movie

    • @marcuscato9083
      @marcuscato9083 Před 2 lety +12

      Another CZcamsr made a video about great storytelling that used lots of examples from this movie.

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Před 2 lety +6

      Well said
      It’s just a film where you get REAL LIFE PEOPLE like us

  • @andrewcharles459
    @andrewcharles459 Před 2 lety +115

    Part of the genius of this film is pairing up Michael Gross, the strait-laced middle class dad from the sitcom Family Ties, and Reba McEntire as gun-nut survivalists.

    • @R3v0kt
      @R3v0kt Před 2 lety +11

      The incomparable Michael Gross as seen in Cool As Ice

  • @Maya_Ruinz
    @Maya_Ruinz Před 2 lety +415

    This is the perfect movie, hands down, so rewatchable.

    • @yendub
      @yendub Před 2 lety +17

      The perfect movie, no. Great movie, sure. Rewatchable, of course.

    • @DataCab1e
      @DataCab1e Před 2 lety +56

      One might say... "Perfection."

    • @asdfasdf7199
      @asdfasdf7199 Před 2 lety +22

      honestly one of the legends of pre-cgi effects. just a masterwork.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +46

      So much fun and always worth a rewatch when it is on TV!

    • @stephenmiller2544
      @stephenmiller2544 Před 2 lety +22

      It really is the perfect movie. If you consider pacing, character development, Just the right amount of humor, And creature effects that truly live up to the term movie magic , it is perfect.

  • @robwalsh9843
    @robwalsh9843 Před 2 lety +324

    Tremors is like Robocop. It hits at all levels. It's funny, ridiculous, exciting and actually scary at times. When I visited Joshua Tree as a kid, I was still scared of Graboids lol

    • @StCerberusEngel
      @StCerberusEngel Před 2 lety +9

      Good comparison.

    • @StayFractalesque
      @StayFractalesque Před 2 lety +5

      I was thinking Jaws.. Land Shark

    • @stang5755
      @stang5755 Před 2 lety +5

      MY MAN! Appreciate the shout to RoboCop, which I agree that they're both very efficient films that are satisfying in practically all the elements that make for good cinema as well as all the aspects specific to each film they bring up (and then some). Simply put they're both films that play dumb but are actually both very sharp.

    • @chemquests
      @chemquests Před 2 lety +3

      Also like robocop, the sequels aren’t worthwhile

    • @georgekappos7126
      @georgekappos7126 Před 2 lety +4

      actually, i feel this is more like arachnophobia. campy and fun. pure 89 90

  • @jacob4920
    @jacob4920 Před 2 lety +240

    "Tremors" is one of the GREATEST B- movies of all time! And I mean that.
    It was never any kind of a blockbuster, and when it came out, the responses to it were pretty underwhelming. I can't imagine it made much money in the theatres. But over time, "Tremors" has just kind of... grown its' own fanbase. Like a fine wine, "Tremors" has pretty much aged outstandingly. It wasn't very highly thought of when it was first brewed, but the older it gets, the more it seems to appeal to people.

    • @Jar0fMay0
      @Jar0fMay0 Před 2 lety +7

      I saw this with my dad and grandpa when it came out. We were there only one there on opening weekend. Kinda flew under the radar, sad but fun movie.

    • @thra-x1855
      @thra-x1855 Před 2 lety +19

      apparently the vhs sales more than made up for the box office disappointment. sometimes all that stands between success and failure is timing.

    • @deathgrinderb3284
      @deathgrinderb3284 Před 2 lety +6

      i think it went to theaters didnt it? but yea very good.

    • @DanJackson1977
      @DanJackson1977 Před 2 lety +7

      @@deathgrinderb3284 it did, but it bombed. It found its audience on home video.

    • @deathgrinderb3284
      @deathgrinderb3284 Před 2 lety +8

      @@DanJackson1977 just because somethings bombs in theater doesnt mean its a total. bomb. shawshank redemption wasnt successful. but its a timeless classic now.

  • @Rothbard_is_God8082
    @Rothbard_is_God8082 Před 2 lety +23

    Tremors is basically the kind of movie you would show to film students. It hits all the marks in terms of great movie making. Great characters with motivations and actions that make sense. It utilized every special effect known at the time. Needless to say, they make few quality movies with heart and soul like this anymore.

  • @kakablanda
    @kakablanda Před 2 lety +22

    Use this comment as a "Please watch Tremors 2" button...

  • @woeshaling6421
    @woeshaling6421 Před 2 lety +122

    the concept is "jaws on land". by any other producers, it would be complete schlock. but this movie has witty dialogue, character, every plot point is set up and pays off.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +27

      Jaws on land is a great way to describe Tremors!

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Před 2 lety +2

      I feel that cheapens it

    • @frankgesuele6298
      @frankgesuele6298 Před 2 lety +3

      This concept can be found in the 1964 ep of The Outer Limits "The Invisible Enemy" with Adam West but on Mars. 😱💀

    • @christiantidball6121
      @christiantidball6121 Před 2 lety +2

      The actual story behind this movie according to DVD commentary: The writer would take lunch breaks out in the desert while working in town. During one particularly boring day as his break was winding down he wondered, "What if there was something down on the ground that would prevent me from going back to work". After a few more months Graboids were born.

    • @Anson_AKB
      @Anson_AKB Před rokem

      yes, and not at all as stupidly ridiculous as "Jaws in the air" (Sharknado movie series)

  • @blakemeads9225
    @blakemeads9225 Před 2 lety +160

    I really appreciate the character writing in this movie. They’re simple country folk, but they’re still competent and at least basically intelligent. As opposed to most other horror movies that take place in a rural setting, where the characters are all just complete freaking morons.

    • @MrZampanov
      @MrZampanov Před 2 lety +20

      Yeah that and I like the whole idea of the community coming together to solve a problem, however weird that problem may be.

    • @marcuscato9083
      @marcuscato9083 Před 2 lety +22

      Man, that is so spot on. Hollywood loves talking about tolerance but in reality their portrayal of rural people is overwhelmingly negative.

    • @mckenzie.latham91
      @mckenzie.latham91 Před 2 lety +2

      @@marcuscato9083 Actually all horror movies have the cliche of the cast and people in it being stupid
      hence the jokes black people make about how white people always split up like scooby doo every time they hear some weird shit in the woods or etc.
      As well the rural and heartland are not that great in reality either, just like everywhere else.

    • @mckenzie.latham91
      @mckenzie.latham91 Před 2 lety +3

      Again most horror films make most if not every character a moron for plot and or to make their horror element work
      Tremors is one of those few movies that breaks that mold, but still has the dumb ass characters
      like Lester, the Doc who basically gets himself eaten from the legs up by not listening to his wife, etc. etc.

    • @joshuawood3055
      @joshuawood3055 Před 2 lety +3

      As my one of my favorite book series puts it the people in Tremors have "flexible minds" ie when shit gets weird they just adapt to it

  • @stevenspringer1599
    @stevenspringer1599 Před 2 lety +15

    a pick-up, a six-pack, a drive-in and this - perfect friday night out...

  • @Cau_No
    @Cau_No Před 2 lety +32

    The title 'Tremors' refers to the vibrations in the ground that are recorded by the seismograph.
    The monsters were called 'Graboids'.

    • @j.m.marshall669
      @j.m.marshall669 Před 2 lety +2

      I always hear Desert Jack saying this in the third film, the tourist kid says take a picture of me with the Tremor and he's like "They're called Graboids!"

    • @planguy9575
      @planguy9575 Před rokem

      It's a common mistake that they make fun of in movie 3.

    • @Anson_AKB
      @Anson_AKB Před rokem

      A few years ago i made a list of these movies : 1990 Tremors, 1995 Aftershocks, 2001 Back to perfection, followed by a 13part series in 2003, 2004 The Legend Begins, 2015 Bloodlines, 2018 A Cold Day in Hell, and planned for 2020 Shrieker Island. And although too many sequels often become silly or superflous, at least the first 3 or 4 movies continue nicely, [small SPOILER follows!] :
      similar to the Alien movie series revealing more and more of the Alien lifecycle

  • @smootsprint4722
    @smootsprint4722 Před 2 lety +68

    The gun bunker scene is one of the most memorable of any "B" movie. Great film!

    • @MandoWookie
      @MandoWookie Před 2 lety +8

      "Broke into the wrong godd*mn rec room, didnt ya, you b*astard!"

    • @trevertravis8963
      @trevertravis8963 Před 2 lety +7

      It reminds me of the scene in Predator when they're all just unloading into the jungle.

    • @Koujujutsu
      @Koujujutsu Před 2 lety +3

      Does this count as a "B" movie? Seriously asking. This was a quality movie all around. Might be better than Pitch Black, from the creature movie angle, I mean.

    • @NuclearFridge1
      @NuclearFridge1 Před rokem +3

      Never... Ever... Break into a survivalist's rec room. It won't go well for you.

  • @dabbadonisthestout7284
    @dabbadonisthestout7284 Před 2 lety +12

    You're exactly right, the actress who plays little girl would go on to Jurassic park

  • @dnllrnt
    @dnllrnt Před 2 lety +99

    Loved this movie as a kid. Played this for my kiddos recently and my 8 year old LOVED it.
    What Heather is doing with the bullets is polishing the shell casings, most likely to reuse them and make more ammo.

    • @MandoWookie
      @MandoWookie Před 2 lety +10

      Excellent to see the tradition of showing this movie to kids who are really too young to be watching it continue, LOL.
      This and Jurassic Park were basically my bedtime stories.
      My Dad also raised me on 80s action movies and Star Wars.
      Good times.

    • @LA_HA
      @LA_HA Před 2 lety +1

      @@MandoWookie Great dad. Pass it on. haha

  • @courtneyvaldez7903
    @courtneyvaldez7903 Před 2 lety +20

    One of those movies that you end up watching every time you see it’s on. Fun, funny, intense, exciting, it has everything. All these years later, still can’t get over how well Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward play off each other. Wish we had more films with them together.

  • @BattleMatt
    @BattleMatt Před 2 lety +48

    An absolute classic. When we went to see this at the cinema we had no illusions about it and was using it as a filler because there were no other big movies about for our weekly film night. When we came out we were hooked, I must have seen it countless times since. This, The Princess Bride and Galaxy Quest are three films that just get better and better as the years go by.

  • @thunderstruck5484
    @thunderstruck5484 Před 2 lety +29

    Fred Ward is such a hoot he’s great in every role classic old time actor, thanks again y’all that was a blast

    • @CaptWalker
      @CaptWalker Před 2 lety +2

      I never really was a fan but i thought REMO WILLIAMS was a very good and underated movie.

    • @thunderstruck5484
      @thunderstruck5484 Před 2 lety +2

      @@CaptWalker just read he passed away today, Rip Mr Ward I and many others enjoyed your work

    • @rc59191
      @rc59191 Před 2 lety +1

      @@thunderstruck5484 man I can't believe he's gone just found out he was a fellow Airman too. Hate seeing all these people from my childhood pass away.

    • @zybch
      @zybch Před 2 lety +1

      The older we get, the fewer connections persist. But thats the way of it.
      Fred will always be alive till nobody remembers his movies.

  • @andrewbothwell6963
    @andrewbothwell6963 Před 2 lety +15

    Woohoo, Tremors. Here we go.

  • @RetroRobotRadio
    @RetroRobotRadio Před 2 lety +53

    The SyFy channel did a whole biological history of the Graboids. They are officially a lost offshoot of land evolved squids that survived from prehistoric times.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +7

      Woah that’s crazy!

    • @daryl772003
      @daryl772003 Před 2 lety +7

      @@TBRSchmitt I think Syfy is the one who did the tremors TV show

    • @memnarch129
      @memnarch129 Před 2 lety +1

      @@daryl772003 They where.

    • @Rocket1377
      @Rocket1377 Před 2 lety +15

      "I still vote for Outer Space. No way these were local boys."

    • @mariopenavic8573
      @mariopenavic8573 Před 2 lety +4

      @@TBRSchmitt Longtime lurker, first time commenting! This was one of the first, if not the first, movie I rented from our local video store back in early 90s! You might also enjoy this short video project (czcams.com/video/PaXEzvosnSE/video.html) that explains graboids in the style of 1960s wildlife reports. If you haven't seen Tremors 2, you should skip the part between 1:54 and 2:15 since it is a bit of a spoiler! Also, you two are just the best! Keep up the good work!

  • @synthetic240
    @synthetic240 Před 2 lety +62

    A few things I really like about Tremors as a horror-action movie: It takes place mostly in the broad daylight, it's really satisfying that the creatures follow well-defined rules that the human characters exploit in clever ways, and the practical effects are fucking amazing!

    • @charlieretro
      @charlieretro Před 2 lety +1

      Plus one of them you never see until the end it will always stay underground when it grabs something.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +44

    YES!! I grew up watching this movie on the Navajo Nation! The idea of the movie cane from Brent Maddock and SS Wilson whom were in the Navy. They were taking notes while sitting on a large Boulder in a Nevada Test Site and one of them said, "What if there was something under the ground that would never let us off this rock?" And thus Tremors was born. They filmed the movie on location in Lone Pine, California, which is where they filmed Back To The Future 3.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +7

      Nice! That’s awesome!

    • @gregall2178
      @gregall2178 Před 2 lety

      Many movies have been filmed around Lone Pine :-)

    • @daustin8888
      @daustin8888 Před 2 lety

      @@DeltaAssaultGaming Weird

    • @mnomadvfx
      @mnomadvfx Před 2 lety

      Ah yes, that makes sense about the BTTF3 filming location.

  • @Clintondmb
    @Clintondmb Před 2 lety +8

    A genuine classic. Kids who grew up in the 90s watched this countless times on cable channels like TBS, TNT or USA. It seemed like the movie played constantly all summer every summer.

  • @toolthoughts
    @toolthoughts Před 2 lety +8

    18:50 she's polishing cases for reloading

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +2

      Oo thanks for the clarification!

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +6

    23:16, "Making Bombs!? These two are awesome!" Couldn't agree more!

  • @jean-paulaudette9246
    @jean-paulaudette9246 Před 2 lety +8

    Mm...my impulse was to say that seeing the notification was the best thing that's happened all day, but on reflection, it's been a pretty swell day all around. Let's say it's a perfect ending for the day, then.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +3

      That’s awesome! Hopefully you have a perfect day tomorrow and the next!

  • @15blackshirt
    @15blackshirt Před 2 lety +66

    Easily one of Kevin Bacon's best performances and introduces everybody's favorite survivalist; after this are Tremors 2: Aftershocks, Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, Tremors 4: The Beginning, Tremors 5: Bloodlines, Tremors 6: A Cold Day in Hell and Tremors 7: Shrieker Island; this brilliantly mixes animatronics, miniatures and other practical effects

    • @CanadianFabe
      @CanadianFabe Před 2 lety +7

      And then there is the TV series...

    • @jacob4920
      @jacob4920 Před 2 lety +2

      It's the movie series that simply will not die. I've never been overly impressed with any of the sequels, just because it's not the same without the two main characters. But apparently it has enough of a following to keep justifying them. For me, the first film is all I need. I'm a simple guy.

    • @shanehenry7699
      @shanehenry7699 Před 2 lety +8

      Burt became the hero!

    • @tmntman3086
      @tmntman3086 Před 2 lety +2

      Surprisingly, they kept the quality fairly high through #4. I've seen #5 and the half finished cgi is tough to watch.

    • @WhiskyCanuck
      @WhiskyCanuck Před 2 lety +3

      A ~30min video was poated to the Tremors youtube channel in 2020 called "Tremors: Making Perfection", a retrospective doc of the making of the movie. Fans should check it out.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +16

    7:44, yes it is! This was her first giant monster movie!

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +8

    19:24, Burt's such a badass! He's got a wall full of guns! Lol!! He always comes prepared!

  • @davidgetzinger1189
    @davidgetzinger1189 Před 2 lety +28

    Fun fact: for the pole-vault scene they couldn't find a bunch of boulders line up like that, so they had to bring in a bunch of heavy machines to move the boulders into position.

    • @-M0LE
      @-M0LE Před 2 lety +4

      Damn it I knew it but you killed a piece of the magic lol

    • @j.m.marshall669
      @j.m.marshall669 Před 2 lety +2

      They weren't real boulders, they were made for the scene

    • @davidgetzinger1189
      @davidgetzinger1189 Před 2 lety +4

      @@j.m.marshall669 Well it beats having to move the damn boulders.

  • @edwardthorne9875
    @edwardthorne9875 Před 2 lety +31

    This is just a delightful movie. It's the perfect "I can watch grown-up movie, I'm not a kid anymore" fare. The chemistry between the actors is perfect. The dirt effects are believabe. No CGI, and where the effects actually DO look fake, it just adds to the charm. Amazing. The characters make intelligent decisions, but are defeated at every turn Oh NO! Thanks for your excellent reactions, once again.

    • @Rocket1377
      @Rocket1377 Před 2 lety +2

      There's some really nice realistic touches in this film too, like showing the main characters eating a meal when they get back to town, since they spent all night on that boulder. Of course they would be hungry, but some movies wouldn't bother to put a small detail like that in there.

    • @synaesthesia2010
      @synaesthesia2010 Před 2 lety

      it was originally much more grown up as the intention was for an R rating with 17 f-bombs. the studio wanted it more family friendly, so most were edited out leaving just a single one instead

    • @edwardthorne9875
      @edwardthorne9875 Před 2 lety +1

      @@synaesthesia2010 And I am glad they made that decision. So many kids had fun playing 'The floor is Lava' after seeing this - they would have missed out!

  • @OuterGalaxyLounge
    @OuterGalaxyLounge Před 2 lety +25

    Imagination, vigor, great humor, witty writing and great actors. This film is better than any bloated formulaic blockbuster.

  • @WarriorPoet01
    @WarriorPoet01 Před 2 lety +27

    18:55. That’s a brass tumbler. If you reload ammunition, one part of the process is to place the used brass casings in a medium (corn husk, etc) inside the agitator. After some time, the brass is clean and shiny, ready for a new primer, powder, and bullet.

    • @MandoWookie
      @MandoWookie Před 2 lety +3

      I prefer wet tumbling myself, less dust and cleanup afterwards.
      Also quieter.

    • @kevinjust6740
      @kevinjust6740 Před 2 lety +1

      @@MandoWookie Got a friend who uses little stainless steel pins instead of corn husk. But I still just use corn husk and sometimes put in some oil or brass cleaner with it.

    • @andrewe2057
      @andrewe2057 Před 2 lety +1

      I just today learned that my uncle does rock tumbling, so I understand this whole conversation!

  • @TheeGoatPig
    @TheeGoatPig Před rokem +3

    What I really enjoy about this movie is how intelligent most of the characters are. When a problem shows up they work to solve it. Only Nester dies from a bad decision. And in the end over half of the main cast survives to the very end. I like that a lot.

  • @chrishotovec9365
    @chrishotovec9365 Před 2 lety +85

    I would Highly recommend Tremors 2, I love all of em honestly but mostly 1 & 2, Three is kind of fun too and has some amazing lines so if you want give it a watch but I would very much encourage you to watch Tremors 2 it is IMO as good as the first one.

    • @chriskelly3481
      @chriskelly3481 Před 2 lety +1

      👍👍👍

    • @k333rl
      @k333rl Před 2 lety +1

      agreed. i think 2 was always my favorite. mainly because of burt.

    • @EAZ36588
      @EAZ36588 Před 2 lety +5

      The first four are all worth watching.

    • @hoopsmccann639
      @hoopsmccann639 Před 2 lety +1

      i have the tremors attack pack, with the first 4. tremors 1 - 3 are awesome, and the 4th one is kind of like back to the future 3, it's ok as an old west movie, but not as good as the previous iterations.

    • @rastiabertoy8579
      @rastiabertoy8579 Před 2 lety

      @@hoopsmccann639 then you have the series which does have a guest appearance from christopher lloyd near the end... if I'm not mistaken.

  • @LordKegger76
    @LordKegger76 Před 2 lety +5

    Great movie! One of the funny things about the character of Burt Gummer(played by Michael Gross) is that Michael Gross had just finished filming the last episode of “Family Ties”. His character in that show, Steven Keaton, is a left-leaning peace-love-dope ex-hippie, the polar opposite of Burt Gummer- which made Michael Gross’ character that much more funny.

  • @ericmkendall1
    @ericmkendall1 Před 2 lety +3

    The wisdom of Tremors: "Running's not a plan. Running is what you do when the plan fails."

    • @mariopenavic8573
      @mariopenavic8573 Před 2 lety

      That is a great observation! Sounds almost like one of Uncle Iroh's! Your other comment also reminds me of Taoist concept of wu wei - doing nothing in order to do more! 😁

  • @spddracer
    @spddracer Před 2 lety +27

    There are movies, and then there is Tremors.
    Perfect from script to shot.
    Penultimate

    • @jlilley73
      @jlilley73 Před 2 lety +3

      "I don't think that word means what you think it means"

    • @Nukeskywalker45
      @Nukeskywalker45 Před 2 lety +1

      penultimate to what?

  • @lawrencenull
    @lawrencenull Před 2 lety +19

    Tremors and Critters were such cult classics.

  • @Gradient14
    @Gradient14 Před 2 lety +2

    the real gift of this movie is that the main characters are not the brightest bulbs on earth.. but in order to deal with the problem.. they have to constantly THINK their way out of each new complication

  • @angellopez3202
    @angellopez3202 Před 2 lety +13

    Childhood movie right here! Such a fun watch!

  • @jayman58016
    @jayman58016 Před 2 lety +12

    I've watched this movie more times than I can count! Awesome cult classic!

  • @Jeff121456
    @Jeff121456 Před 2 lety +12

    Burt (Michael Gross) had just finished the TV series "Family Matters" as Michael J Fox's, ex-hippie, father. So this was a massive change in character for him and it surprised all of us.

    • @Panzer4F2
      @Panzer4F2 Před 2 lety +1

      The theatre roared when the camera showed his bunker wall with his collection. Good times.

    • @paulonius42
      @paulonius42 Před 2 lety +3

      Family Ties, and yes, I was just thinking about how newer viewers don't have that connection for Gross. Back then, it was almost like watching Mr Rogers turn Rambo!

    • @Kronical69420
      @Kronical69420 Před 2 lety +1

      As a kid the difference between Burt and him in Family Ties was my first time experiencing an actor playing two such different characters. He did such a good job that by the end of the movie he was no longer The Dad from Family Ties for me. The only thing that comes close is lovable Woody from Cheers turning into a serial killer in Natural Born Killers.

  • @pigletpiglet3632
    @pigletpiglet3632 Před 2 lety +5

    Haven't even watched and hit like button so hard almost broke phone one of my favorite movies

  • @robertmolton6761
    @robertmolton6761 Před 2 lety +21

    Absolute cult classic, I love this movie. There are 7 Tremors movies. The second one is pretty good, but the rest are kind of so so except the fourth one, it's horrible.
    btw that is the girl from Jurassic Park.

    • @joshtheplow
      @joshtheplow Před 2 lety +4

      1+2 are the only ones anyone should watch.. it’s sad they ruined such an awesome franchise ☹️

    • @robertmolton6761
      @robertmolton6761 Před 2 lety +2

      @@joshtheplow So true, it just went downhill after the second movie

    • @DannX68
      @DannX68 Před 2 lety

      I really liked Shrieker Island.

    • @kirAthshiAue
      @kirAthshiAue Před 2 lety

      I love the 4th one. It's better than the 3rd one.

  • @MapManLK
    @MapManLK Před 2 lety +16

    I JUST watched this on cable this afternoon. I've only seen it about 37 times, but I always enjoy it -- good script, some fun acting (even if some is over the top), and a fun "monster". Good fun watching you two watch it! This is what you can call fun entertainment.

  • @mastersword123456789
    @mastersword123456789 Před 2 lety +8

    this movie is my guilty pleasure i LOVE all the tremors movies have fun watching them. its a young kevin bacon its a low B monster movie it has 6 sequels

    • @robertmolton6761
      @robertmolton6761 Před 2 lety +3

      I thought there were only 5 myself, but I just looked it up and can you believe there's actually 7 sequels! The last one came out in 2020.

    • @mastersword123456789
      @mastersword123456789 Před 2 lety +2

      @@robertmolton6761 i know i been following the tremors franchise since it came out we come a long way

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +3

      It’s an incredibly fun guilty pleasure!

    • @mastersword123456789
      @mastersword123456789 Před 2 lety +2

      @@TBRSchmitt it is do you guys plan on watching ALL 6 movies? there really fun to watch

    • @robertmolton6761
      @robertmolton6761 Před 2 lety

      @@mastersword123456789 That would be fun! 👍

  • @LordVolkov
    @LordVolkov Před 2 lety +29

    Ah yeah!! Love the first two Tremors movies. The sequel is even better for me, because of way more Burt and Earl.

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +9

      I don’t remember the sequel so I might not have seen it!

    • @RetroRobotRadio
      @RetroRobotRadio Před 2 lety +3

      @@TBRSchmitt the second was the best sequel. It has Burt and Earl.

    • @jacob4920
      @jacob4920 Před 2 lety

      @@RetroRobotRadio The second one is more or less "okay," nothing special. But it should have ended there. Every sequel after that next one gets progressively more boring, and less entertaining.

    • @MGillDesign
      @MGillDesign Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah, and the 2nd one has a new love interest for Earl. Just like part 1 for Val.

  • @ArlanKels
    @ArlanKels Před 2 lety +2

    And then along came Tremors 2 and nobody could stop Burt's reign as the greatest man ever.

  • @wfly81
    @wfly81 Před 2 lety +3

    "Tremors" was basically my "The Floor Is Lava"...the game where you can't touch the floor. I based my version of that game on this movie...and even called it "Tremors"...that's how much I love this movie.
    And Reba! Gotta love Reba McEntire! She's not on Dolly's level, but she's still royalty in country music.

  • @jasongilbert2379
    @jasongilbert2379 Před 2 lety +7

    Still a classic!!!

  • @XLVIIXLVII
    @XLVIIXLVII Před 4 měsíci +2

    When I was younger, instead of playing "floor is lava", me and my friends would play "tremors".

  • @georgekappos3222
    @georgekappos3222 Před 2 lety +6

    Earl passed away today. 79 years old. R.i.p. Fred ward

  • @dmqn3135
    @dmqn3135 Před 2 lety +6

    Perfect timing just watched the movie a couple hours ago

  • @tallykev6608
    @tallykev6608 Před 2 lety +12

    Great reaction and discussion.. perfect balance of horror and comedy. Have always loved this movie... totally rewatchable due to a great script and great acting by the primary characters.

  • @jerrykessler2478
    @jerrykessler2478 Před 2 lety +4

    That blue thing Heather started up uses the sand and vibrations to clean the empty brass cartridge cases...

  • @Securitydude83
    @Securitydude83 Před rokem +2

    18:50 That is called a brass tumbler. It is full of "media" which is small pieces of abrasive material. It vibrates and the media slowly cleans the inside and outside of used brass. It is used by reloaders who make their own ammunition.

  • @Rocket1377
    @Rocket1377 Před 2 lety +11

    I love this movie. It's like Aliens: whenever it's on tv, I am compelled to watch it. The chemistry between the cast is incredible.
    I completely forgot that Lex from Jurassic Park is in this. She also returned for Tremors 3.

    • @samx36
      @samx36 Před 2 lety

      Solid chemistry between cast really makes or breaks a movie and some movies in the 80s just have it down pat.

  • @wh0aheavy
    @wh0aheavy Před 2 lety +22

    Omg this is such a fun movie! Can't wait to see what you thought.

  • @Daveyboy100880
    @Daveyboy100880 Před 2 lety +2

    I'm so happy to get to see you guys enjoy this one! Tremors is just a perfectly executed movie! It knows exactly what it is and what it wants to do, and it does it all with so much wit, charm and joy! It's so much fun to watch and it never gets old, either.

  • @_Catskull_
    @_Catskull_ Před 2 lety

    I watch it same like a 20 years ago. now i'm 29 and i'm so glad to subscribe on this channel. This is super nostalgy trip and you guys have same emotions as me and the same vision. Super cool!

  • @buzbom1
    @buzbom1 Před 2 lety +4

    YES!!!
    Welcome aboard the The world of Burt Gummer. The firearms expert rabbit hole.
    After the second Tremors I only watched to see what Burt was gonna do next.

  • @TheRodentSama
    @TheRodentSama Před 2 lety +9

    Greatest B-Movie of all time... so glad you guys did this one!
    Edit: 2:17 it knew the car was there from an earlier scene... if you watch when Burt and Heather arrive home, their truck bounces slightly into an indentation in the ground... that's a Graboid hole...

  • @stsolomon618
    @stsolomon618 Před 2 lety +5

    I rented this film at blockbuster when I was 5 and It did freaked me out a little, but I loved it.

  • @sircdrom
    @sircdrom Před 2 lety +2

    Wooh, Tremors! Great reaction! I love this old monster flick. It was the first sort of "scary" movie I saw as a kid and I also loved it. Surprisingly well made for what it is, good use of low budget FX, good pacing, decent characters and there's something about 80s and early 90s movies where there was some thought out behavior and traits (rules) of the monster that the characters can learn and then use to overcome and defeat it. Tremors, Aliens and Predator were the main inspirations of a lot of games (not digital ones) me and my friends would play as kids. Good memories! :D

  • @Neckromorph
    @Neckromorph Před 2 lety +4

    Such a classic movie at this point, a childhood favorite. A really good mix of horror and comedy. Glad to see you two react to it!

  • @matthewganong1730
    @matthewganong1730 Před 2 lety +11

    I had this on VHS as a kid and it had a trailer for Sam Raimi’s “Darkman” at the beginning, another film you guys should watch!

  • @RetroRobotRadio
    @RetroRobotRadio Před 2 lety +2

    There were several sequels, a prequel, and a TV series on the SyFy channel, which is in canon with the movies.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +4

    The VFX, miniature and matte paintings, were made by 4 Ward Productions, whom won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects on ALIENS.

  • @careycarson7629
    @careycarson7629 Před 2 lety +6

    Yes! I've been waiting for this reaction!

  • @ThatBonsaipanda
    @ThatBonsaipanda Před 2 lety +4

    Note the hair color change at 27:38 - The original ending was just Val and Earl riding off into sunset, the kissing scene was added way later after test audiences hated that Val and Rhonda didn't have any kind of closure to their story at the end.
    One of my all-time fav films and a perfect friday night popcorn mayhem movie. \o/

    • @planguy9575
      @planguy9575 Před rokem +1

      Sometimes test audiences can really help a movie. Val and Rhonda needed to end up together.

  • @gallendugall8913
    @gallendugall8913 Před 2 lety +2

    You couldn't make a movie like this these days. True classic.

  • @emilymcplugger
    @emilymcplugger Před 2 lety

    Thanks for this one.
    Saw it at the pictures when it first came out and me and my family watched it loads when I was growing up. It was a big favourite of my mum who is no longer with us.
    Happy times.

  • @stang5755
    @stang5755 Před 2 lety +4

    Tremors! A fantastic pick. I was afraid it wouldn't come up because I figured y'all saw it already but good to see I was wrong (well, half-wrong lol).
    Needless to say I immediately smashed that like 😉 But this was yet another fantastic video more than worthy of it!
    EDIT - Loved Sam's cheering for Burt and Heather. Which I do too. They're awesome indeed!

  • @FrldyZX87
    @FrldyZX87 Před 2 lety +11

    Such a great fun movie! As a kid I was afraid to walk on the ground after watching it for the first time lol

    • @TBRSchmitt
      @TBRSchmitt  Před 2 lety +9

      Have to stay on the rocks lol!

    • @FrldyZX87
      @FrldyZX87 Před 2 lety +4

      @@TBRSchmitt Haha. I would jump from the couch to a chair to the table and then the stairs 😂

  • @tednapoleon7248
    @tednapoleon7248 Před rokem

    I always enjoyed this classic movie, as a teen, I am thankful you guys use the whole screen for the movies, enjoy ur reactions to the movies.

  • @EinhornIsFinkle1
    @EinhornIsFinkle1 Před 2 lety +1

    Tremors is my all time favorite movie. It's just one that I've been watching over and over again all my life. Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward and Michael Gross are all such perfect characters and so different from each other. Seen this movie well over a hundred times and I laugh and enjoy it every time I watch it. Saw for the first time when I was like 5 or 6, and it scared the hell out of me. Slept on a mattress on the floor as a kid, and I laid absolutely still every night so I wouldn't attract the Graboids xD so glad you two watched this. It's just such a good movie.
    And I do recommend watching Tremors 2 at least. It's not as good, but for a sequel to an already ridiculous movie, I think it's just as fun and entertaining. I love all the Tremors movies, but they do start going downhill quick. But I can just turn my brain off and have fun with each of them.

  • @magnus073
    @magnus073 Před 2 lety +4

    I am so happy you two finally watched Tremors!!!

  • @daytoncharitychicken
    @daytoncharitychicken Před 2 lety +6

    👏👏👏👏👏 🤗So excited for this one!😀

  • @markant9534
    @markant9534 Před 2 lety +1

    2:08 foreshadowing, Ward falling out of the jeep in the sleeping bag looked like the creature shooting out the side of the cliff at the end after noise attracted it to that direction.

  • @_Schwartz
    @_Schwartz Před 2 lety

    One of my all time favorite movies. Perfection. Has everything. Story,action,characters, practical effects, sets, audio etc.

  • @bwilliams463
    @bwilliams463 Před 2 lety +5

    I love their old Jeep Warrior pickup truck. Those old suckers were all but bulletproof.

  • @nealnoir
    @nealnoir Před 2 lety +15

    I HIGHLY recommend the second one. It went straight to video but was meant for theatrical release but Universal cut down the budget and backed out on a theatre release at the last second. But even with a slightly smaller budget 2 is funnier and actually scarier.
    You can stop at 2 though. Its a huge down slide after that one.

    • @mmeade9402
      @mmeade9402 Před 2 lety

      Yeah the first two are good, I couldnt watch the ones after that, they were terrible.

    • @shanewilliams9122
      @shanewilliams9122 Před 2 lety

      The 4th film is fun, if you like western films.

    • @RraMakutsi
      @RraMakutsi Před 2 lety +1

      Tremors 2 is fantastic... Graboids are cool, but Ass-Blasters is where it's at, lol

    • @planguy9575
      @planguy9575 Před rokem

      @@mmeade9402 3 was fine. 4 felt like an episode of a tv series, but I liked it well enough. The rest I could watch.

  • @alexvaraderey
    @alexvaraderey Před 2 lety +2

    Tremors (1990)
    Tremors 2 : Aftershocks (1996)
    Tremors 3 : Back To Perfection (2001)
    Tremors 4 : The Legend Begins (2004)
    Tremors 5 : Bloodlines (2015)
    Tremors : A Cold Day In Hell (2018)
    Tremors : Shrieker Island (2020)
    There was also a TV series in 2003

  • @neilmerrifield2281
    @neilmerrifield2281 Před 2 lety

    Love watching you guys and nostalgically watching along. Great reaction as always :)

  • @richardb6260
    @richardb6260 Před 2 lety +7

    Great movie. One of my favorites. Tremors 2 is pretty good too. Though Kevin Bacon and Reba McIntyre don't return. I'm afraid the law of diminishing returns kicks in with the sequels and TV series. If you want to see more Fred Ward, who played Earl, I suggest Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins. A very entertaining movie with a terrific performance by Joel Grey.
    BTW, that was the girl from Jurassic Park.

    • @kamkelevra
      @kamkelevra Před 2 lety +3

      I loved Remo Williams when I was a kid and haven't thought of that movie forever... great movie I must find and watch again thanks for the reminder

    • @richardb6260
      @richardb6260 Před 2 lety +3

      @@kamkelevra There's wonderful dialogue between Remo and Chiun. Chiun especially has so many great lines.
      Chiun: It would be better for you to eat this can than what is inside it. Why must everything in your country be coated in monositi...monosoti...
      Remo: Monosodium glutamate. You can't even say it
      Chiun: I can say "rat droppings". That does not mean I want to eat them.

    • @kamkelevra
      @kamkelevra Před 2 lety +3

      And I remember him saying something about how old he was comparing his age to a tree it's been so long I can't remember for sure...and that crazy obstacle course he completed and then had the lights turned off him and the smart ass guard dogs...it's a forgotten jem

    • @richardb6260
      @richardb6260 Před 2 lety +3

      @@kamkelevra Remo: How old are you? I mean, you're really old. Aren't you?
      Chiun: For and apricot, yes. For a head of lettuce, even more so. For a mountain, I have not yet begun in years. For a man, I am just right.

  • @billybarnett2846
    @billybarnett2846 Před 2 lety +3

    This is a gem. Saw it when it first came out on video back in the day.

  • @MrIggy42
    @MrIggy42 Před 2 lety +2

    Such a funny enjoyable movie! The Mrs and I watch this every time we stumble upon it.

  • @ericmkendall1
    @ericmkendall1 Před 2 lety +1

    This film has always been a personal favorite of mine. I saw it multiple times in the theater back in 1990.

  • @mikerhodes8454
    @mikerhodes8454 Před 2 lety +8

    When I was in college, this was one of the movies we got a free screening of before it was released to theaters. All you had to do was fill out a questionairre about the film afterwards. Before or even since then, I have never heard an audience squeal with delight as when Burt and Heather turned to the wall of guns.

  • @shainewhite2781
    @shainewhite2781 Před 2 lety +4

    20:02, "broke into the wrong goddamn wreck room, didn't you, you bastard!" Nice! 👍

  • @Tye-Dyed
    @Tye-Dyed Před 2 lety

    I have been scouring the internet for people reacting to Tremors!! Please do the whole series! I need this 😭😭😭

  • @joeconcepts5552
    @joeconcepts5552 Před 2 lety

    Right around the time of this movie, my family had one of those cable boxes with the switches that let you de-scramble pay channels. And it was also when pay-per-view channels were just channels constantly playing the movies, so buying it just unscrambled it for one movie viewing. Tremors was one of those movies so I saw a lot of it. And pretty much every other 1989-1991 movie. Especially comedies, sci-fi, and, well, movies rated R for certain reasons that an adolescent would be interested in.

  • @Britcarjunkie
    @Britcarjunkie Před 2 lety +8

    I saw this in a theater when it was released, and the audience went CRAZY during the basement scene!
    Some of the sequels got kind of stupid, but they're all fun to watch, and the second one was pretty good, too.
    Michael Gross is the only person that is in all of the films, mainly because he's had a ton of fun playing Burt.

    • @RamblingRose08
      @RamblingRose08 Před 2 lety

      Tremors and Tremors 2 are my favorites. Burt has such great lines.

  • @Khay-77
    @Khay-77 Před 2 lety +3

    Fred Ward is great. He was the Jon Bernthal of the 70s to 90s.

    • @jean-paulaudette9246
      @jean-paulaudette9246 Před 2 lety +2

      Burt ward is the actor who played Robin in the '60s Batman show. He was not in this one. You may be thinking of Fred Ward, who played Earl Basser.

    • @Khay-77
      @Khay-77 Před 2 lety

      @@jean-paulaudette9246 Hah, my bad.

  • @patrickmchugh9366
    @patrickmchugh9366 Před 2 lety

    “Broke into the wrong goddamn rec room didn’t ya you bastard”
    One of the all time great lines.
    Also the camera shot that pans from burt and heather to the guns is hilarious and also just an amazing shot in general.
    The king of the B movies.

  • @jerb963
    @jerb963 Před 2 lety

    That moment when you both said "Uh Oh" in unison at the jackhammer scene was brilliant. You should clip that.