Splinter2008
Creature feature with the same isolated setting and practical effects.
Overall7.3
Fear2.0
Atmos5.0
Gore5.0
Survival
Tremors
1990 · PG-13 · 1h 36m
They say there's nothing new under the sun. But under the ground…
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- In theaters
- January 19, 1990
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Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.
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science-fictionhorrorcomedyaction
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Animal death
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Budget$11M
Box office$48.6M
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Starring
Kevin Bacon as Valentine McKee · Fred Ward as Earl Bassett · Finn Carter as Rhonda LeBeck · Michael Gross as Burt Gummer · Reba McEntire as Heather Gummer · Victor Wong as Walter Chang · Robert Jayne as Melvin Plug · Ariana Richards as Mindy Sterngood
Production
No Frills Film, Wilson-Maddock Production
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