When they finally kiss, the film reminds us that romance can be found in all sorts of pairings. (Rhonda) and someone who works with their hands (Val) might have more in common than their titles suggest. In the end, it turns out that someone with a Ph.D. With this realization only strengthening their defense, they devise another distraction plot and the final monster falls to its death over a cliff. None of them would have lasted a second against these monsters on their own. They blame each other for being stranded, but eventually, they realize they’ve gotten this far, killing all but one monster, because they stuck together. That moment happens when they face their test of killing the last monster, who has become smarter than the rest and rejects the dynamite they’ve thrown to the others. With all this chaos and mania, it was only a matter of time before the group started to take their anger and fear out on each other. Val and Earl set the mood for Tremors with their banter, as they clash over cigarettes and who will make breakfast and start their odd jobs for the day (while tying barbed wire: “This is a job for intelligent men.” “Show me one, I’ll ask him.”) seismology student named Rhonda ( Finn Carter), and a local couple, Heather ( Reba McEntire) and Burt Gummer ( Michael Gross). The group is made up of two freelance, outdoorsy handymen, Val McKee ( Kevin Bacon) and Earl Bassett ( Fred Ward), a visiting, Ph.D. Together, they are a hodgepodge of personalities. The main characters are made up of a bunch of different personality types, from comedic and campy to controlling and serious. The characters carry you through the monster shenanigans with wit and camaraderie and make Tremors an unforgettable viewing experience. What made the film successful at the time, and worth a rewatch, is the cunning strength and diversity of its ensemble cast. It made a profit at the box office and was up that year, in 1990, against the heavyweight Born on Fourth of July. The film follows a group of people in the Nevada desert fleeing huge, people-eating sand monsters. Tremors is the weirdly good, horror-comedy directed by Ron Underwood that kicked off the 90s sweet n’ scary storytelling era.
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