Tremors (1990)
Giant worms descend on the small town of Perfection, Nevada.
Genre
Characters/Groups
Heather Gummer - Reba McEntire
Jim - The Doctor - Conrad Bachmann
Megan - The Doctor's Wife - Bibi Besch
Howard - Roadworker - John Goodwin
Carmine - Roadworker - John Pappas
Character thumbnails with links to profiles
Detailed Synopsis
Valentine McKee pees over the edge of a plateau while Earl Bass sleeps in the bed of their truck. Valentine spots some cows nearby and plays a prank on Earl by yelling stampede and shaking the truck. They trade each other a cigarette for a lighter and then play rock, paper, scissors to see who has to make breakfast. As they are nailing barbed wire to a fence, Earl talks about quitting their lives as handymen and finding other work. As they are driving towards town Valentine sees the new seismology graduate student's truck and veers off the road to meet her. He stops and Rhonda LeBeck greets them and asks them if they know if anyone has been drilling or blasting in the area and they tell her no. She tells them her seismographs have been picking up weird readings and they tell her they will ask around when they get into town. Earl tells maybe they should check on the seismographs for Rhonda and then chastises Valentine for not approaching women that don't match exactly what he is looking for. They drive into Perfection and stop at Walter Chang's Market. Earl warns Melvin Plug not to mess with their truck as he and Valentine walk into Walter's Market. Inside, Burt Gummer is arguing with Walter about the ammo he special ordered for him and Heather Gummer. Earl and Valentine grab a beer and tells Walter, Burt and Heather about the seismographs and Burt warns if Rhonda finds something then the Federal Government will come in and take over their land. As Rhonda is packing up for the day, a Tremors|Tremor follows her and nearly gets her before she gets into her truck and drives away, oblivious to the Tremor. Valentine and Earl drop off Nestor's trash to the dump and Valentine tells Earl they need to set their sights higher. While they are pumping Melvin's septic system, raw sewage starts shooting out all over them from a loose hose. They go back to their trailer and shower and pack up their belongings in their truck