Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) (V)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

S.S. Wilson

Writers (WGA):

Brent Maddock (characters) &
S.S. Wilson (characters) ...

Release Date:

9 April 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The Worms have turned.

Plot:

When an army of Graboids - giant, carnivorous underground worms - threaten the Petromaya oil refinery in Mexico...

Plot Keywords:

Graboids | Sequel | Hunt | Ostrich | Babe Scientist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Fred Ward	...	Earl Bassett
Christopher Gartin	...	Grady Hoover
Helen Shaver	...	Kate 'White' Reilly
Michael Gross	...	Burt Gummer
Marcelo Tubert	...	Señor Ortega
Marco Hernandez	...	Julio, Kate's Assistant
José Ramón Rosario	...	Pedro, Chief Engineer (as José Rosario)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Oil Worker (as Thomas Rosales)

Also Known As:

Tremors 2: Aftershocks (USA) (video box title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sci-fi creature violence and gore.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-14 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Valencia, California, USA

Company:

MCA/Universal Pictures

Trivia:

In Earl's trailer is the cover of People magazine with Earl and Valentine on the cover. In the first movie they both discuss about how they'll make it to the cover of People magazine.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the first graboid is blown up, parts of it are raining down on Earl and Grady. This is all coming from the side of the truck directly in front of Earl. Just as the "rain" is dying down a large chunk of graboid flies in from the left, the area to the rear of the truck, appearing to be thrown by someone.

Quotes:

Earl Bassett: [to Grady] You know, you might come in useful. While they are eating you it will give me a chance to get away.

Movie Connections:

References Jaws (1975)

fun sequel

It's a sequel so almost by definition is inferior. It does keep in the same spirit as the first, but doesn't live up to the original. Overall however it was a fun movie with a few twists and definately worth checking out. I consider the original Tremors a classic, so my expectations were high. If you've seen the first ( I know you had to love it) then check this one out, it's worth seeing.