07. Tremors

Sean selects the 1990 western monster comedy Tremors, starring
Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as two country handymen who lead their
town of eclectic characters to fight against graboids, giant
underground worms that hunt by sound. Talking points: A shared
favorite. Visalia’s Video Zone, home of the animatronic corpse and
Indiana Jones snakes. Mom and Pop video rental stores. The
Blockbuster in Lodi. San Francisco’s Le Video. 3-2-1 Video in
Florence, Oregon. Sam Raimi directs Liam Neeson in Darkman. Not
your typical monster movie. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as Val and
Earl. Finn Carter as Rhonda. Michael Gross and Reba McEntire as the
Gummers. Victor Wong as Walter Chang. Melvin. The Bacon/Ward
chemistry. A good spirited monster mash. The perfect horror/comedy.
RIP Wes Craven. The rules. Pulled punches. An amazing ensemble. The
slow reveal. Philip and Sean’s Attack of the Flesh Eating Beatles.
Sequels and spin-offs. Tremors 5: Bloodlines with Jamie Kennedy.
Alternate ending. Buy it/Rent it/Tape over it. Meryl Streep’s one
miss?