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1996·100 min·Released

Tremors II: Aftershocks

“The Worms have turned.”

Comedy
Horror
Science Fiction

Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican oil company whose workers have found more than they bargained for under the soil.

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Cast & Crew

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Earl Bassett

Helen Shaver

Helen Shaver

Kate 'White' Reilly

Chris Gartin

Chris Gartin

Grady Hoover

Michael Gross

Michael Gross

Burt Gummer

Marcelo Tubert

Marcelo Tubert

Senor Ortega

José Ramón Rosario

José Ramón Rosario

Pedro

Marco Hernández

Marco Hernández

Julio

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thomas Rosales Jr.

Oil Worker

S.S. Wilson

S.S. Wilson

War Documentary Narrator (uncredited)

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John Chard

Written on 7/31/2014

The Shriekers! After the huge love and deserved critical praise for Ron Underwood’s 1990 film, Tremors, this in spite of poor box office and lead man Kevin Bacon disowning the film at the time, sequels were always likely. And so it proved. Fred Ward and Michael Gross return from the first film and are joined by Christopher Gartin, Helen Shaver and Marcelo Tubert. Underwood hands over the directing reins to S.S. Wilson and co-produces instead, while music is by Jay Ferguson and cinematography by Virgil Harper. In spite of adding some new beasties into the mix, it all feels very same old same old, only without the funny script and any sense of peril. What made Tremors so strong was that even as it had its tongue in its cheek, homaging 1950s creature features with a proud sense of being, it was still scary and suspenseful. The characters there gave a believable sense of danger and fright, here it’s just done for laughs, we never once think the principal players are remotely scared of the Graboids and their offspring. Story has advanced for Earl (Ward) and Burt (Gross), where this time it’s Earl who is romancing (Shaver under used but lovely) and Burt is all on his lonesome as his Mrs (Heather played by Reba McEntire) has left him on account of his love of war and weapons, a joke which grows old very fast here. Still, when the action isn’t of the budget CGI kind, it’s well staged and good fun, though Wilson’s comic sequence shooting is flat, while Ward is a strong enough actor to carry the film to keep it above average. Passably enjoyable for fans of creature feature movies without ever being an essential viewing choice. 5/10

Dr_Nostromo

Written on 6/12/2026

60/100 A fun follow-up to "Tremors", this one has Earl reluctantly hired to kill a new bunch of graboid worms in Mexico that soon develop into something else. Obviously lacking the budget of the original starring only a few characters (including a new partner that was a terrible substitute for Kevin Bacon) and the story is really simple and straight forward. But the witty and campy attitude of the whole affair as well as a good twist on the creatures, active pacing and a good dose of creature gore, made for a zany and humorous good time. Grab the popcorn and some bon-bons! -- DrNostromo.com

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Trailer (4K restoration, 1080p)

Trailer (4K restoration, 1080p)

Unboxing

Unboxing

How They Made Tremors II

How They Made Tremors II

Capturing A Graboid

Capturing A Graboid

Chased And Trapped

Chased And Trapped

Hiding In Plain Sight

Hiding In Plain Sight