Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection | |
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Directed by | Brent Maddock |
Written by | John Whelpley |
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Starring |
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Cinematography | Virgil L. Harper |
Edited by | Drake Silliman |
Music by | Kevin Kiner |
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Distributed by | Universal Studios Home Video |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection is a 2001 direct-to-video horror monster film directed by Brent Maddock, and is the third installment in the Tremors series featuring the subterranean worm-creatures dubbed "Graboids". It is a sequel to Tremors 2: Aftershocks. Michael Gross, Charlotte Stewart, Ariana Richards, Tony Genaro, and Robert Jayne reprise their roles from the first film. It is followed by Tremors 4: The Legend Begins.
Burt Gummer (Gross) has returned to Perfection, Nevada. Sure enough, Graboids attack again, only now they are split into graboids, shriekers and a new
Plot
Adventurer Burt Gummer returns to his hometown of Perfection, Nevada, after a hunt for Shriekers in
The residents begin to take action to kill the Graboids, but they are stopped by government agents Charlie Rusk and Frank Statler and a
Burt, Jack, Jodi, and Miguel later find a badly wounded Merliss; he explains that he and the government agents were ambushed by Shriekers from the Graboid they were chasing, before dying. While tracking the Shriekers, an
Using a mattress as cover from the Ass-Blasters' infrared vision, the group gets to Burt's house, but are forced to flee when an Ass-Blaster attempts to break in. To keep it from multiplying like its predecessors, Burt rigs his house and his stash of
In the aftermath, Nancy manages to sell the captive Ass-Blaster, while Jack pursues a romantic relationship with Jodi, depressing Mindy who had a crush on him. Meanwhile, Melvin tries again to approach Burt about selling his land, but Burt informs him that since El Blanco is an endangered species and illegal to hunt, and formed a mutual unspoken friendship with Burt, the residents have decided to take precautions in order to live safely alongside it, thus turning Perfection into a federally protected Graboid reserve and barring Melvin from developing a town. Burt then leaves Melvin standing on a rock with El Blanco circling below.
Cast
- Michael Gross as Burt Gummer
- Shawn Christian as Jack Sawyer
- Susan Chuang as Jodi Chang
- Charlotte Stewart as Nancy Sterngood
- Ariana Richards as Mindy Sterngood
- Tony Genaro as Miguel
- Barry Livingston as Dr. Andrew Merliss
- John Pappas as Agent Charlie Rusk
- Robert Jayne as Melvin Plug
- Billy Rieck as Buford
- Tom Everett as Agent Frank Statler
- Mary Gross as a tourist mom
Production
The film was greenlit by Universal in August 2000.[1]
In Tremors 3 some of the
Release
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection was released on VHS and DVD on October 1, 2001.[4]
Reception
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection holds an approval rating of 80% on Rotten Tomatoes based on five reviews.[5] At the Video Premiere Awards show, in 2001, Michael Gross won the award for best actor for his work in Tremors 3.[6] In an essay on direct-to-video horror sequels, Gavin Al-Asif for the Houston Chronicle said "[Tremors 3] is a jarring step down in quality from its predecessor," but called Gross's performance "absolutely brilliant" and "the one shining element in an otherwise mostly dull movie".
It’s nice to return to this community, and the actors retain their wit and sparkle. The production values are substantially lower, some of the jokes are recycled, and the grand finale is lackluster, but there’s still an underlying affection for these characters, even those doggone wormies, and their precarious situation. All in all, taken for what it is, Tremors 3 is worth a gander.
— AMC Movie Guide, [7]
Awards
Award | Category | Nominee/Recipient | Result |
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Video Premiere Award | Best Actor | Michael Gross | Won |
Best Visual Effects | Linda Drake | Nominated | |
Golden Reel Award
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Best Sound Editing - Direct-to-Video | Nominated |
References
- ^ "U rattling 'Tremors 3'". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Graboid Turn Sequence". Stampede Entertainment. 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "Shrieker Spin Sequence". Stampede Entertainment. 2001. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- Arrow Video. p. 51. FCD2601.
- ^ "Tremors 3: Back to Perfection". Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Michael Gross wins Best Actor for Tremors 3!". Stampede Entertainment. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ "Tremors 3: Back to Perfection". AMC. Retrieved December 12, 2013.