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Article split

I went ahead and split the TV series information out of the article into its own. See Tremors (TV series). Lady Aleena 12:44, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think the creatures could also have their seperate pages, much like the Xenomorph from Alien and the Yautja from Predator. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jerkov (talk • contribs) 05:44, 16 May 2006.

Graboid already has a seperate article. ~ Hibana 05:31, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Moved article

I’ve moved this article to Tremors (film) from Tremors. My reasoning is that:

a) The most common meaning of tremors is a quivering movement, which is unrelated to the movie other than the earthquakes these creatures cause.

b) Tremors are commonly understood to be a medical condition so I shouldn’t have to move that article into Tremors (symptom) which would make no sense.

c) Most movies are disambiguated as with “(film)” in the title anyway.

d) I did a few quick Google and Yahoo searches are more article occur for the words "tremors medicine" and "tremors medical" than "tremors film" and tremors movie".

I've fixed a few double-redirects already but I'm not sure how to check to see all the articles that link to the previous title. Just a heads-up. --Mad Max 22:50, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well done, you will hear no objections from me.
Lady Aleena talk/contribs 23:54, 11 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here is the link to the page with the links to the old one - link I have already gotten a few, but you may want to clear a lot of the rest. There are two pages to look through and verify.
Lady Aleena talk/contribs 00:20, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I went ahead and fixed all of them.--Mad Max 03:34, 12 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm going to have to agree, even though I would rather have a case of the shakes than large dirt-dwelling monsters that follow my every footstep eat me alive. But your call, I guess. Tarkaan 22:02, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Truck

The truck is actually a 1963-1967 Jeep J-300 Thriftside (stepside), though there is no written proof of this. It's been done by a few different people on various forums I've searched, as well as myself - I've compared it to the J10, J20, etc. and the 300 seems the closest, since it had a longer bed than the others. A picture can be found here [1]. The boards that I searched even identified the color, axles, and tires on the Jeep. I can't really say much about them, these guys are experts. Zchris87v 09:53, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

First, always avoid trivia. Second, we can't just go by a picture of what the truck is, even though it isn't very relevant anyway as the truck wasn't all that special in the film. Nor can we accept the word of forum members. Regardless, the identity of the truck doesn't really hold any encyclopedic water. Bignole 11:22, 20 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Earl Bassett.jpg

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– Moot: Image was deleted.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:46, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Pop culture references?

What about a pop culture reference section? I know that "The Legend of Zelda - Phantom Hourglass" features an enemy that is undoubtedly a Graboid... they look identical (they're located on the Isle of Gust). The player is warned that they hunt by sound and to tread lightly over the sand... even the way these enemies blow up when you trick them into eating a bomb seems to be a tribute to Tremors. I'm sure there are other references out there. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.177.79.199 (talk) 11:42, 10 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Dune

There is no reference to Frank Herberts Dune at all which is rather dissapointing. On the Dune wiki, Tremors is listed as inspired by Dune. Whether completely true or not, it should be added as a similarity. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.125.72.91 (talk) 22:42, 5 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've always thought that the Graboids were inspired by Brian Lumley's Cthonians, myself. Bieeanda (talk) 13:32, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well by all means, find a reference for adding either of those similarities, then add them in. As long as you can cite it with a reliable source, then it can be added. Tool2Die4 (talk) 14:21, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Appearance on posters

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Is there an explanation for the vast differences in appearance between the Graboids on movie posters for at least the first two fims and the actual appearance of Graboids in the film? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.178.248.26 (talk) 21:04, 4 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

They looked cool on the poster, but were difficult to achieve technically? 惑乱 Wakuran (talk) 23:26, 26 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The graboid snakes on the poster had more sharper fangs and scales, but in the movie, they have less fangs and not much detail to their skin. - Rockmandrum (talk) 04:40, 6 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I wanna know why the picture on the poster looks so unlike the creatures in the movies too. --TiagoTiago (talk) 16:28, 9 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's called artistic license. More likely, the versions actually used in the film were not finished by the time the artist was engaged to create the poster, and had to use some imagination. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(^Õل^ō)ˀ Contribs. 04:54, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Read the section I added titled "production", sub section "development" and visit the reference for more information.John Mortimore (talk) 19:52, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Script

I read the original script and they cut out the scene about what happened to Edgar Deems. According to the script, Edgar Deems talks to Old Fred about playing cards for the night, and decided to prepare for it. He takes out his donkey, Justine, to play with at home. Suddenly, the donkey smells a grabiod and shrieks in pain as the barn shakes wildly. Edgar couldn't find out what's going on and tried to calm down the donkey, but it went crazy and headed to the barn. The donkey can be heard shrieking loudly and stops. Edgar investigates, grabs a shotgun and the ammo, and goes to the barn. His donkey is gone and all that's left is a wall of blood. Edgar says, "What in the name of Jenovah?" He readies his gun and finds nothing until something rips his pants. Edgar fires his shotgun and runs into a nearby tower to escape from the graboid. Edgar was unable to find the graboid and waited for 4 days and died of dehydration. This scene was probably cut from the movie because we are not suppose to find out who's the antagonist. The story is suppose to reveal them. When Fred dies, we know that it comes from underground and it could be a machine. After the construction worker's death, we know that is is a living creature thanks to all of the blood coming out of the ground. We later see the snakes after Val's truck gets caught on one of them. They are revealed later in the story. - Rockmandrum (talk) 03:11, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tremors (franchise)

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There needs to be a Tremors (franchise) article that explains all the "Tremors"-series media and their relationship, any continuity issues, etc. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(^Õل^ō)ˀ Contribs. 04:45, 11 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I created an article with the title Tremors (franchise), but it could still use some improvements. John Mortimore (talk) 19:55, 30 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Remarks?

It looks like a copy-paste review, with no attribution. Can someone remove it? 125.238.132.151 (talk) 06:58, 14 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Plot - need antecedent for Nestor

In the description of events in the town, we have this description:

"...the two remaining Graboids attack the foundations of other buildings, knocking over Nestor's trailer and dragging him under."

However, there is no antecedent in the article to tell the reader who Nestor is. In contrast, the other characters in the article are described in such a way as to make clear their role in the story.

TheBaron0530 (talk) 15:21, 3 May 2016 (UTC)theBaron0530[reply]

Tremors film

I saw the film when it came out and enjoyed it, but I'm sure it was based on a sci-fi story I read in the 60s, which doesn't seem to get a mention. Is this true? DWMH2A00:23C5:9683:F400:51D2:3207:2660:3B71 (talk) 22:49, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Graboids

The term, which seems to refer to the monsters, is used several times in the article, but there is no explanation. Who called them that, and why? 67.231.67.253 (talk) 13:39, 15 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]