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Tremors (1990)

Directed by Ron Underwood · Cinematography by Alexander Gruszynski

PG-1396 min153 frames

HorrorActionScience FictionComedy

They say there's nothing new under the sun. But under the ground…

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Tremors (1990) movie still: medium — A nighttime desert location with a stationary trailer and scattered construction timber in background. An older…Tremors (1990) movie still: establishing — A vast, arid desert valley sits beneath a range of large, barren mountains. Two distinct plumes of dust…Tremors (1990) movie still: establishing — A vast, arid desert landscape stretches toward distant mountains under a clear sky. Sparse, low-lying…Tremors (1990) movie still: medium — Two individuals stand atop a light-colored brick structure against a clear, solid blue sky. A man and a woman…Tremors (1990) movie still: closeup — A buried vehicle front end sits embedded in dry cracked desert soil. A human hand extends into the frame…Tremors (1990) movie still: wide — A vast arid landscape features scattered shrubs and a large light-colored boulder. Distant mountains rise against…Tremors (1990) movie still: wide — A rural desert property features a small white house, a trailer, and parked vans. Joshua trees dot the…Tremors (1990) movie still: medium — Three men lean over the edge of a white wooden structure against a sky. They look downward with serious…Tremors (1990) movie still: wide — A high, smooth concrete wall runs along a barbed wire fence under a bright sky. Two figures are captured mid-air,…Tremors (1990) movie still: wide — An isolated desert road winds through sparse scrub brush toward distant mountain ranges. A single pickup truck…Tremors (1990) movie still: establishing — A winding paved road cuts through a canyon of large, sun-baked desert boulders. Orange traffic cones and…Tremors (1990) movie still: wide — A vast, arid desert landscape features low-lying scrub brush and a few large boulders. A distant dirt trail…Tremors (1990) movie still: closeup — A close-up view shows the textured metal components of a large industrial construction vehicle. The hydraulic…Tremors (1990) movie still: medium — A dry, dusty desert environment features a blue pickup truck and a septic tank. A man in a dark green t-shirt…Tremors (1990) movie still: wide — A desolate desert road stretches through dry brush with a red pickup parked nearby. Two individuals stand on the…Tremors (1990) movie still: medium — A high desert ranch area with a wooden tower and distant mountains. Three men prepare two horses with saddles…
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Tremors — official trailer

What is Tremors about?

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground.

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What does the cinematography of Tremors look like?

Across 153 sampled frames, Tremors builds its coverage from medium shots (40% of the sample), with wide compositions (31%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Alexander Gruszynski keeps 91% of it in hard-edged, naturalistic light. Daylight carries most of the picture. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 56% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Tremors?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Tremors (1990) are #54514b, #343230, #d6d2c9, #938876, #d3c8b0, #ccb594 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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