Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
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| Directed by | S. S. Wilson |
| Produced by | Nancy Roberts |
| Screenplay by | Scott Buck |
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Brent Maddock S. S. Wilson Nancy Roberts |
| Based on | Characters by S. S. Wilson Brent Maddock Ron Underwood |
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Michael Gross Sara Botsford Brent Roam Ming Lo Lydia Look Sam Ly J. E. Freeman August Schellenberg Billy Drago |
| Music by | Jay Ferguson |
| Cinematography | Virgil L. Harper |
| Edited by | Harry B. Miller III |
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| Distributed by | Universal Home Entertainment |
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101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (previously known as Tremors: Original Showdown and also known as Tremors 4 or Tremors: The Legend Begins) is a 2004 direct-to-video monster film directed by S. S. Wilson and written by Brent Maddock, Nancy Roberts, and Wilson. It is the fourth film in the Tremors series of films and released on DVD on January 2, 2004. As a prequel to the earlier films and television series, it depicts the town of Rejection, which is the location that would later be renamed Perfection, the main setting for the first Tremors film. It stars Michael Gross as Hiram Gummer, the great grandfather of the character Burt Gummer, whom Gross portrayed in every other Tremors film.
In 1889, the inhabitants of Rejection (later Perfection) are completely dependent on the income from a nearby silver mine. One day, a hot spring causes graboid eggs to hatch, resulting in the death of 17 miners. Hiram Gummer, great-grandfather of Burt Gummer (Michael Gross) and the mine's owner, arrives in town to fix the problem. After graboids attack his camp one night, he is shocked by their presence. One of his companions, Juan, kills one with a pickax, and the pair escapes.
Inexperienced and not fond of firearms, Hiram calls for a gunfighter, Black Hand Kelly (Billy Drago). Hiram and Kelly do not get along well, though Kelly succeeds in conveying to Hiram some of his attitude towards firearms and life in general. Eventually, Kelly is eaten alive, but not before discovering that a total of four graboids have hatched. Hiram decides to abandon Rejection and leave the townsfolk to their fates. However, they force him to give them the silver mine, threatening to alert potential buyers to the danger if he sells it out from under them. In Carson City, Hiram receives a telegram revealing that the fully grown graboids have made it through the pass and are headed for the town. Changing his mind, he buys weapons, heads back to Rejection to lead a last stand against the graboids, and helps the town ready itself.
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