Urban Monster Movie 'Night Crew' Coming From 'Tremors' Gang
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Did you like Tremors? I absolutely loved that movie. What a great combination: characters who were rough around the edges but still funny and likable, jolting, fast-paced direction by Ron Underwood, and very decent special effects, all in service of a solid script by S. S. Wilson and Brent Maddock that didn't take itself too seriously. (Patrick Walsh wrote a loving appreciation last year.) Dozens of people have made modern versions of the 1950s-style monster movies -- the original "animals gone wild" flicks -- but Tremors is one of the very few that succeeded in capturing the right spirit on all counts.
Tremors inspired three sequels and a television series on the Sci-Fi Network. Now the key creative talent involved has decided to reunite to make a different type of action movie. Night Crew is described as "a fast-moving monster tale full of quirky characters, scary moments, and laugh-out-loud humor, but this time in an urban setting," according to production company Stampede Entertainment. Wilson and Maddock have written the script, Underwood is on board to return to the director's chair, and Nancy Roberts will produce, as she did the three sequels.
Obviously, the premise allows room for plenty of fun ideas. I'm always up for monstrous mayhem in urban settings; could we dare hope that this might riff on the Cloverfield / Godzilla movies, but with an actual sense of humor? I'm looking forward to hearing more, especially about the cast.
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7-10-2008 @ 8:40PM
Peter Hall said...
Does anyone not like Tremors? Could I comment on this website more?
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7-11-2008 @ 2:46AM
AJ Wiley said...
A world of yes!
I absolutely love Tremors. I have for many years; it's one of my favorite movies. I've also enjoyed--more as guilty pleasures--all three direct-to-video sequels as well as the TV series (though I missed the final episode!), and now that the possibility of a fifth entry is pretty much non-existent, this sounds like an excellent substitute.
Sounds like fun!
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7-11-2008 @ 9:17AM
thegoldfishpool said...
I've loved Tremors since day one and it took 10 years for me to convince my wife to watch it, now we own the special edition box set of all 4 movies and she watches them all in sequence, often.
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7-11-2008 @ 12:56PM
Jonathan Kuhn said...
When I was a child, I thought like a child. And to a child, giant man-eating worms under the ground were scary. "Tremors" gave me nightmares.
During my freshman year in college, I saw the DVD on sale and figured it would be funny to see what had scared me so much. I had no idea I would be in for a highly entertaining, hilarious movie.
I LOVE "Tremors," and am beyond excited for whatever those guys are cooking up.
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