Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Tremors II: Aftershocks is a 1996 direct-to-video Western sequel to Tremors, in which the character of Earl Bassett, returning from the first film, is hired to deal with a subterranean "Graboid" infestation at a Mexican oilfield.

Directed by S.S. Wilson. Written by Brent Maddock (screenplay) and S.S. Wilson (screenplay).

Earl Bassett

• [to Grady after losing at rock-paper-scissors] No! Rock rips through paper!
• [yelling to Grady] Will you shut up and get off the damn ground!
• Goddamn worms never give you a break!
• [to Grady] Doesn't anything get you down?
• [as Burt arrives] That ain't no Graboid. It's something even more dangerous!

Burt Gummer

• I am completely out of ammo. That's never happened to me before.
• I feel I was denied critical need-to-know information.
• [referring to his weapons] When you need it, and don't have it, [pause] you sing a different tune.
• You know Grady, some people think I'm overprepared, paranoid, maybe even a little crazy. But they never met any Pre-Cambrian lifeforms did they?

Grady Hoover

• [referring to the shriekers] You mean they've been acting so smart because they're so stupid?
• [repeated line] Sorry, I forgot.
• [after the truck gets dragged on a wild ride by a Graboid] Earl, that's gonna be the first ride at my theme park!

Dialogue

[Earl and Grady discover a ton of Graboids are left]

Earl Bassett: We're gonna need some help!

Grady: Who'd be crazy enough to help us with this mess?!

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[watching a graboid laying on the ground as it starts to moan]

Earl Bassett: Something's wrong with it. Must be sick.

Grady Hoover: Probably ate someone that didn't agree with it.

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[it's night, Grady and Earl are waiting on top of their stranded truck for Pedro to arrive, an explosion sounds in the distance]

Grady Hoover:[referring to Burt] Jesus! Bagged himself another one.

Earl Bassett: The man never sleeps.

[two more explosions sound in the distance]

Burt Gummer: [over radio] Guys, Burt here. Doing a little night fishing. Got three of 'em on a cluster charge. I'd say we're about even now. Over.

Earl Bassett: Come on, Burt. This isn't a competition.

Burt Gummer: [over radio] Well, who's competing? I'm just saying the score is tied, that's all. Over.

Grady Hoover: Well, 'son', no it isn't, cuz we just caught a live one. How 'bout that.

Burt Gummer: [over radio] A live one? How in the hell...

Grady Hoover: Well, that's our little secret. Happy hunting, Burt. [turns radio off]

Taglines

• The worms have turned.

External links

• Tremors II: Aftershocks quotes at the Internet Movie Database