Universal Pictures is delighted to announce the release of two great creature features from its sci-fi classics collection, Howard Hawks’ pioneering sci-fi shocker The Thing From Another World, and the outstanding Tremors Box Set featuring all four films in the series, both creeping onto DVD in March 2007.5 March 2007Tremors Box Set features the complete collection, beginning with Ron Underwood’s groundbreaking first film in this hugely successful series. Kevin Bacon and Fred Ward as two small-town handymen who discover all is not well in their hometown of Perfection, mainly due to the huge worm-like creatures who appear from underground and devour the population.19 March 2007Hollywood legend Howard Hawks was the producer (and uncredited director) behind this seminal monster movie that effectively kick-started the alien sci-fi horror boom of the 50s. Later remade by John Carpenter in a gorier version, this is the definitive original. John Carpenter provides an exclusive audio commentary and the 2 DVD edition features a restored print and a colourised version.Universal Pictures is delighted to announce the release of two great creature features from its sci-fi classics collection, Howard Hawks’ pioneering sci-fi shocker The Thing From Another World, and the outstanding Tremors Box Set featuring all four films in the series, both creeping onto DVD in March 2007. Later remade by John Carpenter in a gorier version, this is the definitive original. John Carpenter provides an exclusive audio commentary and the 2 DVD edition features a restored print and a colourised version.
Title: The Thing From Another World Release Date: 19 March 2007 Recommended Retail Price: £15.99 Certificate: 12 worm-like creatures who appear from underground and devour the population.
Tremors 2 – two of the original cast – Burt Wood and Michael Gross (who plays survivalist and weapons expert Michael Gross are reunited, alongside Tremors creators SS Wilson and Brent Maddock, with the former taking the helm as director.This time the creatures – graboids – are running riot in Mexico. More comedy mixed with graboid gore ensues.
Tremors 3 – After 10 years spent travelling the world killing graboids and their mutant offspring, the shriekers, Burt Gummer (Gross) returns to his hometown of Perfection to what he thinks is a quiet life… But guess who’s lurking underground?
Tremors 4 – Gross returns once more, this time as one of Burt’s ancestors, Hiram Gummer, in this prequel to the series. With Wilson and Maddock once more in charge, we find out more about the history of the graboids as Hiram Gummer is a mine owner in the old West whose workers are being eaten by the creatures.
Title: Tremors Box Set Release Date: 5 March 2007 Recommended Retail Price: £19.99 Certificate: 15 Other titles available from Universal’s classic sci-fi range include - Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Incredible Shrinking Man, It Came From Outer Space, Tarantula, and John Carpenter's: The Thing.
The Thing From Another World