Walking Dead universe: Ron Underwood and Gale Anne Hurd – Tremors
By Renee Hansen
The Walking Dead universe comprises a group of highly talented actors, directors, producers and other individuals. It is always interesting to see what other projects TWD Family is involved in. This month Peacock released the 1990 film, Tremors to its catalog, which features director Ron Underwood and producer Gale Anne Hurd, two well-known names in TWDU.
Tremors is a western-themed monster horror comedy directed by Ron Underwood in which Gale Anne Hurd serves as an executive producer with Brent Maddock and S. S. Wilson. Written by Maddock, Wilson and Underwood, the idea originated in the 80s when Maddock and Wilson were working for the US Navy making safety videos. They found themselves on top of a large boulder in the desert and wondered what would happen if something didn’t allow them off. This inspired what was initially dubbed “Land Sharks.”
The movie stars Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Finn Carter, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire and follows two local handymen tired of their mundane lives. When they finally decide to leave, they discover the dead body of a local man high up an electrical tower, still grasping his gun, as if something wouldn’t let him down. When more deaths begin to occur, they team with a seismologist who is studying strange readings belowground. The trio and a local survivalist couple must fight something they never thought they would encounter.
This film is the first in the Tremor franchise, which is followed by Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996), Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001), Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004), Tremors 5: Bloodlines (2015), Tremors: A Cold Day in Hell (2018), and Tremors: Shrieker Island (2020), all of which have been added to Peacock’s catalog in July 2022. Tremors: The Series aired in 2003, and a second series shot a pilot with Bacon reprising his role, but it was never picked up.
The Walking Dead: Ron Underwood and Gale Anne Hurd
Ron Underwood has been a director on Fear the Walking Dead during seasons 5-7. He directed episodes titled “210 Words Per Minute,” “The Key,” “Cindy Hawkins,” and “Sonny Boy.” He has also directed one episode of the spinoff series Tales of the Walking Dead that will premiere on AMC on August 14, 2022.
He has directed several series, including, Evil, Big Shot, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, Once Upon a Time, Desperate Housewives, Ugly Betty, Boston Legal and more. You have seen his work in City Slickers, Speechless, Mighty Joe Young and In the Mix on the big screen.
Gale Anne Hurd is the founder of Valhalla Entertainment which produces The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead and The Walking Dead: World Beyond. She has served as EP on all three of those series.
She is well known for her work on the big screen in films including The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day andTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Aliens, The Abyss, Dante’s Peak, Armageddon, The Punisher and Punisher: War Zone and Hell Fest.
Something new she has worked on is the Alex Winter (Bill & Ted Face the Music actor) directed documentary The YouTube Effect. This documentary focuses on YouTube’s positive and negative effects on our society. She will also work on Æon Flux series, a live-action series based on the film she also worked on.
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