The writing in the entire franchise, Shrieker Island included, doesn’t ever challenge or expand the character. He’s one-dimensional and his Vonnegutian “glass of water” is munitions no matter what. Gummer should have, by any metric, been a quickly forgotten side character. His character, doomsday prepper Burt Gummer, has become the unlikely face of the franchise over 30 years. He also looks like this at the onset of Shrieker Island. He has carried the franchise forward and has, at times, demonstrated a quiet brilliance as an actor. He’s why some movies, like The Legend Begins, rank so high on my list. This man is the reason I’ve now watched all seven Tremorsmovies with gusto. This dopey-looking, dad-energy Michael Gross But second, you probably remember Michael Gross. If you’re not a Tremors fan, first, why are you here? Regardless, I’m glad you are. Seventy-three years old and still out there running around chasing Graboids in the new Tremors: Shrieker Island, the seventh installment of the cult franchise. Check out Andrew’s ranking of the first five entires of the franchise - and then some - in his Rank Opinions column.
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