History Awesome / Tremors

---> "Well, when the radios went down I decided to return to the refinery, but en route, I find ''I'M IN AN AMBUSH SITUATION!'' Must have been a couple dozen of these things! Well, I dropped the first wave with semi-auto fire, but they ''[[ZergRush just kept on coming.]]'' Sheer luck most of them were in front of the truck, so [[CombatPragmatist I just popped it into six-wheel]] and [[CarFu ran 'em down]]. The ones that got on board I handled with a combination of small-arms fire and hand-to-hand techniques. [''pulls out two pistols''] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I am completely. Out. Of ammo.]]'' [''{{Beat}}''] [[CrazyPrepared That's never happened to me before.]]"

---> "Well, when the radios went down I decided to return to the refinery, but en route, I find ''I'M IN AN AMBUSH SITUATION!'' Must have been a couple dozen of these things! Well, I dropped the first wave with semi-auto fire, but they ''[[ZergRush just kept on coming.]]'' Sheer luck most of them were in front of the truck, so I just popped it into six-wheel and ran 'em down. The ones that got on board I handled with a combination of small-arms fire and hand-to-hand techniques. [''pulls out two pistols''] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis I am completely. Out. Of ammo.]]'' [''{{Beat}}''] [[CrazyPrepared That's never happened to me before.]]"

* [[CrazyPrepared Burt Gummer]] is one big walking [=CMoA=], though his most defining moment is probably from the first film, when he and his wife Heather are attacked in their bunker by a Graboid. Listening on the radio the others hear Burt yell, "Jesus Christ!" and think it's all over...then a beat later, they hear gunshots echoing across the valley. Cut back to Burt and Heather going to town on the Graboid with their guns. They run out of ammo, and it looks like it's all over for real...then the camera pans over to the ''gigantic'' {{Wall of Weapons}}. Burt and Heather spend a solid two minutes or so blasting the damn thing with increasingly larger guns, with Burt finally taking it down with an [[{{BFG}} elephant gun]]. He comments "Broke into the wrong goddamn rec room, didn't you, you bastard?" Heather probably would be just as highly regarded if only Reba [=McEntyre=] hadn't cut ties with the franchise at that point.

* While the basement scene could be regarded as Burt Gummer's most defining moment (in that he gives the term 'gun nut' a whole new meaning), This Troper firmly believes that his ultimate [=CMoA=] is his first encounter with the Shriekers in Tremors 2. We see several instances of the new Graboid mutation having jumped other characters and torn them apart with apparently little resistance. Then we get a brief cut to Burt getting ambushed by the things before cutting away again. The next morning Earl, Grady, and Kate have just survived a Shrieker attack when they hear an ominous rumbling from outside. Thinking it's a Graboid, they brace for another shootout. Instead, Burt's truck appears over the hill, torn completely to hell and half-covered in Shrieker guts. The truck grinds to a halt and Burt steps out, his clothes ripped and covered from head to toe in Shrieker guts, but he is not only alive to tell the tale of fighting off roughly two dozen Shriekers singlehandedly, ''he doesn't even have a single visible injury to show for the experience.'' The group asks him if he's all right, and Burt proceeds to deliver what might be the single most awesome line in the entire series:

-->"CAN YOU FLY YOU SUCKER?"

** Doubles as a CMOF. The combination of Michael Gross's delivery and the hilarious lines make it one of the funniest scenes in the franchise. It must be seen to be appreciated. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_fRRvAyso Here.]]

* [[CrazyPrepared Burt Gummer]] is one big walking [=CMoA=], though his most defining moment is probably from the first film, when he and his wife Heather are attacked in their bunker by a Graboid. Listening on the radio the others hear Burt yell, "Jesus Christ!" and think it's all over...then a beat later, they hear gunshots echoing across the valley. Cut back to Burt and Heather going to town on the Graboid with their guns. They run out of ammo, and it looks like it's all over for real...then the camera pans over to the ''gigantic'' {{Wall of Weapons}} with Burt finally taking it down with an [[{{BFG}} elephant gun]]. He comments "Broke into the wrong goddamn rec room, didn't you, you bastard?" Heather probably would be just as highly regarded if only Reba [=McEntyre=] hadn't cut ties with the franchise at that point.

---> "Well, when the radios went down I decided to return to the refinery, but en route, I find ''I'M IN AN AMBUSH SITUATION!'' Must have been a couple dozen of these things! Well, I dropped the first wave with semi-auto fire, but they ''[[ZergRush just kept on coming.]]'' Sheer luck most of them were in front of the truck, so I just popped it into six-wheel and ran 'em down. The ones that got on board I handled with a combination of small-arms fire and hand-to-hand techniques. [''pulls out two pistols''] ''[[ThisIsSparta I am completely. Out. Of ammo.]]'' [''{{Beat}}''] [[CrazyPrepared That's never happened to me before.]]"

** Oh, [[BeyondTheImpossible it gets better]]. He ''captured one of them alive''. By beating it into submission ''[[{{Badass}} with his bare hands]]'', and then tying it up and throwing it in the back of his truck.

--> "I feel I was denied...''critical...need to know...information.''"

---> "Well, when the radios went down I decided to return to the refinery, but en route, I find ''I'M IN AN AMBUSH SITUATION!'' Must have been a couple dozen of these things! Well, I dropped the first wave with semi-auto fire, but they ''[[ZergRush just kept on coming.]]'' Sheer luck most of them were in front of the truck, so I just popped it into six-wheel and ran 'em down. The ones that got on board I handled with a combination of small-arms fire and hand-to-hand techniques. (pulls out two pistols) ''[[ThisIsSparta I am... Completely... Out.... Of ammo.]]'' *{{Beat}}* [[CrazyPrepared That's never happened to me before.]]"

* Tecopa from ''Tremors 4'' may have been a one-film character with a scant handful of lines, yet he managed to deduce one of the Graboids' key weaknesses (collisions) and bait one into a fatal headache. And apparently does so on the fly, in less than a minute!

---> "Well, when the radios went down I decided to return to the refinery, but en route, I find ''I'M IN AN AMBUSH SITUATION!'' Must have been a couple dozen of these things! Well, I dropped the first wave with semi-auto fire, but they ''[[ZergRush just kept on coming.]]'' Sheer luck most of them were in front of the truck, so I just popped it into six-wheel and ran 'em down. The ones that got on board I handled with a combination of small-arms fire and hand-to-hand techniques. (pulls out two pistols) ''[[ThisIsSparta I am completely. Out. Of ammo.]]'' *{{Beat}}* [[CrazyPrepared That's never happened to me before.]]"

* Doubles as a CMOF. The combination of Michael Gross's delivery and the hilarious lines make it one of the funniest scenes in the franchise. It must be seen to be appreciated. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB_fRRvAyso Here.]]

* Kevin Bacon staring down an oncoming worm with steely resolve, and announcing to the world, ''"This bastard ain't smarter than us."''

* Burt's first encounter with the Shriekers in the second movie? We see several instances of the new Graboid mutation having jumped other characters and torn them apart with apparently little resistance. Then we get a brief cut to Burt getting ambushed by the things before cutting away again. The next morning, the remaining main characters are still trying to come to grips with the change in situation, when ground starts to rumble ominously. They go outside to find Burt's truck barreling down a hill, torn completely to hell and half-covered in Shrieker guts. It pulls to a stop in front of them, revealing Burt, also covered in soot and Shrieker guts, but he is not only alive to tell the tale of fighting off roughly two dozen Shriekers singlehandedly, ''he doesn't even have a single visible injury to show for the experience.''
-->'''Burt:''' I am ''completely out of ammo.'' *{{beat}}* ...[[CrazyPrepared That's never happened to me before.]]
** Oh, [[BeyondTheImpossible it gets better]]. He ''captured one of them alive''. By beating it into submission ''[[{{Badass}} with his bare hands]]'', and then tying it up and throwing it in the back of his truck.
*** Even better than that! His words imply that he ''killed'' some of them with his bare hands! Very few [[BadassNormal normal humans]] characters in ''any'' franchise can say they've done that.

* While the basement scene could be regarded as Burt Gummer's most defining moment (in that he gives the term 'gun nut' a whole new meaning), This Troper firmly believes that his ultimate [=CMoA=] is delivered in Tremors 2. Earl, Grady, and Kate have just survived a Shrieker attack when they hear an ominous rumbling from outside. Thinking it's a Graboid, they brace for another shootout. Instead, Burt's truck appears over the hill, half-destroyed by a surprise Shrieker attack the night before. The truck grinds to a halt and Burt steps out, his clothes ripped and covered from head to toe in Shrieker guts. The group asks him if he's all right, and Burt proceeds to deliver what might be the single most awesome line in the entire series:

---> "Well, when the radios went down I decided to return to the refinery, but en route, I find ''I'M IN AN AMBUSH SITUATION!'' Must have been a couple dozen of these things! Well, I dropped the first wave with semi-auto fire, but they just kept on coming. Sheer luck most of them were in front of the truck, so I just popped it into six-wheel and ran 'em down. The ones that got on board I handled with a combination of small-arms fire and hand-to-hand techniques. (pulls out two pistols) ''[[ThisIsSparta I am completely. Out. Of ammo.]]'' That's never happened to me before."

-->'''Burt:''' ''I am'' completely out of ammo. *{{beat}}* ''...[[CrazyPrepared That's never happened to me before.]]''

*** Even better than that! His words imply that he ''killed'' some of them with his bare hands! Very few [[BadassNormal normal humans]] characters in ''any'' francise can say they've done that.

* While the basement scene could be regarded as Burt Gummer's most defining moment (in that he gives the term 'gun nut' a whole new meaning), This Troper firmly believes that his ultimate CMoA is delivered in Tremors 2. Earl, Grady, and Kate have just survived a Shrieker attack when they hear an ominous rumbling from outside. Thinking it's a Graboid, they brace for another shootout. Instead, Burt's truck appears over the hill, half-destroyed by a surprise Shrieker attack the night before. The truck grinds to a halt and Burt steps out, his clothes ripped and covered from head to toe in Shrieker guts. The group asks him if he's all right, and Burt proceeds to deliver what might be the single most awesome line in the entire series:

* Tecopa from ''Tremors 4'' may have been a one-film character with a scant handful of lines, yet he managed to deduce one of the Graboids' key weaknesses (collisions) and bait one into a fatal headache. And apparently does so on the fly, in less than a minute.

* Burt and his wife take down a Graboid with guns. [[MoreDakka Lots and lots of guns.]]
-->"Broke into the wrong goddamn rec room, didn't you, you bastard!"
* Heck, even the individual shot in which the camera shows Burt and Heather grabbing up guns to fight off the Graboid, and then pulls back to reveal that ''their entire basement wall is [[MoreDakka one MASSIVE gun rack]]'' rates as a CMOA, never mind their actually killing the mutha.

-->'''Burt:''' ''I am'' completely out of ammo. *{{beat}}* ''...That's never happened to me before.''

-->'''Burt:''' ''I am'' completely out of ammo. *{{beat}}* ''...That's never happened to me before.''

** Heck, even the individual shot in which the camera shows Burt and Heather grabbing up guns to fight off the Graboid, and then pulls back to reveal that ''their entire basement wall is [[MoreDakka one MASSIVE gun rack]]'' rates as a CMOA, never mind their actually killing the mutha.
** Kevin Bacon staring down an oncoming worm with steely resolve, and announcing to the world, ''"This bastard ain't smarter than us."''

** Burt's first encounter with the Shriekers in the second movie? We see several instances of the new Graboid mutation having jumped other characters and torn them apart with apparently little resistance. Then we get a brief cut to Burt getting ambushed by the things before cutting away again. The next morning, the remaining main characters are still trying to come to grips with the change in situation, when ground starts to rumble ominously. They go outside to find Burt's truck barreling down a hill, torn completely to hell and half-covered in Shrieker guts. It pulls to a stop in front of them, revealing Burt, also covered in soot and Shrieker guts, but he is not only alive to tell the tale of fighting off roughly two dozen Shriekers singlehandedly, ''he doesn't even have a single visible injury to show for the experience.''

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Burt and his wife take down a Graboid with guns. [[MoreDakka Lots and lots of guns.]]