Perfection, Nevada

Perfection, Nevada is a fictional, desert community which serves as the primary setting for the 1990 film Tremors^[1] and plays a minor role in Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996). Perfection, ironically named it would seem, has a population of 14 (1990) and is the geographically isolated home of the killer subterranean worm known as the graboid.^[2] The town was originally named Rejection back in 1889, as seen in the prequel Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004)^[3]

Geography

Perfection is located in an immense box canyon known as Perfection Valley. The valley has rocky cliffs to the north and mountains to the east and west. Unless you count some old jeep trail, there is only one road in and out of Perfection. The road lead south to the closest town, Bixby (also fictional), which is 30 miles away.^[4]

Commercial

In 1889, back when the town was named Rejection, most commerce revolved around a silver mine, known as the Bottom Dollar Mine owned by Hiram Gummer. There was a general store, known as Chang's Market, run by Pyong Lien Chang and his wife Lu Wan Chang. There was also a local inn run by Christine Lord.

In Perfection there is very little commercial activity. In 1990 there was still Chang's Market, a general store that doubles as a post office, which is run by Walter Chang. Other than Chang's Market, the only other commercial activity is the unofficial business known as V & E Odd Jobs operated by handymen Valentine McKee and Earl Bassett.^[2]

In 2001, Chang's Market is now run by Jodi Chang, niece of the late Walter Chang. A Graboid safari, known as Desert Jack's Graboid Tours has been established by Jack Sawyer. Also real estate company named Melco has been established by Melvin Plugg.

As of 2003, Chang's Market is still run by Jodi Chang. The Graboid safari, known as Desert Jack's Graboid Tours, is being run by Tyler Reed, an ex-NASCAR driver. And graboid hunter Burt Gummer has started a survival school known as Burt Gummer's Survival School.^[4]

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