Perfection, Nevada
| Perfection | |
|---|---|
| Perfection, Nevada | |
| Motto: Home of the Graboid | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nevada |
| Settled (Rejection) | 1880's |
| Incorporated (Perfection) | 1902 |
| Elevation | 2,135 ft (651 m) |
| Population (1990) | |
| • Total | 14 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 12 |
Perfection, Nevada is a fictitious desert community which serves as the primary setting for the 1990 film Tremors.
It also appears in the 2001 direct-to-video sequel Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, and the 2003 Tremors television series,[1] and plays a minor role in the 1996 direct-to-video sequel Tremors II: Aftershocks. Perfection is depicted as having 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 2004 direct-to-video prequel Tremors 4: The Legend Begins[3]
Geography
Perfection is depicted as being located within the borders of the state of Nevada, in an immense box canyon known as Perfection Valley. The valley has rocky cliffs to the north and mountains to the east and west. Only one road leads in and out of Perfection, with the exception of an old jeep trail. The road leads south to the closest town, Bixby (also fictitious), which is described as being 30 miles out.[4]
Background
In 1889, as seen in Tremors 4: The Legend Begins, the town was named Rejection. Most commerce revolved around a silver mine, known as the Bottom Dollar Mine owned by Hiram Gummer (portrayed by Michael Gross). 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.
Perfection in 1990, as depicted in Tremors, contains very little commercial activity. There was still Chang's Market, the general store that doubles as a post office, run by Walter Chang. Other than Chang's Market, the only other commercial activity was the unofficial business known as V & E Odd Jobs operated by handymen Valentine McKee and Earl Bassett.[2]
In 2001, as depicted in Tremors 3: Back to Perfection, Chang's Market was run by Jodi Chang, niece of the late Walter Chang. A Graboid safari, known as Desert Jack's Graboid Adventures was established by Jack Sawyer. Also real estate company named Melco was established by Melvin Plugg.
The most recent portrayal of Perfection was in the 2003 television series Tremors. Chang's Market was still run by Jodi Chang. Desert Jack's Graboid Adventures was under the management of Tyler Reed, an ex-NASCAR driver. Graboid hunter Burt Gummer started a survival school known as Burt Gummer's Survival School.[4]
References
- ↑ Harrington, Richard (January 22, 1990). ""Tremors" (PG-13)". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
- 1 2 Muir, John K. (2011). Horror Films of the 1990s. McFarland. pp. 134–136, 476–477. ISBN 9780786440122.
- ↑ Green, Paul (2009). Encyclopedia of Weird Westerns: Supernatural and Science Fiction Elements in Novels, Pulps, Comics, Films, Television, and Games. McFarland. p. 211. ISBN 9780786458004.
- 1 2 "Tremors". SciFi.com. Archived from the original on June 7, 2004. Retrieved August 13, 2015.