Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (previously known as
Tremors: Original Showdown and also known as
Tremors 4 or
Tremors: The Legend Begins) is a 2004
direct-to-video western monster film directed
S. S. Wilson, and was written by
Brent Maddock,
Nancy Roberts, and Wilson. It is the fourth film in the
Tremors series of monster films and premiered on January 2, 2004 on the
Sci-Fi channel. As a
prequel to the earlier movies and tv series, it depicts the town of Rejection, which is the location that would later be renamed Perfection, the main setting for the
first Tremors film. It stars
Michael Gross as Hiram Gummer, the great grandfather of the character
Burt Gummer, who Gross portrayed in every other
Tremors film.