The Tremors Reference You Missed In Slither
The Tremors Reference You Missed In Slither Universal Pictures
By Patrick Phillips/May 7, 2021 11:00 am EDT
These days, James Gunn is best known as a tentpole filmmaker who s brought a unique sensibility to blockbuster offerings from Marvel (the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise) and DC (the upcoming The Suicide Squad ). But the current A-list director actually broke into showbiz working on the grindhousey gorefests of Troma Studios, earning one of his first screen credits for scripting their 1996 romantic shocker Tromeo and Juliet. Gunn would go on to make his directorial debut for a major studio a decade later, but it s impossible not to see the Troma stamp all over his campy 2006 fright-fest Slither.