Twister (1996)

Director:

Jan de Bont

Writers (WGA):

Michael Crichton (written by) &
Anne-Marie Martin (written by)

Release Date:

10 May 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The Dark Side of Nature.

Plot:

A couple on the point of divorce keep meeting each other because both are researchers who chase tornadoes.

Plot Keywords:

Divorce | Tornado | Divorce Papers | Weatherman | Gasoline Truck

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Helen Hunt	...	Dr. Jo Harding
Bill Paxton	...	Bill Harding
Cary Elwes	...	Dr. Jonas Miller
Jami Gertz	...	Dr. Melissa Reeves
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Dustin Davis
Lois Smith	...	Meg Greene
Alan Ruck	...	Robert 'Rabbit' Nurick
Sean Whalen	...	Allan Sanders
Scott Thomson	...	Jason 'Preacher' Rowe
Todd Field	...	Tim 'Beltzer' Lewis
Joey Slotnick	...	Joey
Wendle Josepher	...	Haynes
Jeremy Davies	...	Laurence
Zach Grenier	...	Eddie
Gregory Sporleder	...	Willie

Also Known As:

Catch the Wind (USA) (original script title)
Wind Devils (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather.

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:PG | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Ames, Iowa, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

A recording of a camel's moan was slowed down and used as the sound of the tornado.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The last twister was an F-5, which can hurl strongly built frame houses from foundations, flatten brick homes and severely damage steel reinforced concrete buildings. Yet after it hit the farm where Jo and Bill sought shelter in the shed, about one third of the barn is still intact and standing and the house has no more damage than several tiles torn from the roof. Also, the farm was in the worst possible place; on the right hand side of the tornado's vortex, where the wind speeds and forward motion of the tornado combine to cause the most damage. In reality, if a real F-5 had hit the farm, only the cement foundation would remain of both the barn and the house.

Quotes:

Rabbit: In a severe lightning storm, you wanna grab your ankles and stick your butt in the air.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '90s" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Love Affair

Spectacular f/x. That's the best feature.

One of my favorite disaster movies that has the basic American elements to succeed: A dramatic blockbuster plot that everyone will enjoy or feel good for it's characters; spectacular f/x; a heroic rescue; and the occasional light humor to support the nerve tensing situations.

I enjoyed this very much when it came out on theaters and I can say it was a great pop-corn flick.

To these days, it hasn't aged very well mainly because of the kitsch plot and soap-opera acting but this movie is carried entirely but the f/x and spectacular sound.

This isn't a classic by any means but still it's a movie that should always be remembered as one of the greatest classic hits of the 90's.