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Twister (1996) 6.1
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Metascore: 68/100
Reviews: 365 user | 103 critic | 17 from Metacritic.com Bill and Jo Harding, advanced storm chasers on the brink of divorce, must join together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes. Director:Jan de Bont |
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Cast
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| Helen Hunt | ... | ||
| Bill Paxton | ... | ||
| Cary Elwes | ... | ||
| Jami Gertz | ... | ||
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | ||
| Lois Smith | ... | ||
| Alan Ruck | ... | ||
| Sean Whalen | ... | ||
| Scott Thomson | ... | ||
| Todd Field | ... | ||
| Joey Slotnick | ... | ||
| Wendle Josepher | ... | ||
| Jeremy Davies | ... | ||
| Zach Grenier | ... | ||
| Gregory Sporleder | ... | ||
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TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados. Written by Martin H. Booda <booda@datasync.com>
Taglines:
Don't Breathe. Don't Look Back. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 May 1996 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Wind Devils See more »Box Office
Budget:
$92,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£11,304,300 (UK) (16 August 1996)Gross:
ITL 10,363,429,000 (Italy) (15 November 1996)Company Credits
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Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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Dusty: Repo Man spends his life getting into tense situations, Beltzer!
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Written by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Dave Navarro, and Chad Smith
Produced by Rick Rubin
Performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Did You Know?
Trivia
The base camp (where the crew trucks and equipment was staged) for the end sequence of the film was at a pig farm down the road from the well-house. Every morning the cast and crew were greeted by the aroma of a 2 acre pig-waste holding pond in the middle of all the trucks. See more »Goofs
When Bill turns to the last page of the divorce papers, a red signature tag can be seen. But when he shows Jo the papers, there are no tags present. When he hands the papers to Jo, there are now two tags on the page. See more »Quotes
Beltzer: Normal man spends his life avoiding tense situations.Dusty: Repo Man spends his life getting into tense situations, Beltzer!
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Crazy Credits
Despite being filmed in Panavision, the "Lenses and Panaflex Camera by Panavision" credit was used instead. See more »Soundtracks
"Melancholy Mechanics"Written by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Dave Navarro, and Chad Smith
Produced by Rick Rubin
Performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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I get a lot of stick from friends for saying this, but: I really like Twister. I enjoy a good thoughtful film as much as the next stuck-up film snob, but I also love damned good action flicks.
Twister is a big dumb summer blockbuster with no pretensions whatsoever. I *like* the fact that the money is all up there on the screen - lots of tornadoes ripping apart farmhouses and throwing trucks around. I *like* that it's one long chase movie. I *like* looking at Helen Hunt's beautiful face. I saw Twister twice at the cinema, and at least three times since - and I've enjoyed it every single time. Can you get a better recommendation than that?
Twister will never satisfy some people... in particular, those who watch it, for some strange reason, expecting a cerebral masterpiece. Enjoy it for what it is: One of the best summer blockbusters ever.