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Tornado!

  • TV Movie
  • 19961996
  • PGPG
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.1K
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Tornado! (1996)
ActionDrama
An accountant sent to produce an evaluation of a tornado research project, and the scientist running the project pursue tornadoes and each other.An accountant sent to produce an evaluation of a tornado research project, and the scientist running the project pursue tornadoes and each other.An accountant sent to produce an evaluation of a tornado research project, and the scientist running the project pursue tornadoes and each other.
IMDb RATING
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1.1K
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    • Noel Nosseck
    • John Logan
  • Stars
    • Bruce Campbell
    • Shannon Sturges
    • Ernie Hudson
    • Noel Nosseck
    • John Logan
  • Stars
    • Bruce Campbell
    • Shannon Sturges
    • Ernie Hudson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Bruce Campbell, L.Q. Jones, and Shannon Sturges in Tornado! (1996)
    L.Q. Jones and Shannon Sturges in Tornado! (1996)
    Tornado! (1996)
    Tornado! (1996)
    Tornado! (1996)
    Shannon Sturges in Tornado! (1996)
    Shannon Sturges in Tornado! (1996)
    David Stokey in Tornado! (1996)
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    Tornado! (1996)
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    Bruce Campbell
    Bruce Campbell
    • Jake Thorne
    Shannon Sturges
    Shannon Sturges
    • Samantha 'Sam' Callen
    Ernie Hudson
    Ernie Hudson
    • Dr. Joe Branson
    L.Q. Jones
    L.Q. Jones
    • Ephram Thorne
    Bo Eason
    • Tex Fulton
    Charles Homet
    • Richie Cochran
    Carrie Boren
    • Mattie Peck
    Aaron Izbicki
    • Oliver Nessle
    John Mansfield
    • Andy Ward
    Jeannie Fitzsimmons
    • Margie Ward
    Juli Erickson
    Juli Erickson
    • Zeena
    Steve Flanagin
    Steve Flanagin
    • Mr. Peck
    Mona Lee Fultz
    Mona Lee Fultz
    • Mrs. Peck
    Carmen Nogales
    • Lucy's Mother
    Shannon Woodward
    Shannon Woodward
    • Lucy
    David Stokey
    David Stokey
    • Marty
    Jode Leigh Edwards
    • Tara
    • (as Jode Edwards)
    Erica Wylie
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      • Noel Nosseck
      • John Logan
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    • Trivia
      The house used in the film is the same homestead used in the original, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
    • Goofs
      The Fujita Scale is not a "Wind Damage Scale." Instead, it is used to record the damage intensity done by a tornado; the wind speed is an estimate. This is evidenced further when Dr. Branson shows Sam an "F4." The F4 (which was taken in Ash Valley, KS in 1974) was classified as an F2 based on its damage, not by its size or wind speed.
    • Quotes

      Jake Thorne: Hey, are we flirting here?

      Sam Callen: If we are, we're rusty as hell.

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    User reviews28

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    5/10
    Twisters smaller, lower quality, brother.
    At one point in the movie, Bruce Campbell is told that he is not god. Realism aside, however; for a TV movie, this isn't too bad. It loses out to it's bigger budget 1996 big brother; Twister on just about every front, but there is still reason enough for this movie to warrant your time. Bruce Campbell is the main reason; he's a B-movie legend. His performance here doesn't echo the fantastic work he did on The Evil Dead films, in fact; none of his other films have anything on those great performances and I continually get the impression that Bruce's heart just isn't in a lot of the stuff he makes. However, it's always a pleasure to see this great man in a movie and although, as I said, his performance isn't great; it's good enough, and he alone is more than enough reason to see the film. The rest of the cast isn't noteworthy...the majority of the acting is typical TV fare; not rock bottom, but not exactly good either. Campbell is more than enough to keep it afloat, however.

    The effects in Tornado! aren't brilliant. Not even good, in fact. They're very low quality and don't even come close to the lovely effects in Twister. The effects here are mostly just tease stuff; there's wind and people shouting, but rarely do we see a tornado, and even when we do it's usually a cut from a real tornado, as opposed to an actual effect. This is good in a way, but bad in another; as although it's more realistic, it loses credibility as it means that we don't get to see the tornado ravaging houses and cars etc. The story of Tornado! is really rather dull, as it tries to draw parallels with the current global warming situation. This is a waste of time, and the movie would have been better served not bothering; as nobody is going to listen to a message in a low quality TV movie. Also, just like in Twister, Tornado! has some extremely terrible human drama to go with the tornados. Unfortunately, unlike in Twister; the drama here is central to the story, as opposed to secondary like it was in Twister. And this is unfortunate because the drama is bad.

    Overall, I'd have to say that Twister has far more going for it than this movie does. But then again, Twister doesn't have Bruce Campbell; so I'd recommend this movie because Bruce Campbell is in it, and he's actually starring this time; unlike in most of his non-Evil Dead films in which he only has a small cameo appearance.
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    • Release date
      • May 7, 1996 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Austin, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Entertainment
      • Von Zerneck-Sertner Films
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    Technical specs

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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
      • Color
      • Stereo

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