Twister (1996)

Directed by

Jan de Bont

Genre

drama film, action film, disaster film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 3,891 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A team of storm chasers races across Oklahoma to deploy a new tornado tracking device during a massive outbreak. They battle extreme weather and old rivalries while trying to get the equipment in the path of the twisters.

tenseadventurousfast-pacedthrillingvisceralruggedhigh-stakesbreathless

What happens

Twister is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Jan de Bont, and written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. It was produced by Crichton, Kathleen Kennedy, and Ian Bryce, with Steven Spielberg, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, and Gerald R. Molen serving as executive producers. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, and Cary Elwes. Its plot follows a group of storm chasers trying to deploy a tornado research device during a severe outbreak in Oklahoma. Twister premiered in Westwood on May 8 and was released in theaters on May 10, 1996, by Warner Bros. in the United States and Canada and internationally by Universal Pictures through United International Pictures. The film grossed over $499 million worldwide, becoming the second-highest-grossing film of 1996, and selling an estimated 54.7 million tickets in the United States. It received generally positive reviews from critics and Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound. It is also notable for being among the first films to be released on DVD in the United States. A standalone sequel, Twisters, was released in 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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