ActionAdventureDrama

Twister

- Don't breathe. Don't look back.

An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.

Release Date : 1996-05-10

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. PicturesUniversal PicturesAmblin Entertainment

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Catch the WindWind Devils

Cast

Character Name : Jo

Original Name : Helen Hunt

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bill

Original Name : Bill Paxton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melissa

Original Name : Jami Gertz

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jonas

Original Name : Cary Elwes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aunt Meg

Original Name : Lois Smith

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dusty

Original Name : Philip Seymour Hoffman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rabbit

Original Name : Alan Ruck

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sanders

Original Name : Sean Whalen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Preacher

Original Name : Scott Thomson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beltzer

Original Name : Todd Field

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joey

Original Name : Joey Slotnick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Haynes

Original Name : Wendle Josepher

Gender : Female

Character Name : Laurence

Original Name : Jeremy Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Zach Grenier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willie

Original Name : Gregory Sporleder

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Communicator

Original Name : Patrick Fischler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kubrick

Original Name : Nicholas Sadler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stanley

Original Name : Ben Weber

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tony

Original Name : Anthony Rapp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : Erik LaRay Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bubba

Original Name : Abraham Benrubi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mobile Lab Technician

Original Name : Jake Busey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Patty

Original Name : Melanie Hoopes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dean

Original Name : J. Dean Lindsay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diner Mechanic

Original Name : Dan Kelpine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Sharonlyn Morrow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Father

Original Name : Richard Lineback

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mother

Original Name : Rusty Schwimmer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jo – 5 years old

Original Name : Alexa PenaVega

Gender : Female

Character Name : NSSL Scientist – Bryce

Original Name : Taylor Gilbert

Gender : Female

Character Name : NSSL Scientist – Murphy

Original Name : Bruce Wright

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Meteorologist #1

Original Name : Gary England

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Meteorologist #2

Original Name : Jeff Lazalier

Gender : Male

Character Name : TV Meteorologist #3

Original Name : Rick Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paramedic

Original Name : John Thomas Rhyne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bodger

Original Name : Paul Douglas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Drive-in Girl

Original Name : Samantha McDonald

Gender : Female

Character Name : Drive-In Girl

Original Name : Jennifer L. Hamilton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Farm Girl

Original Name : Anneke de Bont

Gender : Female

Character Name : Four Corners Mechanic (uncredited)

Original Name : Darryl Cox

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer 1 (uncredited)

Original Name : Thomas E. Bentley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Survivor (uncredited)

Original Name : Jon Bielich

Gender : Male

Character Name : Survivor (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Falvo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Survivor (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Jackson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsperson (uncredited)

Original Name : David Dillinger Jefferis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cameraman (uncredited)

Original Name : Brad Masters

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flashback Mom (uncredited)

Original Name : April Warren

Gender : Female

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-06-01

**_Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt chasing tornadoes on the prairie_** When atmospheric conditions are conducive to tornadoes, a weatherman (Paxton) tracks down his separated wife (Hunt) and inadvertently joins their storm-chasing team in the Midwest because he can’t resist seeing his sensor invention finally put to use. Jami Gertz plays his new love, Cary Elwes a pompous rival and Philip Seymour Hoffman a wild team member. “Twister” (1996) could be categorized as a disaster flick, but with the distinction that the protagonists are constantly chasing the potential disaster. The entire film takes place in the prairies or forests of the Midwest with ominous skies and intermittent destructive tornadoes. It’s called “Twister” and that’s what you get. The writers keep things interesting by adding human interest with the, admittedly contrived, love triangle and the rival storm-chasing team that has corporate sponsors (the horror, the horror). I didn’t mind the love story. When two people belong together, they belong together. Perhaps the fiancé will realize this. Speaking of which, I’m glad they didn’t make her (Gertz) out to be an unreasonable biyatch, like in “The Parent Trap.” At the end of the day, “Twister” gives you what you pay for. It’s not rocket science, but it’s entertaining and full of tornado-oriented thrills, which explains why it was a huge hit at the box office. The movie runs 1 hour, 53 minutes, and was shot in Oklahoma (Guthrie and Ponca City), Iowa (Boone and Ames) and Bolton, Ontario. GRADE: B

r96sk

@r96sk

2024-07-18

'Twister' makes for fun viewing. There's a good chance that this was one of the (if not the) first films that I ever watched, it was released a mere few months after my birth and I have a faint memory of watching it on video as a young kid, I remember my mum had taped it and it was recorded back-to-back with a random music concert that was also on TV at the time - I can still picture myself seeing it switch from the film to the music. With that said, if I did indeed watch it at that time and it wasn't just a memory of actually checking out the concert itself or perhaps someone else doing either/or, I don't recall anything about this movie - not one jot. I did know the general gist of the film though (hard not to, rather self-explanatory!) and that Bill Paxton was in it. The movie itself is entertaining, if naturally not perfect. The special effects have aged, for 1996, rather well, there's a couple of goofy looking moments but again, for its time it's more than adequate. The score is pleasant too. I didn't overly like the lover's quarrel, in fact it kinda annoyed me in parts; Melissa is written weakly, there's kinda no need for Jami Gertz's character to even exist given what (predictably) happens. Helen Hunt puts in a strong showing, probably the standout of the near two hours. Paxton, of course, runs her close in that regard too. Lois Smith and Philip Seymour Hoffman are the ones who stick out most away from Hunt and Paxton. Cary Elwes features too, albeit quite forgettably. Eager to see what they do for this year's standalone sequel with Glen Powell & Co. Based on snippets of the trailer I've seen, I reckon it'll be just as good - if not slightly better - as this original. Time will tell.