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Twister

  • 1996
  • PG-13
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
254K
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POPULARITY
1,528
1,163
Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in Twister (1996)
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DisasterSurvivalActionAdventureThriller

Two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.Two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.Two storm chasers on the brink of divorce must work together to create an advanced weather alert system by putting themselves in the cross-hairs of extremely violent tornadoes.

  • Director
    • Jan de Bont
  • Writers
    • Michael Crichton
    • Anne-Marie Martin
  • Stars
    • Helen Hunt
    • Bill Paxton
    • Jami Gertz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    254K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,528
    1,163
    • Director
      • Jan de Bont
    • Writers
      • Michael Crichton
      • Anne-Marie Martin
    • Stars
      • Helen Hunt
      • Bill Paxton
      • Jami Gertz
    • 647User reviews
    • 157Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 11 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Photos388

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    Top Cast52

    Helen Hunt
    Helen Hunt
    • Dr. Jo Harding
    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Bill Harding
    Jami Gertz
    Jami Gertz
    • Dr. Melissa Reeves
    Cary Elwes
    Cary Elwes
    • Dr. Jonas Miller
    Lois Smith
    Lois Smith
    • Meg Greene
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Philip Seymour Hoffman
    • Dusty
    Alan Ruck
    Alan Ruck
    • Robert 'Rabbit' Nurick
    Sean Whalen
    Sean Whalen
    • Allan Sanders
    Scott Thomson
    Scott Thomson
    • Jason 'Preacher' Rowe
    Todd Field
    Todd Field
    • Tim 'Beltzer' Lewis
    Joey Slotnick
    Joey Slotnick
    • Joey
    Wendle Josepher
    Wendle Josepher
    • Haynes
    Jeremy Davies
    Jeremy Davies
    • Laurence
    Zach Grenier
    Zach Grenier
    • Eddie
    Gregory Sporleder
    Gregory Sporleder
    • Willie
    Patrick Fischler
    Patrick Fischler
    • The Communicator
    Nicholas Sadler
    Nicholas Sadler
    • Kubrick
    Ben Weber
    Ben Weber
    • Stanley
    • Director
      • Jan de Bont
    • Writers
      • Michael Crichton
      • Anne-Marie Martin
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews647

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    Summary

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      After Bill Paxton died in 2017, Spotter Network choreographed 200 storm chasers to spell out "BP" with their GPS tracker blips on a radar display to honor him. This kind of tribute had only been done five times before, and it was the first time it had been done for someone who wasn't a storm chaser.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 35 mins) When the farm machinery is being thrown about and lands in front of Bill, and Jo shouts "We have debris!" the last piece of machinery has an arm that breaks the windshield in front of Jo. In all of the scenes after, the windshield is intact.
    • Quotes
      • Jo: [cow flies by in the storm while in Bill's truck] Cow.
      • [cow flies by in the storm]
      • Jo: another cow.
      • Bill: Actually I think that was the same one.
    • Crazy credits
      There are no opening credits after the title has been shown.
    • Alternate versions
      The pan & scan US VHS version contains an animated sequence before the main start that explains the definition of a Twister, featuring Bugs Bunny and the Tasmanian Devil.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: The Pallbearer/Barb Wire/Last Dance/The Great White Hype/The Craft (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Talula (BT's Tornado Mix)
      Written by Tori Amos
      Performed by Tori Amos
      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

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    Details

    • Release date
      • May 10, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tornado
    • Filming locations
      • Ames, Iowa, USA(Final scene with F5)
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Universal Pictures
      • Amblin Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $92,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $241,830,615
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $41,059,405
      • May 12, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $494,580,615
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 53m(113 min)
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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