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Twister
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Twister is a 1996 American disaster, drama, and action film directed by Jan de Bont. The screenplay was written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin, with Crichton also serving as producer alongside Ian Bryce and Kathleen Kennedy. The film stars Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, and Cary Elwes. Production was handled by Amblin Entertainment, with filming taking place in Kansas.
The narrative is set in Oklahoma. Mark Mancina composed the score, while Jack N. Green served as director of photography and Michael Kahn as editor. Ellen Mirojnick designed the costumes. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, with a runtime of 113 minutes. It received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Sound and Best Visual Effects.
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6.6An 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.
Cast
- Helen Hunt as Jo
- Bill Paxton as Bill
- Jami Gertz as Melissa
- Cary Elwes as Jonas
- Lois Smith as Aunt Meg
- Philip Seymour Hoffman as Dusty
Themes
- husband wife relationship
- climate
- tornado
- twister
- natural disaster
- oklahoma
- metereologist
- invention
- storm chaser
- barn
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Jan de Bont
- Written by
- Michael Crichton Anne-Marie Martin
- Produced by
- Ian Bryce Michael Crichton Kathleen Kennedy
- Starring
- Helen Hunt Bill Paxton Jami Gertz Cary Elwes
- Cinematography
- Jack N. Green
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn
- Music by
- Mark Mancina
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment
- Distributed by
- Warner Bros., (United States and Canada) Universal Pictures, (through United International Pictures ; International)
- Release dates
- May 8, 1996 ( 1996-05-08 ) ( Westwood ) May 10, 1996 ( 1996-05-10 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 113 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $88–92 million
- Box office
- $499.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- tornado
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Twisters
- Director
- Jan de Bont
- Screenwriter
- Anne-Marie Martin
- Cast member
- Richard Lineback
- Composer
- Mark Mancina
- Producer
- Kathleen Kennedy
- Production company
- Amblin Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Jack N. Green
- Narrative location
- Oklahoma
- Filming location
- Kansas
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 748026
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.movies.warnerbros.com/twister
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- publication date
- 1996-09-05
- film editor
- Michael Kahn
- title
- Twister
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 241830615
- costume designer
- Ellen Mirojnick
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 68/100
- capital cost
- 92000000
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Encyclopedic overview
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. It 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.
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