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Release Date
• USA: May 10, 1996
DVD Release Date
• R1: Sep 3, 1997
• R2: 24 Feb 2003
Budget $92,000,000
Official Website:
Twister Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather.
Running Time
1 hour, 53 minutes
Country USA
Studio Amblin Entertainment, Universal, Warner Brothers
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Other Titles
• Catch the Wind (1995)
• Wind Devils (1995)
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Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama, Disaster, Animals, Suspense, Marriage, Love Triangle
Tagline: The Dark Side of Nature.
Plot: This special effects-laden blockbuster chronicles one day in the life of a band of gung-ho "storm chasers," who track and follow twisters and tornadoes. The group, led by the gutsy Jo and her macho, soon-to-be-ex Bill, have invented "Dorothy," a tank containing sensors that can provide much-needed info about these mysterious, severe weather conditions. But in order for Dorothy to work, she first must be swallowed by a twister. So Jo, Bill, and the gang put their lives on the line innumerable times, as getting close to the storm means dodging everything from windswept cattle to flying oil tankers. For Jo and Bill in particular, making meteorological history means having firsthand experience of the inside of a twister...
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| Directed by |
Jan de Bont
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| Written by |
Michael Crichton
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| Cast |
Helen Hunt
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 | Jami Gertz
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 | Alan Ruck
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 | Sean Whalen
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