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Release Date: May 10, 1996
Genre: Action
Director: Jan de Bont
Writer: Anne-Marie Martin, Michael Crichton
Cast: Gregory Sporleder, Zach Grenier, Jeremy Davies, Wendle Josepher, Joseph Slotnick, Todd Field, Scott Thomson, Sean Whalen, Alan Ruck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lois Smith, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton
Studio: Warner Brothers, Universal Pictures
Running Time: 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather.

When a tornado strikes, most run for cover. Most. Meteorologists Bill and Jo Harding, for years, have been trying to figure out how tornadoes work. If they succeed, it would be historical, for they could predict tornadoes long before they arrived. And this year, the largest storm in decades is brewing, promising to reveal multiple tornadoes. As they go from one to another, Bill, Jo, and the rest of the crew realize that their machines,...

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Twister is a special effects extravaganza! At the theater, which the sound of wind all around you and a giant, dark tornado cropping up in front, Twister is astounding. Unfortunately, Warner Brothers screwed up big time on the rest of the movie. Acting was horrible, there was no plot (how could there be?), and in the beginning, it didn't even appear as if their voices matched up with their lips. Also, the movie really dies out in the middle and the whole movie is pretty boring on video. Still, Twister rocks if you accept it for what it is: a special effects monster! Full movie review »

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Anonymous says:

December 16, 2003

I am interested in the metal sculptures that were depicted in the movie - who created them, how they created them, etc.

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