Twister is a 1996 American disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as "storm chasers" researching tornadoes. It was directed by Jan de Bont. The film was based upon a script by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. Twister was the second-highest grossing film of 1996, with an estimated 55 million tickets sold.
In the movie, a team of storm chasers try to perfect a data-gathering instrument, designed to be released into the funnel of a...
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Twister is a 1996 American disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as "storm chasers" researching tornadoes. It was directed by Jan de Bont. The film was based upon a script by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. Twister was the second-highest grossing film of 1996, with an estimated 55 million tickets sold.
In the movie, a team of storm chasers try to perfect a data-gathering instrument, designed to be released into the funnel of a tornado, while competing with another better-funded team with a similar device during a tornado outbreak across Oklahoma.
Twister is notable for being both the first Hollywood feature film to be released on the DVD format and the last to be released on HD DVD. Twister has since been released in high definition on Blu-ray disc. It was nominated for two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound in 1997.
The film begins in June 1969 on a rural Oklahoma farm as severe weather looms. A family (including five-year-old Jo) seeks shelter...
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