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Twister
(1996)
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Stars: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Director: Jan de Bont
Writer: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin
Language: English
Studio: Warner Home Video
Duration: 113
Rated: PG-13
DVD Release: May 2008

"Twister" was a mega-million-dollar blockbuster--helmed by director Jan de Bont, hot off another scorcher hit ("Speed")--that flaunted state-of-the-art digital effects and featured a popular leading actress Helen Hunt, who would win an Academy Award for her next film ("As Good As It Gets"). But ask anybody who's seen it and they'll tell you who the real star of "Twister" is: The Cow.
Not to give anything away, but the cow is one of those inspired little touches that adds a touch of personality to a gigantic Hollywood production. The story is blown out the window after an impressive prologue in which Hunt's character, as a little girl, witnesses her daddy being sucked into a tornado. Basically, Hunt and Bill Paxton are thrill-seeking meteorologists chasing twisters in order to study them (and help warn people of them, of course) with a new technology they've developed. If you thought the Kansas tornado in "The Wizard of Oz" was every bit as scary as the "Wicked Witch of the West", then this may be the movie for you.


Helen HuntDr. Jo Harding
Bill PaxtonBill Harding
Cary ElwesDr. Jonas Miller
Jami GertzDr. Melissa Reeves
Philip Seymour HoffmanDustin Davis
Lois SmithMeg Greene
Alan RuckRobert 'Rabbit' Nurick
Sean WhalenAllan Sanders
Scott ThomsonJason 'Preacher' Rowe
Todd FieldTim 'Beltzer' Lewis
Joey SlotnickJoey
Wendle JosepherHaynes
Jeremy DaviesLaurence
Zach GrenierEddie
Gregory SporlederWillie
Brad GoodmanPost Production Supervisor
R. Anthony BrownUnit Production Manager
Karen BlynderMakeup Artist
Ellen MirojnickCostume Design
Ronald R. ReissSet Decoration
Joseph C. Nemec IIIProduction Design
Risa Bramon GarciaCasting
Michael KahnEditor
Jack N. GreenDirector of Photography
Mark MancinaOriginal Music Composer
Steven SpielbergExecutive Producer
Walter F. ParkesExecutive Producer
Gerald R. MolenExecutive Producer
Laurie MacDonaldExecutive Producer
Genre: Television
Media: Blu-ray
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
IMDb: 0117998