Twister
Release Date: 30th May 1996 - Australia
Production Companies
Universal Pictures (present)
Warner Bros. Pictures (present)
Amblin Entertainment
Distribution
Universal Pictures Australia
Genre: Action/Drama
Rating: PG
Runtime: 108 minutes
Budget: $92,000,000
Box Office Gross: $494,580,615 (Worldwide)
Plot Summary
Bill and Jo are on the brink of divorce when they start chasing tornadoes, which are happening across Oklahoma and must launch an advanced weather alert device that will go right into the centre of its deadly swirling vortex. But will they succeed, or will they get sucked by the tornado?
Cast
Helen Hunt - Dr. Jo Harding
Bill Paxton - Bill Harding
Jami Gertz - Dr. Melissa Reeves
Cary Elwes - Dr. Jonas Miller
Phillip Seymour Hoffman - Dustin Davis
Lois Smith - Meg Greene
Alan Nurrick - Robert 'Rabbit'
Nurick
Nurick
Sean Whalen - Allan Sanders
Scott Thomson - Jason
'Preacher' Rowe
'Preacher' Rowe
Todd Field - Tim 'Beltzer' Lewis
Joey Slotnick - Joey
Wendle Josphener - Haynes
Jeremy Davies - Laurence
Zach Greiner - Eddie
Gregory Sporleder - Willie
Alexa Vega - Young Jo
Richard Lineback - Mr. Thornton
Rusty Schwimmer - Mrs. Thornton
Richard Lineback - Mr. Thornton
Rusty Schwimmer - Mrs. Thornton
Crew
Additional Cinematography
(Uncredited)/Director - Jan de Bont
Writer/Producer - Michael Crichton
Writer - Anne Marie Martin
Executive Producers - Steven Spielberg, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Gerald R. Molen
Producers - Kathleen Kennedy and Ian Bryce
Casting Director - Risa Bramon Garcia
Casting Associates - Randi Hiller and Ria Pavia
Production Designer - Joseph C. Nemec III
Supervising Art Director - Dan Olexiewicz
Set Decorator - Ronald R. Reiss
Costume Designer - Ellen Mirojnick
Director of Photography - Jack N. Green
Camera Operators - Stephen S. Campanelli,
Randy Feemster and Paul Varrieur
First Assistant Director: Second Unit -
K.C. Hodenfield
Second Second Assistant Director -
John M. Morse
Second Unit Director/Director of
Photography - Alexander Witt
Stunt Coordinator - Mic Rodgers
Transportation Coordinator - Randy Peters
Special Effects Supervisor - John Fraizer
Visual Effects Supervisor - Stefan Fangmeier
Visual Effects Art Director - Guy Hendrix Dyas
Visual Effects Art Director - Guy Hendrix Dyas
Digital Tornado Designers - Habib Zargarpour
and Henry LaBounta
Lightning/Debris Effects Supervisor -
Sandra Ford Karpman
Creative Advisor - Dennis Muren
Computer Graphics Supervisors - Roger Guyett
and Tom L. Hutchinson
Computer Graphics Supervisors - Roger Guyett
and Tom L. Hutchinson
Computer Graphics Designer/Supervisor:
BFTRE - Van Ling
Film Editor - Michael Kahn
Supervising Sound Editor - Stephen Hunter Flick
Special Sound Designers - Ken J. Johnson,
Martin Lopez, John Pospisil and Eric Potter
Sound Effects Editors - Teresa Eckton,
Warren Hamilton Jr., Greg Hedgepath,
Richard King, Charles Ewing Smith and
Martin Walowitz
Re-Recording Mixers - Gregg Landaker,
Steve Maslow and Kevin O'Connell
Foley Artists - Hilda Hodges and John Roesch
Music - Mark Mancina
Music Supervisors - Budd Carr and Joel Sill
Score Recordist - Shawn Murphy
Score Mixer - Steve Kempster
Awards
1997 Academy Awards
Best Sound - Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker,
Kevin O'Connell and Geoffrey Patterson (Nominated)
Best Visual Effects - Stefen Fangmeier, John Fraizer,
Habib Zargarpour and Henry LaBounta (Nominated)
Review
Since the early 1980s, disaster films have gotten slow to become popular with fans. A few unsuccessful disaster movies (save for the comical spoof Airplane known internationally as Flying High) have led to disappointing box office takings. Even before their release, these films had low expectations. Due to poor scriptwriting, stale acting and low-quality visuals. The subgenre experienced its resurgence in 1996 with two movies that would soon revitalise the trend, such as TWISTER and Independence Day, which got lauded for innovative special effects. Reviewers complained about the plotting and character development. It could not stop the moviegoers from seeing the modern classics in theatres, and both films went on to make big money.
After director Jan De Bont became highly successful for his hit blockbuster Speed, he partnered with author Michael Crichton of Jurassic Park fame and Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg. Together, they co-develop TWISTER as his next film. Some people might say the feature was written by chimpanzees, considering there would be flaws. The minor faults are tolerable due to all the movie's other strengths, which outnumber the weaknesses. Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt portrayed the storm chaser couple who would soon be divorced. The late Phillip Seymour Hoffman had a terrific supporting role and amused audiences with his upbeat energy and cheeky humour.
After director Jan De Bont became highly successful for his hit blockbuster Speed, he partnered with author Michael Crichton of Jurassic Park fame and Hollywood legend Steven Spielberg. Together, they co-develop TWISTER as his next film. Some people might say the feature was written by chimpanzees, considering there would be flaws. The minor faults are tolerable due to all the movie's other strengths, which outnumber the weaknesses. Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt portrayed the storm chaser couple who would soon be divorced. The late Phillip Seymour Hoffman had a terrific supporting role and amused audiences with his upbeat energy and cheeky humour.
It's been years since I watched this film, and I don't mind TWISTER and enjoy re-watching it. TWISTER is by no means a landmark film. It is certainly not a disappointment that some negative reviewers claim.
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