Twister

– TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so h..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 53 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Twister (1996)

TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.

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Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Editor's Pick for:

Twister (1996) - Trailer

Release Date:

10 May 1996

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Jan de Bont

Writer:

Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin

Main Actors:

Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz

Plot:

TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations.

Production:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
Metacritic:
68%