Twister (1996 movie)

Twister is a 1996 American disaster movie directed by Jan de Bont, and based upon a screenplay by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. It follows a group of storm chasers attempting to prevent all tornadoes from destroying everything in Oklahoma. The movie has a famous scene of a flying cattle. It is a scene that was the subject of many parodies. It was the first movie to be commercially released on DVD and the last movie released on HD DVD. A standalone sequel, Twisters was released in 2024.

Cast
Helen Hunt ... Jo
Bill Paxton ... Bill
Jami Gertz ... Melissa
Cary Elwes ... Jonas
Lois Smith ... Aunt Meg
Philip Seymour Hoffman ... 'Dusty'
Alan Ruck ... 'Rabbit'
Sean Whalen ... Sanders
Scott Thomson ... 'Preacher'
Todd Field ... Beltzer
Joey Slotnick ... Joey
Wendle Josepher ... Haynes
Jeremy Davies ... Laurence
Zach Grenier ... Eddie
Gregory Sporleder .... Willie
Patrick Fischler .... The Communicator
Nicholas Sadler .... Kubrick
Ben Weber .... StanleyAnthony Rapp .... Tony
Eric LaRay Harvey .... Eric
Abraham Benrubi .... Bubba
Jake Busey .... Mobile lab technician
Melanie Hoopes .... Patty
J. Dean Lindsay .... Dean
Dean Kelpine .... Diner mechanic
Sharonlyn Morrow .... Waitress
Richard Lineback .... Father
Rusty Schwimmer .... Mother
Alexa Vega .... Jo – 5 years old
Taylor Gilbert .... NSSL scientist – Bryce
Bruce Wright .... NSSL scientist – Murphy
Gary England, Jeff Lazalier, Rick Mitchell .... TV meteorologists
John Thomas Rhyne .... Paramedic
Paul Douglas .... Bodger
Samantha McDonald, Jennifer F. Hamilton .... Drive-in girls
Anneke de Bont .... Farm girl

 Home media 
Twister was released in VHS by Warner Home Video in October 1996. It was later released on DVD on March 26, 1997. It is considered to be the first home release of a movie to use this now widely-used optical media technology.

 References 

 Other websites 
 Official site for the film 



Category:1996 drama movies
Category:1990s disaster movies
Category:1990s American disaster movies
Category:1990s American drama movies
Category:1990s English-language movies
Category:Movies set in Oklahoma
Category:Movies set on farms
Category:Warner Bros. movies
Category:Universal Pictures movies
Category:Movies composed by Ennio Morricone