Twister

Theatrical - Wide 1996-05-10

Cast Helen Hunt Bill Paxton Cary Elwes Jami Gertz Lois Smith Alan Ruck Philip Seymour Hoffman
Directed by Jan Bont
Written by Michael Crichton Anne-Marie Martin

Genres: Action

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5/10

Synopsis

In the heartland of America, the sky is a majestic wonder as it rises infinitely above the vast, level horizon. Cloud formations gracefully soar and scuttle across the endlessness of blue. Gentle spring breezes whisper across the plains. All elements blend... See more together in a delicate choreography of elegant balance and awesome design. But the sky sometimes changes.

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Why Steven Spielberg tore Jan de Bont a new one during Twister

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Twister director Jan de Bont got so out of hand that Steven Spielberg had to fly in to set him straight...without even leaving the plane.

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Glen Powell honors the memory of Bill Paxton as Twisters carves a new path of destruction in cinemas

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Twisters star Glen Powell pays tribute to Bill Paxton, the star and storm chaser of Jan de Bont's 1996 thrill ride.

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Posted 25 years ago

Review Date: Director: Jan de Bont Writer: Anne-Marie Martin, Michael Crichton Producers: Ian Bryce, Michael Crichton, Kathleen Kennedy Actors: Helen Hunt Bill Paxton Cary Elwes Review: Believe it or not, I had actually never seen this movie before last night....

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Helen Hunt wanted to direct Twister 2 and was writing the script with Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal... but the studio wasn't interested

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Twister 2: Helen Hunt was developing her own sequel with Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal

Helen Hunt wanted to direct Twister 2 and was writing the script with Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal... but the studio wasn't interested

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Twisters: Daisy Edgar-Jones lands a starring role in Lee Isaac Chung’s “new chapter” of the action thrill ride

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Normal People and Where the Crawdads Sing actress Daisy Edgar-Jones will lead a "new chapter" for the Twister IP.

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Twisters: Lee Isaac Chung’s Twister sequel gets 2024 release date

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Less than a week after Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment entered early talks with Lee Isaac Chung (Minari) to helm Twisters, the studios have announced a release date for the Twister sequel. Twisters will be released in theaters on July...

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Twister 2: Dan Trachtenberg not directing the sequel

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UPDATE: Well, it looks like we can take Prey director Dan Trachtenberg off the list of potential Twister sequel directors, with he director announcing via Twitter that he is not making the movie: To whom it may concern. I am...

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Bill Paxton’s family settles wrongful death suit

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The family Bill Paxton has settled their wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed on Paxton. The lawsuit has been ongoing since 2018, the year after Paxton died. It partly alleged that the hospital,...

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Helen Hunt was ready to chase tornadoes once again in a sequel to her 1996 disaster movie hit, Twister, but the idea she pitched had her character Dr. Jo Harding being killed off in the opening scene, put Hunt in...

Twister director Jan de Bont was surprised by reboot announcement

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Jan de Bont helmed the box office hit TWISTER back in 1996 and it became the second-highest-grossing movie of 1996 with a worldwide total of $495 million. You would think that de Bont would've been in on any reboot talk...

Joseph Kosinski is being eyed to direct reboot of Twister for Universal

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I miss Bill Paxton. The late actor starred in so many classic films, one of which was TWISTER, the Jan de Bont film which followed a team of storm chasers and featured, for the time, cutting edge visual effects. It...

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