May 10, 1996
Twister is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. It was produced by Crichton, Kathleen Kennedy, and Ian Bryce, with Steven Spielberg, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, and Gerald R. Molen serving as executive producers. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Todd Field, and Jeremy Davies as a group of amateur but spirited storm chasers trying to deploy a tornado research device during a severe outbreak in Oklahoma. Twister was released in theaters on May 10, 1996. It is notable for being among the first films to be released on DVD in the United States.
Twister grossed $495 million worldwide and became the second-highest-grossing film of 1996; it sold an estimated 54.7 million tickets in the United States. It received generally positive reviews from critics and received Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound. A sequel, Twisters, is scheduled for a July 2024 release.
Storyline[]
During the approach of the most powerful storm in decades, university professor Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and an underfunded team of students prepare the prototype for Dorothy, a ground-breaking tornado data-gathering device conceived by her estranged husband, Bill (Bill Paxton). When Harding tells Bill that Dorothy is ready for testing — and that their privately funded rival Dr. Jonas Miller (Cary Elwes) has the idea stolen and built his own — Bill rejoins the team for one last mission.
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Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Car Alarm Rapid Highp PE075001 (Used as Dorothy's siren; albeit higher pitched and slightly sped-up.)
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Glass Rev PE111001
- Hollywoodedge, Elephant Roar Growl PE931104
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion Big Spark SDT026001
- Hollywoodedge, Lightning 06 CloseR SIG011701
- Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601
- Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701 (Heard once in multiple pitches; used for a truck falling out of a tornado.)
- Hollywoodedge, Thunder Rip Rumble PE1008603
- Hollywoodedge, Whistling Wind Mediu PE032901/Hollywoodedge, Wind Cold Whistle BT022801
- NEW WARNER BROS. THUNDER 02
- SKYWALKER, SIREN - AIR RAID SIREN
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, ARCING - ELECTRICAL HUM AND BUZZ WITH ARCING
- Sound Ideas, Super Jets Overhead 01 - Spacecraft fly-overs
- Sound Ideas, Super Jets Overhead 04 - Spacecraft fly-overs
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 10
- TECHNICOLOR GLASS SHATTER 01