Twister (1996)
Overview
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $92,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $494,471,524.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.828 |
Directed By
Jan de Bont
Crew
Jan de Bont
Anne-Marie Martin
Michael Crichton
Ian Bryce
Michael Crichton
Kathleen Kennedy
Laurie MacDonald
Gerald R. Molen
Walter F. Parkes
Steven Spielberg
Mark Mancina
Jack N. Green
Michael Kahn
Risa Bramon Garcia
Joseph C. Nemec III
Ronald R. Reiss
Ellen Mirojnick
Karen Blynder
R. Anthony Brown
Bradley M. Goodman
Glenn Salloum
Henry LaBounta
Jeanie King
Jeanie King
Budd Carr
Joel Sill
Zigmund Gron
Trudy Ramirez
Geoffrey Patterson
Stephen Hunter Flick
Beau Baker
Kevin O'Connell
Gregg Landaker
Steve Maslow
Matthew Carlisle
David James
David Luckenbach
Dan Olexiewicz
Carla S. Nemec
Mic Rodgers
Chuck Parker
Steve Callas
Robert L. Thompson
John Aldays
William S. Maxwell III
Rory Enke
Dave Margolin
Giacomo G. Ghiazza
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Mark Hudson
Stephen S. Campanelli
Bill Coe
Ron Cooney
Robert Mehnert
Kim Santantonio
Kenneth Sayers
Tom Osman
Raymond Bulinski
Mitch Friedman
Timothy Greenwood
John Zemansky
Jill McGraw
Florian Kainz
Steven Chambers
Ron Poniewaz Jr.
Sheridan Ross Batson
Randy Peters
Mark Suveg
Timothy Eaton
Bob Putynkowski
Stephanie Flack
David H. Neale
Mark Mele
Emmanuel Vouniozos
Randi Hiller
Michael J. Burmeister
Ken Ryan
Amanda Brand
Catherine Calleson
Bruce Fowler
William Jacobs
Teresa Eckton
Julie Adrianson-Neary
John Frazier
Ken Nielsen
Jeanmarie King
Kim Bromley
Stefen Fangmeier
Fireball Tim Lawrence
Guy Hendrix Dyas
Bill Palmer
Carolyn Dessert
Leah Brown
Brad Wilder
David K. Riebel
Richard Oswald
John M. Morse
Daniel R. Bentley
Terrie Nettles
Robert Gray
Kyle Cooper
Beth Bergeron
Robert Deschaine
Tami Treadwell
Amy Dunn
Linda Yeaney
Hilda Hodges
Mary Jo Lang
Carolyn Tapp
Judee Flick
Stan Blackwell
Lori Arnold
Annie Ellis
Ralph Mendoza
Adam Colunga
C. Ashley Sudge
Keith Banks
Nick Scarano
Richard Byard
Alan Cody
Mo Henry
Bonnie Bott
Ricki Maslar
Kaylene Carlson
Don L. Harper
Kevin Laffey
Stacy Layne Kramer
Kirk Miller
Raul Essig
Richard Cronn
Ronn Brown
Richard Castro
Justin Holstein
Melissa Bolton
Alia Agha
Harold Brooks
Alexander Witt
Hans Zimmer
Ria Pavia
Chris Tuck
Michael Runyard
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Danny Rogers
Tommy J. Huff
James M. Halty
Annie Ellis
TOP 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
Stanley
Anthony Rapp
Tony
Erik LaRay Harvey
Eric
Abraham Benrubi
Bubba
Jake Busey
Mobile Lab Technician
Melanie Hoopes
Patty
J. Dean Lindsay
Dean
Dan Kelpine
Diner Mechanic
Sharonlyn Morrow
Waitress
Richard Lineback
Father
Rusty Schwimmer
Mother
Alexa PenaVega
Jo – 5 years old
Taylor Gilbert
NSSL Scientist – Bryce
Bruce Wright
NSSL Scientist – Murphy
Gary England
TV Meteorologist #1
Jeff Lazalier
TV Meteorologist #2
Rick Mitchell
TV Meteorologist #3
John Thomas Rhyne
Paramedic
Paul Douglas
Bodger
Samantha McDonald
Drive-in Girl
Jennifer L. Hamilton
Drive-In Girl
Anneke de Bont
Farm Girl
Darryl Cox
Four Corners Mechanic (uncredited)
Thomas E. Bentley
Farmer 1 (uncredited)
Jon Bielich
Survivor (uncredited)
Mark Falvo
Survivor (uncredited)
Ben Jackson
Survivor (uncredited)
David Dillinger Jefferis
Townsperson (uncredited)
Brad Masters
Cameraman (uncredited)
April Warren
Flashback Mom (uncredited)
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