| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Paul Douglas |
Bodger
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| Cary Elwes |
Dr. Jonas Miller
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| Gary England |
TV Meteorologist
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| Jami Gertz |
Melissa
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| Helen Hunt |
Jo Harding
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| Eric LaRay Harvey |
Eric
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| Bill Paxton |
Bill Harding
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| Alan Ruck |
Rabbit
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| Lois Smith |
Aunt Meg
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| Alexa Vega |
Jo, 5 Years Old
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Drama; Thriller |
| Director |
Jan de Bont |
| Producer |
Ian Bryce; Michael Crichton |
| Writer |
Michael Crichton; Anne-Marie Martin |
| Studio |
UIP |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
114 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
5.9 |
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| Plot |
The Dark Side of Nature.
Twister was a mega-million-dollar blockbuster--helmed by a director (Dutchman Jan de Bont) hot off another scorcher hit (Speed)--that flaunted state-of-the-art digital effects and featured a popular leading actress (Helen Hunt) who would win an Academy Award for her next film (As Good As It Gets). But ask anybody who's seen it and they'll tell you who the real star of Twister is: the cow. Not to give anything away, but the cow is one of those inspired little touches (like, say, Bronson Pinchot's career-making cameo in Beverly Hills Cop) that adds a touch of personality to a gigantic Hollywood production. The story is blown out the window after an impressive prologue in which Hunt's character, as a little girl, witnesses her daddy being sucked into a tornado. Basically, Hunt and Bill Paxton are thrill-seeking meteorologists chasing twisters in order to study them (and help warn people of them, of course) with a new technology they've developed. If you thought the Kansas tornado in The Wizard of Oz was every bit as scary as the Wicked Witch of the West, then this may be the movie for you. --Jim Emerson |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Dual Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
085392010028 |
| Chapters |
34 |
| Release Date |
8/22/1997 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Snap Case |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned THX Widescreen |
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