Twister Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Don't Breathe. Don't Look Back.

Amy Renner

Twister

Release Date: Friday, May 10, 1996

Director: Jan de Bont

Starring: Helen Hunt • Bill Paxton • Cary Elwes • Jami Gertz • Philip Seymour Hoffman

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 53 m

4.6 / 5

71% WILL SEE 29% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot: Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweep through mid-America’s Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain data to create an improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters’ deadly path.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Twister.

Helen Hunt
... Dr. Jo Harding

Bobby, Please Stand By
B
Bill Paxton
... Bill Harding

Million Dollar Arm, Term Life
C
Cary Elwes
... Dr. Jonas Miller

Saw, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
J
Jami Gertz
... Dr. Melissa Reeves

I Want You Back, Keeping Up With the Steins
Philip Seymour Hoffman
... Dustin Davis

Doubt, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

Crew Behind the Film

The Twister behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jan de Bont last directed Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life and Stopping Power.

Director: Jan de Bont
Screenwriters: Anne-Marie Martin
Michael Crichton

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense depiction of very bad weather
Runtime: 1 hr, 53 m
Tagline: Don't Breathe. Don't Look Back.
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Twister was released in on Friday, May 10, 1996.

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