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Twister (1996 film)

Twister
The dark storm funnel of a Twister against a pale sky, destroying a barn. Two small figures flee in the foreground.
Theatrical release poster with original release date
Directed byJan de Bont
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJack N. Green
Edited byMichael Kahn
Music byMark Mancina
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 10, 1996 (1996-05-10)
Running time
113 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$88–92 million[2][3]
Box office$495.7 million[3]

Twister is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Jan de Bont, and written 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, and Cary Elwes. It follows a group of storm chasers trying to deploy a tornado research device during a severe outbreak in Oklahoma.

Twister was released in theaters on May 10, 1996 by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States and Canada and internationally by Universal Pictures through United International Pictures, and grossed $495.7 million worldwide, becoming 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. It is notable for being among the first films to be released on DVD in the United States. A sequel, Twisters, was released on July 19, 2024.

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Brennan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Twister (1996)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb.com, Inc. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Twister (1996) – Financial Information". The Numbers. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

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