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Twister [videorecording] / Warner Bros. Pictures and Universal Pictures present ; an Amblin Entertainment production ; a Jan de Bont film ; written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin ; produced by Kathleen Kennedy, Ian Bryce and Michael Crichton ; directed by Jan de Bont ; executive producers, Steven Spielberg, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Gerald R. Molen

Bont, Jan de. (film director). Hunt, Helen, 1963- (actor). Paxton, Bill. (actor). Gertz, Jami. (actor). Elwes, Cary, 1962- (actor). Smith, Lois, 1930- (actor). Ruck, Alan, 1956- (actor). Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 (actor). Busey, Jake. (actor). Grenier, Zach, 1954- (actor). Benrubi, Abraham, 1969- (actor). Sadler, Nicholas. (actor). Davies, Jeremy, 1969- (actor). Field, Todd. (actor). Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008 (screenwriter, film producer). Martin, Anne Marie. (screenwriter). Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- (film producer). Bryce, Ian. (film producer). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (film producer). Molen, Gerald R. (film producer). MacDonald, Laurie. (film producer). Fangmeier, Stefen, 1960- (visual effects supervisor). Green, Jack N., 1946- (director of photography). Parkes, Walter F. (film producer). Kahn, Michael, 1935- (editor of moving image work). Mancina, Mark. (composer (expression)). Amblin Entertainment (Firm) (production company). Universal Pictures (Firm) (presenter). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) (presenter). Warner Home Video (Firm) (film distributor). Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeremy Davies, Todd Field, Zach Grenier, Nicholas Sadler, Abraham Benrubi, Jake Busey. (Cast).

Summary:

A scientist is determined to discover a better way of predicting tornadoes with a device that shoots thousands of little trackers into the eye of the storm. Trouble is, getting it there is very dangerous.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1419892797
  • ISBN: 9781419892790
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (113 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
  • Edition: Widescreen
  • Distributor: Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: Behind-the-scenes documentary Anatomy of the twister; feature-length audio commentary by director Jan de Bont and visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier; music video: Van Halen's Humans being; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Director of photography, Jack N. Green; editor, Michael Kahn; music, Mark Mancina ; production designer, Joseph Nemec ; costume designer, Ellen Mirojnick ; casting by Risa Bramon Garcia ; visual effects supervisor, Stefen Fangmeier ; visual effects producer, Kim Bromley Carson.
Participant or Performer Note:
Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeremy Davies, Todd Field, Zach Grenier, Nicholas Sadler, Abraham Benrubi, Jake Busey.
Target Audience Note:
Rating: PG-13; for intense depiction of very bad weather.
System Details Note:
DVD; widescreen; enhanced for widescreen TV's; dual-layer format; region 1; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:
For private home use only.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
English or French dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles.

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Subject:
Tornadoes > Oklahoma > Drama.
Tornado warning systems > Oklahoma > Drama.
Severe storms > Oklahoma > Forecasting > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Oklahoma > Drama.
Oklahoma > Drama.
Genre:
Disaster films.
Thrillers (Motion pictures).
Action and adventure films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
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