Twister
1996 film directed by Jan de Bont
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Summary
Twister is a film[1]. Twister ranks in the top 0.29% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,573 views/month, #273 of 94,065).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Jan de Bont[3]
- Screenwriter: Michael Crichton[4], Anne-Marie Martin[5]
- Composer: Mark Mancina[6]
- Genre: disaster film[7], drama film[8], action film[9]
- Named after: tornado[10]
- Followed by: Twisters[11]
- Cast member: Helen Hunt[12], Bill Paxton[13], Jami Gertz[14], Cary Elwes[15], Philip Seymour Hoffman[16], Lois Smith[17], Alan Ruck[18], Sean Whalen[19], Todd Field[20], Joey Slotnick[21], Jeremy Davies[22], Zach Grenier[23], Gregory Sporleder[24], Abraham Benrubi[25]
- Producer: Ian Bryce[26], Michael Crichton[27], Kathleen Kennedy[28]
- Production company: Amblin Entertainment[29]
- Director of photography: Jack N. Green[30]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[31]
- Distribution format: video on demand[32]
- Review score: 6/10[33], 66%[34], 68/100[35]
- Color: color[36]
- Country of origin: United States[37]
- Publication date: May 10, 1996[38], September 5, 1996[39]
- Distributed by: Warner Bros. Entertainment[40], Netflix[41]
- Narrative location: Oklahoma[42]
- Official website: http://www.movies.warnerbros.com/twister[43]
- Filming location: Kansas[44]
- Main subject: tornado[45], tornado hunting[46]
- Film editor: Michael Kahn[47]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Sound[48], Academy Award for Best Visual Effects[49], Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie[50]
- Title: Twister[51]
- MPA film rating: PG-13[52]
Why It Matters
Twister has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] Twister is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]