What is Twister (1996 movie)?
{{Infobox movie | name = Twister | director = [[Jan de Bont]] | producer = [[Ian Bryce]]<br />[[Michael Crichton]]<br />[[Kathleen Kennedy (movie producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]] | writer = [[Michael Crichton]]<br />[[Anne-Marie Martin]] | starring = [[Helen Hunt]]<br>[[Bill Paxton]]<br>[[Jami Gertz]]<br>[[Cary Elwes]]<br>[[Philip Seymour Hoffman]]<br>[[Alan Ruck]] | music = [[Van Halen]]<br>[[Flea (musician)|Flea]]<br>[[Mark Mancina]]<br>[[Anthony Kiedis]] (uncredited)<br>[[Dave Navarro]] (uncredited)<br>[[Chad Smith]] (uncredited)<br>[[Gioacchino Rossini]]<br>[[Ennio Morricone]] | cinematography = [[Jack N. Green]] | editing = [[Michael Kahn]] | production_companies = [[Warner Bros.|Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[Universal Studios|Universal Pictures]]<br>[[Amblin Entertainment]]<br>Constant c Productions | distributor = [[Warner Bros.]] (United States)<br>[[Universal Studios]] (International) | released = May 10, 1996 (Warner Bros.; USA)<br> | runtime = 113 minutes | country = [[USA]] | language = English | budget = [[United States dollar|US$]]92,000,000 (estimated) | gross = $494,471,524 }} '''''Twister''''' is a 1996 [[United States|American]] [[disaster movie]] [[movie director|directed]] by [[Jan de Bont]], and based upon a [[screenplay]] by [[Michael Crichton]] and [[Anne-Marie Martin]]. It follows a group of storm chasers attempting to prevent all [[tornado]]es from destroying everything in [[Oklahoma]]. The movie has a famous scene of a flying [[cattle]]. It is a scene that was the subject of many [[parody|parodies]]. It was the first movie to be commercially released on [[DVD]] and the last movie released on [[HD DVD]]. A standalone sequel, ''[[Twisters (movie)|Twisters]]'' was released in 2024. ==Cast== {| |- |valign=top| *[[Helen Hunt]] ... Jo *[[Bill Paxton]] ... Bill *[[Jami Gertz]] ... Melissa *[[Cary Elwes]] ... Jonas *[[Lois Smith]] ... Aunt Meg *[[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] ... 'Dusty' *[[Alan Ruck]]