Twister
Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, Jamie Gertz, Cary Elwes
Warner Bros.; Directed by Jan De Bont
Rated PG-13; 114 minutes; 1996
A team of brave scientists (Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton) "hunt" tornadoes to learn how to predict them. This wildly exciting action thriller features the latest in state-of-the-art digital special effects.
REVIEWS
"Truly amazing! You have never seen anything like it before! A one-of-a-kind experience like JAWS and JURASSIC PARK."
- Pat Collins, WWOR-TV
"An eye-popping, nail-biting, edge-of-your seat roller coaster ride."
- Neil Rosen, NY1 NEWS
"Amazing . . . thrilling . . . hair-raising. ****."
- Bill Diehl, ABC RADIO NETWORK
"Director Jan DeBont has created a special effects blockbuster MASTERPIECE."
- Jules Peimer, WKDM RADIO
"A heart-pounding trip into the thrill zone."
- David Sheehan, CBS-TV
"A hyperkinetic, unrelenting adrenaline rush."
- Susan Granger, CRN INTERNATIONAL AND AMERICAN MOVIE CLASSICS
"RAW EXCITEMENT! Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton are winning. Jan De Bont choreographs action and suspense so beautifully. He is Hollywood’s top action specialist, an expert at making us feel the rush of experience with the actors. AWESOME."
- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIME
"Breathless! Awesome! A triumph for director Jan DeBont!"
- Kenneth Turan, LOS ANGELES TIME
"Grab your popcorn! A smashing thrill ride. Rip-roaring, high-tension, relentless action. TWISTER is all you could want from a summertime movie!"
- Jack Garner, GANNETT NEWS SERVICE
"A gale-force movie with the energy to blow audiences right out of the theatre. Exuberant as a roller coaster ride. Staged with adrenaline-pumping fury. The special effects are spectacular."
- Janet Maslin, THE NEW YORK TIMES
"HHH 1/2 A rip-roaring winner!"
- USA TODAY
"HHH 1/2 Stunning. Heart-stopping effects. An action frenzy that will keep your teeth rattling."
- JAMI BERNARD, THE N.Y. DAILY NEWS
"A thrill ride movie. Undeniably awesome. Breathtaking."
- Michael Medved, N.Y. POST
"It will blow you away!"
- Raj Bahadur, NBC RADIO NETWORK
"Grab your popcorn! A smashing thrill rite!"
- Jack Garnder, GANNETT NEWS SERVICE
"You’ve never seen anything like it before! Truly amazing!"
- Pat Collins, WWOR-TV