Twister (1996)
| Release Date | 10 May 1996 |
| Budget | $92,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $242,000,000 |
| Tagline | The Dark Side of Nature. |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller, Action |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Ames, Iowa, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Disaster Film |
| Mood | Thrill Rides, Adrenaline Rush |
| Themes | Race Against Time, Obsessive Quests, Forces of Nature |
| Tones | Forceful, Slick, Tense, Atmospheric, Rousing, Visceral |
| Tags | Fertility, Love Triangle, Marriage Problems, Storm Chasers, Tornado, Weather, Weatherperson |
Twister is a 1996 American disaster/thriller film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as "storm chasers" researching tornadoes. It was directed by Jan de Bont. The film was based upon a script by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. Its executive producers were Steven Spielberg, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald and Gerald R. Molen. Twister was the second-highest grossing film of 1996 domestically, with an estimated 55 million tickets sold in the US.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Wendle Josepher
Haynes
Nicholas Sadler
Kubrick
Eric LaRay Harvey
Eric
Melanie Hoopes
Patty
J. Dean Lindsay
Dean
Dan Kelpine
Diner Mechanic
Sharonlyn Morrow
Waitress
Richard Lineback
Mr. Thornton
Taylor Gilbert
Bryce, NSSL Scientist
Bruce Wright
Murphy, NSSL Scientist
Gary England
TV Meteorologist #1
Jeff Lazalier
TV Meteorologist #2
Rick Mitchell
TV Meteorologist #3
John Thomas Rhyne
Paramedic
Paul Douglas
Bodger
Samantha McDonald
Drive-In Girl
Jennifer L. Hamilton
Drive-In Girl
Anneke de Bont
Farm Girl
Thomas E. Bentley
Farmer 1
Ben Jackson
Survivor
Brenda Whitehead
Drive-In Spectator
Director
Writer
Anne-Marie Martin
Producer
Ian Bryce
producer
Laurie MacDonald
executive producer
Gerald R. Molen
executive producer
Glenn Salloum
associate producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Jack N. Green
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Editor
Michael Kahn
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Casting Director
Risa Bramon Garcia
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Production Designer
Joseph C. Nemec III
Art Director
Dan Olexiewicz
Set Decorator
Ronald R. Reiss
Costume Designer
Ellen Mirojnick
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Makeup Department
Karen Blynder
makeup artist
Bridget Cook
assistant hair stylist
Darrell Redleaf-Fielder
hair stylist
Kim Santantonio
hair stylist
Brad Wilder
makeup supervisor
Production Manager
R. Anthony Brown
unit production manager
Brad Goodman
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Carlisle
first assistant director
K.C. Hodenfield
first assistant director: second unit
John M. Morse
second second assistant director
Richard Oswald
second assistant director
David K. Riebel
additional second assistant director
Michael Risner
dga trainee
Alexander Witt
second unit director
Art Department
John Aldays
greensman
Daniel R. Bentley
assistant property master
Steve Callas
construction coordinator
Gary Costin
construction propmaker foreman
Giacomo G. Ghiazza
illustrator
Erik Grasteit
assistant property master
Robert Gray
swing gang
Stephen Howard
construction propmaker foreman
Mark Hudson
stand-by painter
Wendell J. Joyce
swing gang
Mark Lepresle
construction propmaker foreman
Randy Martens
greens supervisor
William S. Maxwell III
lead man
Carla S. Nemec
art department coordinator
Francesco Antonio Paolone
paint supervisor
Chuck Parker
assistant art director
Troy Alan Peters
swing gang
Neil David Pontecorvo
greensman
Daniel Ross
assistant art director
Neil Saiger
construction propmaker foreman
Paul Schrauwers
construction propmaker foreman
Fred Seibly
supervising signwriter
Mark Stivers
construction propmaker foreman
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
set designer
Robert L. Thompson
construction foreman
Robert Webb
construction foreman
Mike Wells
construction foreman
Robert Willis
greensman
John Zemansky
property master
Jill McGraw
scenic artist
Terrie Nettles
set painter
Mary O'Brien
scenic artist
Sound Department
Brydon Baker III
boom operator
Scott Balcerek
assistant sound effects editor
Beth Bergeron
adr editor
Catherine Calleson
assistant sound editor
Robert Deschaine
adr mixer
Teresa Eckton
sound effects editor
Jeff Etcher
assistant sound editor
Stephanie Flack
dialogue editor
Judee Flick
supervising adr editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
supervising sound editor
Rick Freeman
dialogue editor
Baylis Glascock
assistant sound editor
Mollie Gordon
assistant sound editor
Warren Hamilton Jr.
sound effects editor
Greg Hedgepath
sound effects editor
Hilda Hodges
foley artist
Ken J. Johnson
special sound designer
Richard King
sound effects editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda
adr editor
Gregg Landaker
sound re-recording mixer
Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer
Martin Lopez
special sound designer
Steve Maslow
sound re-recording mixer
Robert Maxfield
cable person
Charles Maynes
foley editor, sound effects editor, sound effects designer
Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
Geoffrey Patterson
sound mixer
John Pospisil
special sound designer
Eric Potter
special sound designer
John Roesch
foley artist
Solange S. Schwalbe
foley editor
Charles Ewing Smith
sound effects editor
David Spence
foley editor
Marvin Walowitz
sound effects editor
Ben Wilkins
dialogue editor
Bob Wishnefsky
assistant sound editor
Linda Yeaney
first assistant sound editor
Wayne Bell
sound effects
William Jacobs
sound editor
D. Chris Smith
sound effects editor
Bruce Stubblefield
sound editor
Tami Treadwell
adr recordist
Special Effects
David Amborn
special effects foreman
Stanley Amborn
special effects
Donald K. Brady
special effects
Steve Bunyea
special effects foreman: second unit
Michael Burke
special effects
Chris Burton
special effects foreman
Robert Cole
special effects
Eric Cook
special effects
Rich E. Cordobes
special effects
Jack Davis
special effects
Ken Ebert
special effects
Manuel S. Epstein
special effects
Howard Frazier
special effects
John Frazier
special effects supervisor
Chuck Gaspar
special effects foreman
Dan Gaspar
special effects
Michael Gaspar
special effects
Bruce D. Hayes
special effects
Robert S. Henderson
special effects
David A. Jackson
special effects
Jim Jolly
special effects
Ralph Kerr
special effects foreman
David Kirk
special effects
Michael Meinardus
special effects
Ken Mieding
special effects
Tim Moran
special effects
Joe Pancake
special effects
William A. Pancake Jr.
special effects
Steve Paulk
special effects
Frances Pennington
special effects
Arnold Peterson
special effects foreman
Kevin Quibell
special effects
Alan Rifkin
special effects
David A. Schroeder
special effects
James D. Schwalm
special effects foreman
Bob Stoker
special effects
Richard Stutsman
special effects foreman
Newton Wimer
special effects
Dick Wood
special effects foreman
Dana Wozniak
special effects
Stan Blackwell
special effects technician
Tim Walkey
special effects foreman
Visual Effects
Julie Adrianson-Neary
digital compositor
Alia Agha
rotoscope artist
Jon Alexander
digital compositor
Leah Anton
digital compositor
Lori Arnold
visual effects production assistant
Joel Aron
digital effects artist
Al Bailey
rotoscope artist
Scott Balcerek
assistant visual effects editor
Dugan Beach
computer graphics producer
Kathleen Beeler
digital compositor
Jeffrey Benedict
digital effects artist
Ken Beyer
computer graphics producer
Andrea Biklian
negative line-up
Barbara Brennan
digital effects artist
Kim Bromley
visual effects producer
Donald S. Butler
digital compositor
Casey Cannon
computer graphics producer: BFTRE
Amelia Chenoweth
digital effects artist
Terry Chostner
lead matchmover
Michael Conte
digital compositor: ILM
Betsy Cox
rotoscope artist
Bruce Dahl
additional animator: ILM
Peter Daulton
computer graphics animator
Mitch 'Doctor Love' Deoudes
digital effects artist
David Deuber
digital compositor
Natasha Devaud
digital effects artist
James Doherty
lead modeler
Jeff Doran
digital compositor
Loring Doyle
rotoscope artist
Lisa Drostova
rotoscope artist
Guy Hendrix Dyas
visual effects art director
Timothy Eaton
visual effects editor
Selwyn Eddy
computer graphics camera matchmover
Paul Essig
digital effects artist
Raul Essig
CG artist
Stefen Fangmeier
visual effects supervisor
Debbie Fought
computer graphics producer
Scott Frankel
digital compositor: ILM
George Gambetta
film scanning operator
Bart Giovanetti
digital effects artist
Susan Goldsmith
rotoscope artist
Bridget Maria Goodman
rotoscope artist
Gerald Gutschmidt
digital effects artist
Mark Gutterud
location matchmove technician
Roger Guyett
computer graphics supervisor
James Hagedorn
computer graphics camera matchmover
Mary Beth Haggerty
digital effects artist
Michael J. Halsted
visual effects producer
David Hanks
computer graphics camera matchmover
Carol Hayden
digital texture painter
Matthew Hendershot
digital effects artist
Christina Hills
digital effects artist
Samir Hoon
digital effects artist
Peg Hunter
digital effects artist
Tom L. Hutchinson
computer graphics supervisor
Florian Kainz
software engineer: tornado
Sandra Ford Karpman
lightning/debris effects supervisor
Greg Killmaster
digital effects artist
Jeanmarie King
visual effects producer, visual effects coordinator
Josh Kirschenbaum
sync supervisor technician: BFTRE
Drew Klausner
rotoscope artist
Ed Kramer
digital effects artist
Marshall Richard Krasser
digital compositor: ILM
Henry LaBounta
digital tornado designer
Fireball Tim Lawrence
storyboard artist
Stewart Lew
computer graphics modeler
James Lim
optical camera operator
Van Ling
computer graphics designer/supervisor: BFTRE
Michael Dean Ludlam
digital effects artist
Jodie Maier
computer graphics camera matchmover
Greg Malone
digital compositor
Tia L. Marshall
digital compositor
Tom Martinek
digital effects artist: ILM
Stuart T. Maschwitz
digital effects artist
Ken McGaugh
digital effects artist
Michael McNeill
digital effects artist
David Meny
digital effects artist
Jack Mongovan
rotoscope lead artist
Amanda K. Montgomery
computer graphics producer: ILM
Katie Morris
visual effects production
Melissa Mullin
computer graphics camera match mover
Patrick T. Myers
digital effects artist
Ken Nielsen
visual effects
Hiromi Ono
digital effects artist
Eddie Pasquarello
digital compositor
Joshua Pines
film scanning operator
Henry Preston
digital effects artist
Corey Rosen
digital plate restoration
Thomas Rosseter
supervising digital compositor: ILM
Susan Ross
digital texture painter
Patrice d.S. Saenz
computer graphics camera matchmover
Heidi Schmidt
computer graphics producer
Sean Schur
digital effects artist
Marla I. Selhorn
computer graphics camera matchmover
Dan Shumaker
computer graphics producer
Heather Smith
visual effects coordinator
Kenneth Smith
color timing supervisor
Ben Snow
digital effects artist
Tony Sommers
digital texture painter
John Stillman
digital effects artist
Larry Tan
computer graphics modeler
Paul Theren
computer graphics modeler
James Tooley
digital effects artist
Barbara Townsend
digital effects artist
Dennis Turner
digital effects artist
Matt Wallin
rotoscope artist
David Washburn
computer graphics camera matchmover
Ken Wesley
digital effects artist
R. Christopher White
digital effects artist
Gail Wise
computer graphics coordinator
Habib Zargarpour
digital tornado designer
Christina Drahos
digital production assistant: main title sequence
Guy Hudson
matchmover
David Manos Morris
digital effects
Sam Nicholson
title sequence
Shyam V. Yadav
CG playback
Stunts
Steven Chambers
stunts
Annie Ellis
stunts
James M. Halty
stunts
Tommy J. Huff
stunts
Mic Rodgers
stunt coordinator , stunts
Danny Rogers
stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts
Michael Runyard
assistant stunt coordinator
Christopher J. Tuck
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Banks
second assistant camera: second unit
Stephen S. Campanelli
camera operator
Bill Coe
first assistant camera
Adam Colunga
best boy grip: second unit
Ron Cooney
key grip
Richard Cronn
chief lighting technician: second unit
Larry D. Davis
first assistant camera
Michael S. Endler
first assistant camera
Randy Feemster
camera operator
Ken Fisher
first assistant camera: second unit
Brett Fletcher
best boy grip
Ron Goodman
camera operator: SpaceCam
Jan Gould
key grip: second unit
Peter N. Green
second assistant camera
Ryan Green
second assistant camera
David James
still photographer
Lance Layman
second assistant camera
David Luckenbach
Steadicam operator, camera operator
Mark Mele
rigging gaffer
Ralph Mendoza
assistant camera: SpaceCam
Kirk Miller
assistant chief lighting technician
David Morenz
first assistant camera: second unit
Richard Mosier
first assistant camera
Hope A. Nielsen
second assistant camera: second unit
James Plannette
chief lighting technician
Alex Rodriguez
assistant chief lighting technician
Peter Schmitt
first assistant camera
Bruce Schultz
assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Michael Scott
camera operator: second unit
Dean M. Simmon
second assistant camera
C. Ashley Sudge
dolly grip
Mark Suveg
video assist operator
Paul Varrieur
camera operator
Manny Vouniozos
rigging grip
Alexander Witt
director of photography: second unit
Emily Anne Barclay
assistant camera
Gary A. Beaird
crane grip
Alexander Buono
assistant camera
Jeffrey A. Johnson
grip
Ron Kunecke
night light operator
Kyle T. MacDowell
grip
David H. Neale
electrician
Vance Piper
assistant camera
Thomas Pugh
lighting technician, electrician
Tony Rush
key video assist operator
Animation Department
Bruce Dahl
additional animator
Casting Department
Randi Hiller
casting associate
Ricki Maslar
location casting
Ria Pavia
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Leah Brown
key costumer
Brian Callahan
key costumer
Carolyn Dessert
costumer
Cathie Filian
costumer
Jorge J. González
costumer: second unit
Nick Scarano
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Richard Byard
assistant editor
Alan Cody
associate editor
Patrick Crane
assistant editor
Edwin Dunkley
electronic editorial
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Doug Jones
negative cutter
Robert Komatsu
assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski
color timer
John Venzon
assistant editor
Music Department
Budd Carr
music supervisor
Amy Dunn
assistant music supervisor
Marylou Eales
assistant music supervisor
Bruce Fowler
orchestrator
Zigmund Gron
music editor
Don Harper
conductor
Steve Kempster
score mixer
Shawn Murphy
score recordist
Rupert Nadeau
assistant music editor
Joel Sill
music supervisor
Robb Boyd
score music coordinator for Mark Mancina
Kevin Laffey
music consultant
Ladd McIntosh
orchestrator
Yvonne S. Moriarty
orchestrator
Transportation Department
Sheridan Ross Batson
transportation co-captain
Charles Conn
transportation co-captain
Glen Enzen
transportation co-captain
Bill Gilbert
driver: camera car
Leo Landa
driver: camera car
Howie Mandel
transportation co-captain
Peter Mandel
transportation co-captain
Patrick A. McLaughlin
transportation co-captain
William E. Palmer
transportation co-captain
Randy Peters
transportation coordinator
Ron Poniewaz
transportation captain
Jeff Verdick
transportation co-captain
Candace Wells
transportation captain
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car
Ron Poniewaz Jr.
driver
Other Crew
Michael Anderson
staff assistant: second unit
Steve Battaglia
staff assistant
Steven W. Bauerfeind
staff assistant
Melissa Bolton
production secretary
Bonnie Bott
assistant location manager
Amanda Brand
publicist
Harold Brooks
technical advisor
Raymond Bulinski
craft service
Michael J. Burmeister
location manager
Martin Cohen
technical advisor
Kyle Cooper
title designer
Rory Enke
location scout
John Findley III
assistant location manager
Valerie Flueger
staff assistant
Adam Glickman
staff assistant: second unit
Timothy Greenwood
projectionist
Sissy Grover
staff assistant
Diane Gutterud
production associate
Mark Gutterud
location match move technician
Justin Holstein
production assistant
Eddie Jones
staff assistant
J. David Jones
helicopter pilot
Bob Kay
staff assistant
Kevin Kelleher
technical advisor
Chris Keller
staff assistant
Samantha C. Kirkeby
script supervisor: second unit
Richard Klotz
location manager
Dane Konop
technical advisor
Susan B. Kreutz
craft service
O. Evan Lewis
kinetic sculptures
Brian Manis
assistant: Ms. Kennedy
Gregory Maratea
staff assistant
Jonas C. Matz
first aid
Vince Miller
weather consultant
Liza Moore
staff assistant
Jim Morris
supervising location manager
Douglas Kahelemauna Nam
assistant: Mr. DeBont
Lisa Nelson
staff assistant
Rick Osako
staff assistant
Christophe Pinguet
staff assistant
Trudy Ramirez
script supervisor
Mayda Renizzi-Holt
assistant production accountant
William 'Sonny' Robinson
helicopter mechanic
Ken Ryan
production accountant
Carlyle Fairfax Smith
assistant: Mr. Bryce
Mina Weber
staff assistant
Scott Wright
staff assistant
Valery Wright
assistant: Mr. Crichton
Garson Yu
title designer
Joel Bailey
photo double
Kevin A. Canamar
medic: second unit, construction medic
Glenn Cannon
video and computer playback operator: Banned from the Ranch Entertainment
Kaylene Carlson
location coordinator
Richard Castro
payroll accountant
Scott Clark
location scout
Bill Daly
post-production accountant manager
Gary England
technical advisor
Warren Faidley
technical consultant
Greg Farley
double
Gary C. Ferraro
caterer
Damian Ganczewski
production secretary
Jeffrey Harris
accounting assistant
Stacy Layne Kramer
assistant accountant
Robert Mehnert
aerial unit director
F. Stanley Pearse Jr.
location manager
Carmen Roderique
construction accountant
Laura Tiz
assistant accountant
Christopher Ward
scoring producer
Production Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Constant c Productions
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Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Argentina Video Home
CIC-Taft Home Video
Filmes Lusomundo
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Prem'er Video Fil'm
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
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United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Pictures Benelux
Warner Home Video
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Special Effects
Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE)
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Miscellaneous
AM GeneralHummer
vehicles provided by
Alias/Wavefront Technologies
screen graphics technology provided by
Bill Young's Precision Driving Team
stunts
Chrysler Corporation
vehicles provided by
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
For Stars Catering
catering services
Lucasfilm THX TAP Theater Alignment Program
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Mazda Motors of America
vehicles provided by
Pacific Title
end titles
Panavision
lenses and Panaflex camera
RGreenberg Associates (West)
title design: main titles
Silicon Graphics
computer systems provided by
Technicolor
color
WSI Corporation
weatherdata and imagery provided by
Warner Sunset Records
soundtrack
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Films directed by Jan de Bont
Speed (1994)
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
The Haunting (1999)
Twister
Works by Michael Crichton
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Coma (1978)
Congo (1995)
Disclosure (1994)
ER (1994)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Looker (1981)
Rising Sun (1993)
Runaway (1984)
Sphere (1998)
The 13th Warrior (1999)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (2008)
The Carey Treatment (1972)
The Great Train Robbery (1979)
Timeline (2003)
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