Twister / 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.

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ) Universal Pictures (Firm) Amblin Entertainment (Firm) Warner Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors:	Bont, Jan de Hunt, Helen, 1963- Paxton, Bill Gertz, Jami Elwes, Cary, 1962- Smith, Lois, 1930- Ruck, Alan, 1956- Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014 Busey, Jake Grenier, Zach, 1954- Benrubi, Abraham, 1969- Sadler, Nick, 1975- Davies, Jeremy, 1969- Field, Todd Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008 Martin, Anne Marie Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954- Bryce, Ian Spielberg, Steven, 1946- Molen, Gerald R. MacDonald, Laurie Fangmeier, Stefen, 1960- Green, Jack N., 1946- Parkes, Walter F. Kahn, Michael, 1935- Mancina, Mark
Language:	English French Spanish
Language of the Original:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	English or French dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles. Closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, Calif. : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2009]
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Tornadoes > Oklahoma > Drama. Tornado warning systems > Oklahoma > Drama. Severe storms > Oklahoma > Forecasting > Drama. Man-woman relationships > Oklahoma > Drama. Oklahoma > Drama. Disaster films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:	Drama. Disaster films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) Action and adventure films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
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.
Note:	Title from container. 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. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CU6 D0114443 VideoDVD PN1995.9.A3 T95 2009 VideoDVD
Audience:	Rating: PG-13; for intense depiction of very bad weather.
ISBN:	9781419892790 1419892797
Credits:	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.
System Details:	DVD; widescreen presented in a "letterbox" format preserving the scope aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; enhanced for widescreen TV's; dual-layer format; region 1; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1.
Cast:	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.