---
title: 'Twister (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jan de Bont'
released: '1996-05-10'
runtime_minutes: 113
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/twister-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117998/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Twister (1996)

1996 · PG-13 · 113 min · Drama, Action · United States


## Synopsis

Twister is a 1996 American disaster film directed by Jan de Bont, and written by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. It was produced by Crichton, Kathleen Kennedy, and Ian Bryce, with Steven Spielberg, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, and Gerald R. Molen serving as executive producers. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, and Cary Elwes. Its plot follows a group of storm chasers trying to deploy a tornado research device during a severe outbreak in Oklahoma.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jan de Bont](https://cinepixo.com/people/jan-de-bont)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crichton), [Anne-Marie Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-martin)
- **Producer:** [Michael Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crichton), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://cinepixo.com/people/kathleen-kennedy), [Ian Bryce](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-bryce)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Mark Mancina](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-mancina)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jack N. Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-n-green)
- **Editor:** [Michael Kahn](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kahn)

## Cast

- [Anthony Rapp](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-rapp)
- [Richard Lineback](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-lineback)
- [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-seymour-hoffman)
- [Todd Field](https://cinepixo.com/people/todd-field)
- [Cary Elwes](https://cinepixo.com/people/cary-elwes)
- [Bill Paxton](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-paxton)
- [Lois Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/lois-smith)
- [Abraham Benrubi](https://cinepixo.com/people/abraham-benrubi)
- [Patrick Fischler](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-fischler)
- [Alan Ruck](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-ruck)
- [Zach Grenier](https://cinepixo.com/people/zach-grenier)
- [Jami Gertz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jami-gertz)
- [Sean Whalen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sean-whalen)
- [Jeremy Davies](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeremy-davies)
- [Joey Slotnick](https://cinepixo.com/people/joey-slotnick)

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Official site: http://www.movies.warnerbros.com/twister
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/twister-1996
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