Twister
(DVD)
Contributors:
Published:
Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2008].
Format:
DVD
Edition:
2-disc special ed.
Physical Desc:
2 videodiscs (113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Rating:
MPAA rating: PG-13; intense depiction of very bad weather.
Status:
Description
Scientist Jo Harding and her crack team of tornado chasers are pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years. TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms has other plans. Jo's team is planning to launch revolutionary electronic sensors into the funnel of the tornado. They hope to obtain data to create an improved weather warning system. In order to get the sensors to work, the team must intercept the twister.
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Status
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1419856235, 9781419856235
UPC:
085391167990
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary by director Jan De Bont and visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier; theatrical trailer ; Disc 2: "Chasing the storm: Twister revisited" new featurette; "Nature tech: tornadoes anatomy of a twister:" The History Channel documentary; "HBO First Look: the making of Twister" featurette; Van Halen 'Humans being' music video.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jack N. Green ; editor, Michael Kahn ; music, Mark Mancina ; production designer, Joseph Nemec III.
Participants/Performers
Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes.
Description
Scientist Jo Harding and her crack team of tornado chasers are pursuing the most destructive weatherfront to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years. TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms has other plans. Jo's team is planning to launch revolutionary electronic sensors into the funnel of the tornado. They hope to obtain data to create an improved weather warning system. In order to get the sensors to work, the team must intercept the twister.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; intense depiction of very bad weather.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (Letterbox, enhanced) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
These DVDs are copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.
Language
English or dubbed French dialogue, English or French subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Kennedy, K., Bryce, I., Crichton, M., Martin, A., Bont, J. d., Hunt, H., Paxton, B., Gertz, J., & Elwes, C. (2008). Twister. 2-disc special ed. Burbank, CA, Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Kathleen Kennedy et al.. 2008. Twister. Burbank, CA, Distributed by Warner Home Video.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Kathleen Kennedy et al., Twister. Burbank, CA, Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Kennedy, Kathleen, et al. Twister. 2-disc special ed. Burbank, CA, Distributed by Warner Home Video, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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