Twister (1996 movie)

Twister
Directed by	Jan de Bont
Produced by	Ian Bryce; Michael Crichton; Kathleen Kennedy
Written by	Michael Crichton; Anne-Marie Martin
Starring	Helen Hunt; Bill Paxton; Jami Gertz; Cary Elwes; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Alan Ruck
Music by	Van Halen; Flea; Mark Mancina; Anthony Kiedis (uncredited); Dave Navarro (uncredited); Chad Smith (uncredited); Gioacchino Rossini; Ennio Morricone
Cinematography	Jack N. Green
Edited by	Michael Kahn
Distributed by	Warner Bros. (USA); Universal Studios (non-USA)
Release date	May 10, 1996
Running time	113 minutes
Country	USA
Language	English
Budget	US$92,000,000 (estimated)
Box office	$494,471,524

Twister is a 1996 American disaster movie set in Oklahoma. It starred Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as "storm chasers", people who follow tornadoes to learn about them. It was directed by Jan de Bont. The movie was based upon a script by Michael Crichton and his wife, former actress Anne-Marie Martin.

Twister has a famous scene of a flying cow. It is a scene that was the subject of many parodies. According to IMDb, Twister was the first movie commercially released on DVD.

Release dates[change | change source]

Country	Premiere
United States	10 May 1996
Australia	30 May 1996
New Zealand	7 June 1996
Argentina	20 June 1996
Brazil	20 June 1996
Mexico	28 June 1996
Japan	6 July 1996
South Korea	13 July 1996
Hong Kong	25 July 1996
United Kingdom	26 July 1996
Ireland	26 July 1996
Spain	29 July 1996
Taiwan	August 1996
Singapore	8 August 1996
France	21 August 1996
Belgium	22 August 1996
Netherlands	22 August 1996
Sweden	23 August 1996
Philippines	28 August 1996
Germany	5 September 1996
Switzerland	6 September 1996
Iceland	6 September 1996
Norway	6 September 1996
Denmark	20 September 1996
Finland	20 September 1996
Poland	20 September 1996
Portugal	20 September 1996
South Africa	20 September 1996
Slovenia	26 September 1996
Hungary	10 October 1996
Greece	20 October 1996
Italy	25 October 1996
Turkey	25 October 1996
Estonia	22 November 1996