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Overview
Release Date:
7 May 1996 (USA) moreTagline:
Hell has no fury like a twister.Plot:
An accountant sent to produce an evaluation of a tornado research project, and the scientist running the project pursue tornadoes and each other. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
better than Twister... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bruce Campbell | ... | Jake Thorne | |
| Shannon Sturges | ... | Samantha 'Sam' Callen | |
| Ernie Hudson | ... | Dr. Joe Branson | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Ephram Thorne | |
| Bo Eason | ... | Tex Fulton | |
| Charles Homet | ... | Richie Cochran | |
| Carrie Boren | ... | Mattie Peck | |
| Aaron Izbicki | ... | Oliver Nessle | |
| John Mansfield | ... | Andy Ward | |
| Jeannie Fitzsimmons | ... | Margie Ward | |
| Julie Erickson | ... | Zeena | |
| Steve Flanagin | ... | Mr. Peck | |
| Mona Lee Fultz | ... | Mrs. Peck | |
| Carmen Nogales | ... | Lucy's Mother | |
| Shannon Marie Woodward | ... | Lucy |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Chasseurs de tornades (France) [fr]Tornade (Canada: French title) (video title) [fr]
Tornado! (Brazil) [pt]
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Rated PG for some perilous weather sequences and mild language.Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
89 min | UK:84 min (DVD)Country:
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EnglishColor:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
StereoFilming Locations:
Austin, Texas, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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In the scenes in the newsroom of a fictitious TV studio, producers actually went to Austin, Texas then-rechristened FOX affiliate, KTBC. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: Tornadoes don't have a calm center, most have mini-cyclones rotating around the main vortex. moreQuotes:
Sam Callen: So, why are tornados always picking on Texas?Dr. Branson: Could be the hats.
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I'm Worth It moreFAQ
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| How can this be such a match to Twister?? | ssddnbnp |
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I was surprised by this movie. Don't get me wrong...this movie is no academy award winner, but it's better (more accurate) than Twister, which had to have the bigger budget by far. There actually was a device that was used by tornado researchers a while ago, called Toto I think, like the device that's in the movie. I don't think that it ever actually came in contact with a tornado though. I was also surprised at how the National Weather Service was portrayed in the movie. They (in particular SPC, which is actually the Storm Prediction Center) seem very inept and ineffective, which is an unfair portrait. The acronym "SPC" is never actually defined in the movie either, I don't think, which is strange considering that I think most people wouldn't know what SPC was. The ending of the movie is a little hokey, but this movie was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.