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Night of the Twisters

Night of the Twisters

19966.21h 32m

Overview

A coming-of-age story, adapted from Irv Ruckman's 1984 novel, about a teenager who bonds with his stepfather while the Blainsworth, Nebraska farm family battles a series of killer twisters.

Directed by Timothy Bond
Written by Sam Graham, Chris Hubbell
Produced by Sean Ryerson, Stephen Roloff
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Top Cast

John Schneider

John Schneider

Jack Hatch

Devon Sawa

Devon Sawa

Dan Hatch

Amos Crawley

Amos Crawley

Arthur Darlington

Lori Hallier

Lori Hallier

Laura Hatch

Laura Bertram

Laura Bertram

Stacy Darlington

David Ferry

David Ferry

Bob Iverson

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Helen Hughes

Grandma Belle Hatch

Jhene Erwin

Jhene Erwin

Genny

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Graham McPherson

Officer Kelly Calvert

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Ted Simonett

Stan

Themes & Keywords

tornadodisaster moviecliché

About Night of the Twisters

Night of the Twisters is a action, drama, tv movie film released in 1996 exploring themes of tornado, disaster movie, cliché. Directed by Timothy Bond, it stars John Schneider, Devon Sawa, Amos Crawley. A coming-of-age story, adapted from Irv Ruckman's 1984 novel, about a teenager who bonds with his stepfather while the Blainsworth, Nebraska farm family battles a series of killer twisters.

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