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Twister

Twister

A Comic Adventure In Windy Living

19895.51h 34m

Overview

An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the black maid. Also thrown into the mix is the daughter's ex-husband, a ne-er-do-well who is seeking to get back in his ex-wife's good graces.

Directed by Michael Almereyda
Written by Michael Almereyda, Mary Robison
Produced by Wieland Schulz-Keil
Box Office0Revenue: $34K

Top Cast

Harry Dean Stanton

Harry Dean Stanton

Cleveland

Suzy Amis

Suzy Amis

Maureen Cleveland

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Howdy

Jenny Wright

Jenny Wright

Stephanie

Dylan McDermott

Dylan McDermott

Chris

Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

Lola

Lois Chiles

Lois Chiles

Virginia

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

Man in Barn

D

David Brown

Bob Breevort

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

Jeff

Themes & Keywords

tornadodysfunctional familykansas, usa

About Twister

Twister is a drama, comedy film released in 1989 exploring themes of tornado, dysfunctional family, kansas, usa. Directed by Michael Almereyda, it stars Harry Dean Stanton, Suzy Amis, Crispin Glover. An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the black maid. Also thrown into the mix is the daughter's ex-husband, a ne-er-do-well who is seeking to get back in his ex-wife's good graces.

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