Twister

Summary

Twister is a film^[1]. Twister ranks in the top 0.29% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,848 views/month, #273 of 94,065).^[2]

Key Facts

• Twister's instance of is recorded as film^[3].
• Twister was directed by Jan de Bont^[4].
• Michael Crichton wrote the screenplay for Twister^[5].
• Anne-Marie Martin wrote the screenplay for Twister^[6].
• Twister's composer is recorded as Mark Mancina^[7].
• Twister's genre is disaster film^[8].
• Twister's genre is drama film^[9].
• Twister's genre is action film^[10].
• tornado is named after Twister^[11].
• Twister was followed by Twisters^[12].
• A cast member of Twister was Helen Hunt^[13].
• A cast member of Twister was Bill Paxton^[14].
• A cast member of Twister was Jami Gertz^[15].
• A cast member of Twister was Cary Elwes^[16].
• A cast member of Twister was Philip Seymour Hoffman^[17].
• A cast member of Twister was Lois Smith^[18].
• A cast member of Twister was Alan Ruck^[19].
• A cast member of Twister was Sean Whalen^[20].
• A cast member of Twister was Todd Field^[21].
• A cast member of Twister was Joey Slotnick^[22].
• A cast member of Twister was Jeremy Davies^[23].
• A cast member of Twister was Zach Grenier^[24].
• A cast member of Twister was Gregory Sporleder^[25].
• A cast member of Twister was Abraham Benrubi^[26].
• A cast member of Twister was Alexa PenaVega^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• Secondary type(s): Soundtrack^[29]

• First release date: 1996-08-13^[30]

• Genre(s): classical, electronic^[31]

• Community tags: classical, electronic, film score, soundtrack^[32]

• MusicBrainz ID: 2103f72e-b6eb-3f1f-93cc-7c4394113361^[33]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Ian Bryce^[34], Michael Crichton^[35], and Kathleen Kennedy^[36]. Twister was directed by Jan de Bont^[4]. Screenwriters include Michael Crichton^[5] and Anne-Marie Martin^[6]. Cast members include Helen Hunt^[13], Bill Paxton^[14], Jami Gertz^[15], Cary Elwes^[16], Philip Seymour Hoffman^[17], and Lois Smith^[18].

Publication

Publication dates include May 10, 1996^[37] and September 5, 1996^[38]. The original language of Twister was English^[39]. Genres include disaster film^[8], drama film^[9], and action film^[10]. Twister was distributed by video on demand^[40].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include tornado^[41] and tornado hunting^[42].

Reception

Reviews include 6/10^[43], 66%^[44], and 68/100^[45].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Twister was followed by Twisters^[12].

Why It Matters

Twister ranks in the top 0.29% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,848 views/month, #273 of 94,065).^[2] Twister has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46]