Twister Page #2

Synopsis: TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.
Director(s): Jan de Bont
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
PG-13
Year:
1996
113 min
Website
7,777 Views


It wouldn't be right

if you weren't here.

This is going to be good!

How sweet is that?

It's Bill's concept.

The Extreme. It came from his brain.

I had a hand in it.

It is great.

What is it?

It's an instrument pack for studying

tornados. First one in history.

It's very exciting.

Scientists have studied

tornados forever...

...but nobody knows

how a tornado works.

We don't know what happens inside...

...because nobody can take

measurements inside the funnel.

That's what she's going to do.

How?

We put her up inside a tornado.

She opens...

...and releases hundreds

of these sensors...

...that measure all parts of

the tornado simultaneously.

You see, it's like this:

These sensors go up the funnel

and radio back information...

...about the internal structure,

wind velocities....

We'll learn more in 30 seconds

than in the last 30 years.

Get a profile for the first time.

What will that do?

If we know how tornados work,

we can design a warning system.

Aren't there warnings already?

-The civil defense--

-They're not good enough.

Right now it's 3 minutes.

If we can get this information,

we can increase it to 15.

Give people a chance to get to safety.

That's what they're trying to do.

I can't believe you did it.

Well, we did it.

How do you get it in?

You get in front of it and

put it in the damage path.

And then get out again quickly.

That's the suck zone.

Excellent! We got major action!

N.S.S.L. says the cap is breaking,

towers are going up 30 miles.

Let's go.

We're moving!

It's fatty time!

Laptop.

We're waiting! Let's go!

Joey, Haynes, a little help!

Smooth.

There's Dusty!

Come on! You're always last!

Let's go!

We're going third. Preacher follow.

Get the camera!

I got it!

They can handle this.

They know what they're doing.

This is what they do.

They live for this.

Dorothy 2 & 3 ready.

Dorothy 4 ready.

Sure you don't want to go?

Go with them?

No, they'll be fine.

-Did she sign the papers?

-Sh*t!

She didn't?

Hurry. We can catch them!

Glad you're back!

I'm not back!

Rabbit.

Yeah, boss?

Can we do better than the 30?

Not for a while. It's best to stay

on it until we pass the creek.

Copy that.

Once we catch up to them,

take the truck and go home.

I'll get them signed, see you tonight.

This is interesting.

I'm going to tag along.

Jonas! Son-of-a-b*tch!

Who is that?

Jonas Miller. He's a night crawler.

We all started out in the same lab, then

Jonas got himself corporate sponsors.

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Michael Crichton

John Michael Crichton (/ˈkraɪtən/; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American best-selling author, screenwriter, film director, producer, and former physician best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films. In 1994, Crichton became the only creative artist ever to have works simultaneously charting at No. 1 in US television (ER), film (Jurassic Park), and book sales (Disclosure). more…

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