Twister
A group of dare-devil professionals, led by scientist Jo Harding, risk their lives chasing tornados in an attempt to place meterological sensors directly inside a funnel, to enable observors to see the whirlwind in action.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jo Harding Helen Hunt
- Bill Harding Bill Paxton
- Melissa Jami Gertz
- Dr. Jonas Miller Cary Elwes
- Aunt Meg Lois Smith
- Dusty Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Rabbit Alan Ruck
- Sanders Sean Whalen
- Preacher Scott Thomson
- Beltzer Todd Field
- Joey Joey Slotnick
- Haynes Wendle Josepher
- Laurence Jeremy Davies
- Eddie Zach Grenier
- Willie Gregory Sporleder
- The Communicator Patrick Fischler
- Kubrick Nicholas Sadler
- Stanley Ben Weber
- Tony Anthony Rapp
- Eric Eric LaRay Harvey
- Bubba Abraham Benrubi
- Mobile Lab Technician Jake Busey
- Patty Melanie Hoopes
- Dean J. Dean Lindsay
- Diner Mechanic Dan Kelpine
- Waitress Sharonlyn Morrow
- Father Richard Lineback
- Mother Rusty Schwimmer
- Jo, 5 Years Old Alexa Vega
- Bryce, NSSL Scientist Taylor Gilbert
- Murphy, NSSL Scientist Bruce Wright
- 1st TV Meteorologist Gary England
- 2nd TV Meteorologist Jeff Lazalier
- 3rd TV Meteorologist Rick Mitchell
- Paramedic John Thomas Rhyne
- Bodger Paul Douglas
- Drive-in Girl Samantha Mcdonald
- drive-in girl Jennifer Hamilton
- Farm Girl Anneke de Bont
Credits
Direction
- Director Jan De Bont
- 1st assistant director Matthew Carlisle
- 2nd assistant director Richard Oswald
- 2nd 2nd assistant director John Morse
- Additional 2nd assistant director David Riebel
- Script Supervisor Trudy Ramirez
Production
- Production Company Amblin Entertainment
- Production Company Warner Bros.
- Production Company Universal Pictures
- Executive Producer Steven Spielberg
- Executive Producer Walter F. Parkes
- Executive Producer Laurie Macdonald
- Executive Producer Gerald R. Molen
- Producer Kathleen Kennedy
- Producer Ian Bryce
- Producer Michael Crichton
- Associate Producer Glenn Salloum
- Production Associate Diane Gutterud
- Unit Production Manager Tony Brown
- Supervising Location Manager Jim Morris
- Location Manager Michael Burmeister
- Location Manager Richard Klotz
- Post-production Supervisor Bradley Goodman
Casting
- Casting Risa Bramon
- Casting (Location) Ricki G. Maslar
Writing
- Screenplay Michael Crichton
- Screenplay Anne-Marie Martin
- [Screenplay] Jeff Nathanson
Photography
- Director of Photography Jack N. Green
- [Director of Photography - replaced] Don Burgess
- Camera Operator Stephen Campanelli
- Camera Operator Paul Varrieur
- Camera Operator Randal Feemster
- Optical Camera Operator James Lim
- Steadicam Operator David Luckenbach
- Spacecam Operator Ronald Goodman
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Stefen Fangmeier
- Special Visual Effects/Animation Industrial Light & Magic
- Visual Effects Producer Kim Bromley Carson
- Digital Tornado Designer Henry Labounta
- Digital Tornado Designer Habib Zargarpour
- Lightning/Debris Effects Supervisor Sandra F. Karpman
- Computer Graphics Supervisor Thomas L. Hutchinson
- Computer Graphics Supervisor Roger Guyett
- Creative Advisor Dennis Muren
- Visual Effects Art Director Guy Dyas
- Digital Effects Artist Joel Aron
- Digital Effects Artist Jeffrey Benedict
- Digital Effects Artist Barbara Brennan
- Digital Effects Artist Amelia Chenoweth
- Digital Effects Artist Mitch 'Doctor Love' Deoudes
- Digital Effects Artist Natasha Devaud
- Digital Effects Artist Raúl Essig
- Digital Effects Artist Bart Giovannetti
- Digital Effects Artist Gerald Gutshmidt d. Iv
- Digital Effects Artist Mary Beth Haggerty
- Digital Effects Artist Matthew Hendershot
- Digital Effects Artist Christina Hills
- Digital Effects Artist Samir Hoon
- Digital Effects Artist Peg Hunter
- Digital Effects Artist Greg Killmaster
- Digital Effects Artist Ed Kramer
- Digital Effects Artist Michael Dean Ludlam
- Digital Effects Artist Tom Martinek
- Digital Effects Artist Stu Maschwitz
- Digital Effects Artist Ken Mcgaugh
- Digital Effects Artist Michael Mcneil
- Digital Effects Artist David Meny
- Digital Effects Artist Patrick Myers
- Digital Effects Artist Barbara L. Nellis
- Digital Effects Artist Kenneth J. Neilsen
- Digital Effects Artist Hiromi Ono
- Digital Effects Artist Henry Preston
- Digital Effects Artist Sean Schur
- Digital Effects Artist Ben Snow
- Digital Effects Artist John Stillman
- Digital Effects Artist James Tooley
- Digital Effects Artist Dennis Turner
- Digital Effects Artist Ken Wesley
- Digital Effects Artist R. Christopher White
- Supervising Digital Compositor Tom Rosseter
- Digital Compositor Julie Neary
- Digital Compositor Jon Alexander
- Digital Compositor Leah Anton
- Digital Compositor Kathleen Beeler
- Digital Compositor Donald S. Butler
- Digital Compositor Michael Conte
- Digital Compositor David Deuber
- Digital Compositor Jeff Doran
- Digital Compositor Scott Frankel
- Digital Compositor Marshall Krasser
- Digital Compositor Greg Malone
- Digital Compositor Tia L. Marshall
- Digital Compositor Eddie Pasquarello
- Lead Modeler James Doherty
- Computer Graphics Modeler Stewart W. Lew
- Computer Graphics Modeler Larry Tan
- Computer Graphics Modeler Paul Theren
- Computer Graphics Animation Peter Daulton
- Digital Texture Painter Carol Hayden
- Digital Texture Painter Tony Sommers
- Digital Texture Painter Susan Ross
- Rotoscope Lead Artist Jack Mongovan
- Rotoscope Artist Alia Almeida Agha
- Rotoscope Artist Al Bailey
- Rotoscope Artist Betsy Cox
- Rotoscope Artist Loring Doyle
- Rotoscope Artist Lisa Drostova
- Rotoscope Artist Susan Goldsmith
- Rotoscope Artist Bridget Maria Goodman
- Rotoscope Artist Drew Klausner
- Rotoscope Artist Matthew Wallin
- Tornado Software Engineer Florian Kainz
- Visual Effects Editor Tim Eaton
- Special Effects (Supervisor) John Frazier
- Special Effects (Foreman) Chuck Gaspar
- Special Effects (Foreman) Jim Schwalm
- Special Effects (Foreman) David Amborn
- Special Effects (Foreman) Chris Burton
- Special Effects (Foreman) Ralph Kerr
- Special Effects (Foreman) Arnold Peterson
- Special Effects (Foreman) Richard S. Wood
- Special Effects Stan Amborn
- Special Effects Donald K. Brady
- Special Effects Michael Burke
- Special Effects Robert M. Cole
- Special Effects Eric Cook
- Special Effects Rich E. Cordobes
- Special Effects Jack Davis
- Special Effects Ken Ebert
- Special Effects Manuel Stuart Epstein
- Special Effects Howard B. Frazier
- Special Effects Dan Gaspar
- Special Effects Bruce D. Haynes
- Special Effects Robert Henderson
- Special Effects David A. Jackson
- Special Effects Jim Jolley
- Special Effects David Kirk
- Special Effects Mike Meinardus
- Special Effects Timothy J. Moran
- Special Effects Joe Pancake
- Special Effects William Pancake
- Special Effects Steve Paulk
- Special Effects Francis Pennington
- Special Effects Kevin Quibell
- Special Effects Alan Rifkin
- Special Effects David A. Schroeder
- Special Effects Bob Stoker
- Special Effects Newton Wimer
- Special Effects Dana Wozniak
- Computer Graphics Banned From The Ranch Entertainment
- Computer Graphics (Designer/Supervisor) Van Ling
- Computer Graphics (Producer) Casey Cannon
Editing
- Editor Michael Kahn
- Associate Editor Alan Cody
Design
- Production Designer Joseph C. Nemec III
- Supervising Art Director Daniel Olexiewicz
- Set Designer Patrick Sullivan
- Set Decorator Ron Reiss
- Illustrator Giacomo G. Ghiazza
Costumes
- Costume Designer Ellen Mirojnick
- Wardrobe Supervisor Nick Scarano
Make-up
- Make-up Supervisor Brad Wilder
- Make-up Artist Karen Blynder
- Hairstylist Kim Santantonio
- Hairstylist Darrell Redleaf-fielder
Titles
- Main Title Designed Kyle Cooper
- Main Title Designed Garson Yu
- Main Title Designed RGA/LA West
- End Titles/Opticals Pacific Title
Music
- Music Mark Mancina
- Music Conducted Don Harper
- Orchestrator Bruce Fowler
- Music Supervisor Joel Sill
- Music Supervisor Budd Carr
- Music Editor Zig Gron
Sound
- Score Recorded Shawn Murphy
- Score Mixed Steve Kempster
- Special Sound Design Ken J. Johnson
- Special Sound Design Martin Lopez
- Special Sound Design Charles Maynes
- Special Sound Design John Pospisil
- Special Sound Design Eric Potter
- Sound Mixer Geoffrey Lucius Patterson
- Re-recording Mixer Steve Maslow
- Re-recording Mixer Gregg Landaker
- Re-recording Mixer Kevin O'connell
- Supervising Sound Editor Stephen Flick
- Dialogue Editor Rick Freeman
- Dialogue Editor Stephanie Flack
- Dialogue Editor Ben Wilkins
- Sound Effects Editor Warren Hamilton Jr
- Sound Effects Editor Charles E. Smith
- Sound Effects Editor Gregory Hedgepath
- Sound Effects Editor Marvin Walowitz
- Sound Effects Editor Richard King
- Sound Effects Editor Teresa Eckton
- Supervising ADR Editor Judee Flick
- ADR Editor Beth Bergeron
- ADR Editor Nicholas Korda
- ADR Mixer Robert Deschaine
- Foley Editor Solange S. Schwalbe
- Foley Editor Charles Maynes
- Foley Editor David Spence
- Foley Artist John Roesch
- Foley Artist Hilda Hodges
- Foley Mixer Mary Jo Lang
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Mic Rodgers
Consultant
- Weather Consultant Vince Miller
- Technical Consultant Harold Brooks
- Technical Consultant Kevin Kelleher
- Technical Consultant Dave Konop
- Technical Consultant Martin Cohen