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Twenty-eight years after the film came out, I'm realizing who I really root for. And you should, too.

This Misunderstood Character In 'Twister' Deserved So Much More

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The Twisters production faced delays because of an actual tornado that touched down destroying an actual set.

That Time A Real Oklahoma Storm Totally Destroyed The Twisters Set Right As The Movie Was Going To Fake A Major Storm

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Glen Powell is tipping his hat to late actor and fellow Texan Bill Paxton to commemorate the release of Twisters, the "standalone sequel" to the latter's 1996 disaster flick. "As we release Twisters into the world today, I just wanted to look up and tip my hat to the legend that is Bill Paxton," Powell captioned a photo of himself alongside the late star. "A great friend of mine who saw poetry in the natural world. His boots are impossible to fill, but this life is all about chasing the greats."

Glen Powell remembers 'legend' Bill Paxton on Twisters release day: 'His boots are impossible to fill'

Twisters showcases a stacked cast facing intense storms - real tornado encounters during filming. Outdoors and off the studio lot, the film captures the thrill of chasing twisters on location. Lightning delays and real tornado shutdowns added a touch of reality to the epic summer movie. You've seen the trailers....

'Twisters' Brandon Perea Says the Cast Wasn't Just Dodging Tornadoes on Film

When Jan de Bont’s Twister was released in May of 1996, disaster movies were on the precipice of a huge comeback, a renaissance they hadn’t seen since the 1970s. Independence Day arrived in July, 1997 saw double volcano movies in Dante’s Peak and Volcano and 1998 was another duel, this one of asteroids, as Deep Impact and Armageddon carved out huge chunks of box office success. And of course, 1997’s Titanic steered its way to two billion dollars and 11 Oscars. Their popularity ambled through the 2000s, but with much less heft, and although a smattering came after, none really made an imprint like those films did.

‘Twisters’ Review: Maybe the Real Tornadoes Were the Friends We Met Along the Way

As Cobra Kai begins the long rollout of its final season, many of the franchise's original stars, such as Ralph Macchio (as Daniel LaRusso), William Zabka (as Daniel's foe-turned-partner Johnny), and Martin Kove (as John Kreese) are there. Even Yuji Okumoto (as Karate Kid 2 alum Chozen) is part of the cast.

Ralph Macchio on Hilary Swank returning to Karate Kid franchise: 'That would be interesting'

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The flying cow wasn’t that far-fetched. At the midpoint of Twister, the smash hit 1996 disaster movie that dazzled audiences with its gale-force effects, a poor bovine drifts across the sky like a lost balloon. And it once sort of happened. “We went into one little town just after a twister passed through,” the film’s stunt coordinator, Mic Rodgers, tells me. “It threw a 40-foot cattle truck 15 feet out into a field, and killed half the cows that were in it. I literally saw straw stuck into a telephone pole. Don’t ask me how that works.”Part action film, part...

The tortured making of 1996’s Twister

TheWrap

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Do You Need to Watch ‘Twister’ Before Seeing ‘Twisters?’

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Two teams of tornado experts say that changes in storm patterns and human activities have increased the danger posed by twisters.

As 'Twisters' hits theaters, experts warn of increasing tornado danger

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	Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters is whipping up huge winds at the box office, with forecasters predicting a far better than expected domestic opening of $80.5 million in North America. That’s even up from Saturday’s already massive estimate of $74.6 million.Glen Powell and 'Twisters' Co-Stars Make Surprise Visit at Luke Combs Concert to Chug Beers Onstage




	The record-breaking movie, playing in 4,151 theaters, easily boasts the top domestic opening ever for a natural disaster film, not adjusted for inflation. (The current crown holder is Roland Emmerich’s The Day After Tomorrow, which bowed to $68.44 million in 2004.) It’s also the third biggest...

Box Office: ‘Twisters’ Whips Up Huge Storm With Record $80.5M Domestic Opening

Twisters exceeded box office expectations with a global weekend total of $123.2 million across 76 overseas markets. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung, the film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos, and Glen Powell in a thrilling storm-chasing adventure. IMAX screenings contributed significantly to Twisters ' success, with a global cumulative box...

'Twisters' Unleashes an EF5 Tornado on Global Box Office Expectations

Daisy Edgar-Jones moved to Oklahoma to film "Twisters," but she didn't see any real tornadoes. The "Normal People" actor tells TODAY.com that hasn't stopped her from trying to see one on her own time. “As a Brit, I kept having vivid dreams about tornadoes up until I went over to...

Daisy Edgar-Jones is chasing real tornadoes after ‘Twisters’

If there was one major takeaway from the original 1996 Twister, it was that there’s a lot of damn twisters in Oklahoma. If there’s one major takeaway from Lee Isaac Chung’s just-released sequel, it’s that there’s a lot of damn twisters in Oklahoma! Still, the twisters seem to have gotten the last laugh because despite, you know, making an entire movie about it, Chung still had a leopards eating his face moment when he discovered that it was actually pretty tough to film an entire movie in the middle of an open field in Oklahoma because they kept having to run from—you guessed it—all the twisters. Twisters 3 really writes itself.

Lee Isaac Chung had a hard time filming Twisters in Oklahoma… because of all the twisters

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NOAA estimates there are around 40,000 thunderstorms on any given day around the world. With those thunderstorms, dangerous lightning can occur. In the U.S., Florida has the most days with thunderstorms due to the warm, moist air coming in from the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. Unfortunately, the lightning produced by thunderstorms is […]

The One State You’re Most Likely to Get Struck by Lightning – And It’s Not Even Close

What is that tone? Freaky Friday 2 is definitely using a tone with us, and it sounds like the familiar revving of Jake's motorcycle in a new photo preview featuring returning star Chad Michael Murray. Amid the highly anticipated Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis sequel production in Los Angeles,...

See Chad Michael Murray reunite with Jake's motorcycle in new Freaky Friday 2 photo preview

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Whenever you come across a sexy and extremely attractive person, bear in mind that such physical attributes may be influenced by their zodiac signs. Among all the signs of the zodiac, some signs tend to be more attractive than others. This is usually based on the planets that rule these signs and other astrological energies that could make them more appealing.

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Sexy

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Esta TerBlanche, the South African actress best known for her work on All My Children, has died. She was 51. Her manager, Annie Spoliansky, confirmed TerBlanche’s death to Entertainment Weekly. "Esta was such a kind, loving, giving, and caring person," Spoliansky said in a statement. "She cared so deeply...

Esta TerBlanche, All My Children star, dies at 51

Tornadoes appear around the world, but are most common in the United States. And they’ve been main plot points in films throughout the past century. Perhaps among the most popular is the 1996 classic, Twister. Now, 28 years later, Twisters, a successor film of sorts and now in theaters, leans into the same elusive lure tornadoes bring. The central premise of Twisters is that, somehow, humans can throw chemicals into a tornado to absorb the tropical moisture that gives rise to these storms and thereby pull the plug on the funnel.

Can You Stop A Tornado? Atmospheric Scientists Reveal the Truth About the Biggest Plot Point in ‘Twisters’

When a sequel is released nearly 30 years after the original, can you blame it for retreading the same story? Does that even weigh on whether or not the sequel is a good standalone movie? Thankfully, Twisters is at the very least a good, entertaining film, even if it has some old baggage to contend with. Directed by Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Twisters stars Glen Powell (Anyone But You), Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People), Anthony Ramos (Hamilton), and Brandon Perea (Nope). The film’s plot is nearly identical to the original in that it follows meteorologist tornado chasers who try to use their technology to study them.

Twisters Review – Hold On, We’re Going for a Ride

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Twisters blows past expectations and the competition with $80.5 million debut

The Glen Powell Express has left the station, making all stops straight to the top. Twisters, the sequel to the 1996 mega-blockbuster Twister about a group...

Twisters blows past expectations and the competition with $80.5 million debut

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