The film, which is a Perfect Afternoon Cable Movie, is currently available on Netflix. Director Jan de Bont brought this thriller to life in 1996, in the heyday of natural disaster films.

During a 2016 interview with vfxblog, visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier explained: It was based on actual real occurrences. Farmers, after a tornado had gone through, were reporting finding their cows miles and miles away from the field where they had last seen them.

(at around 1h 14 mins) In the scene right before aunt Meg’s house gets hit by the tornado, you can see a movie playing on her TV. The movie is A Star Is Born (1954), and the actress you see is Judy Garland, who plays Dorothy in the The Wizard of Oz (1939).

In the movie “Twister” storm chasers Jo & Bill are after a rare EF-5 tornado. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, only 0.1% of all tornadoes that form in a year achieve EF-5 status.

The deadliest tornado in world history was the Daulatpur–Saturia tornado in Bangladesh on April 26, 1989, which killed approximately 1,300 people.

In the movie Twister (1996), Jo lives with her Aunt Meg after her family dies in a Tornado. They never said the mom died. It’s implied her dad died but I’m pretty sure she grew up with her mom. What was the truck in Twister?

Lol just let go of the handle! They never said the mom died. It’s implied her dad died but I’m pretty sure she grew up with her mom. Her mom was the tornado!

Under a bridge 10. What causes Melissa to nearly wreck? Jo’s truck flys in front of her 11.

The act of literally being inside of one and surviving is a profound moment for her. When the storm passes, Jo and Bill celebrate their success with DOROTHY and their survival. The near-death experience has also made both of them realize that despite the difficulties of their marriage, they are made for each other.

Jo and Bill eventually married, but in 1996, Bill filed for divorce for unknown reasons. Previously, Bill and Jo had been creating an experiment they dubbed, “Dorothy” based off the famous character from The Wizard of Oz, that hopefully would enable them to create a better tornado warning system.

Twister fact check #24: They leave Wakita, Oklahoma, only to end up near Ames, Iowa, for the fourth tornado in the film. There is no possible way to make it that distance while driving and still have daylight given they left Wakita in the afternoon.

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However, there is still much debate between film lovers about which one is generally considered the better film. While Armageddon stands out as the fan favorite because it’s a more entertaining movie, a lot more people prefer the emotional depth that comes with Deep Impact.