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Before Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Anthony Ramos, there were Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt, who starred in the original high-octane thriller Twister (1996) as storm chasers.
Romantic tension similar, but also different, to that between the main characters in Twisters unfolded in the original film. The new installment also nods to the reboot in several ways. The conflict within the two films is also similar. Twisters looks to touch down to a $50 million start at the box office opening weekend.
With Universal’s sequel directed by Lee Isaac Chung about to hit theaters, some may be wondering where to watch the original natural disaster film.
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Where Can I Watch ‘Twister’? Is It Streaming?
Twister, which came out in 1996, is available to stream on Max as well as with the Hulu and Max bundle. It is also available to rent on Prime Video, Apple TV+ and more.
What Is Twister about?
Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and Bill Harding (Bill Paxton) are about to get divorced when they reunite to tackle an onslaught of tornadoes in Oklahoma by creating a way to fight the weather.
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Who was in the cast of Twister?
Aside from Paxton and Hunt, familiar faces in the original movie include Cary Elwes as Dr. Jonas Miller, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Dustin Davis, Jami Gertz as Dr. Melissa Reeves, Lois Smith as Meg Greene, Alan Ruck as Robert ‘Rabbit’ Nurick and more. Director Todd Field appeared as Tim ‘Beltzer’ Lewis.
Who is in Twisters?
Aside from leading trio Powell, Edgar-Jones and Ramos, Twisters also stars Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane, Kiernan Shipka, David Corenswet, Brandon Perea, Harry Haddon-Paton, Nik Dodani, Tunde Adebimpe and Katy O’Brian.
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