| Description |
1 videodisc (113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD; widescreen presented in a "letterbox" format preserving the scope aspect ratio of its original theatrical exhibition; enhanced for widescreen TV's; dual-layer format; region 1; Dolby digital, Dolby surround 5.1. |
| Language |
English or French dialogue; Spanish, English or French subtitles. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeremy Davies, Todd Field, Zach Grenier, Nicholas Sadler, Abraham Benrubi, Jake Busey. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Jack N. Green; editor, Michael Kahn; music, Mark Mancina ; production designer, Joseph Nemec ; costume designer, Ellen Mirojnick ; casting by Risa Bramon Garcia ; visual effects supervisor, Stefen Fangmeier ; visual effects producer, Kim Bromley Carson. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1996. |
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Special features: Behind-the-scenes documentary Anatomy of the twister; feature-length audio commentary by director Jan de Bont and visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier; music video: Van Halen's Humans being; theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
Rating: PG-13; for intense depiction of very bad weather. |
| Summary |
A scientist is determined to discover a better way of predicting tornadoes with a device that shoots thousands of little trackers into the eye of the storm. Trouble is, getting it there is very dangerous. |
| Subject |
Tornadoes -- Oklahoma -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Tornado warning systems -- Oklahoma -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Severe storms -- Oklahoma -- Forecasting -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Man-woman relationships -- Oklahoma -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Oklahoma -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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| Genre |
Disaster films.
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Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Bont, Jan de.
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Hunt, Helen, 1963-
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Paxton, Bill.
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Gertz, Jami.
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Elwes, Cary, 1962-
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Smith, Lois, 1930-
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Ruck, Alan, 1956-
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Hoffman, Philip Seymour, 1967-2014.
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Busey, Jake.
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Grenier, Zach, 1954-
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Benrubi, Abraham, 1969-
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Sadler, Nicholas.
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Davies, Jeremy, 1969-
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Field, Todd.
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Crichton, Michael, 1942-2008.
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Martin, Anne Marie.
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Kennedy, Kathleen, 1954-
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Bryce, Ian.
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Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
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Molen, Gerald R.
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MacDonald, Laurie.
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Fangmeier, Stefen, 1960-
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Green, Jack N., 1946-
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Parkes, Walter F.
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Kahn, Michael, 1935-
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Mancina, Mark.
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Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- )
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Amblin Entertainment (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| ISBN |
1419892797 |
| Standard No. |
883929106042 |
| Music No. |
1000118238 Warner Home Video |
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3000025208 Warner Home Video |
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18321 Warner Home Video (disc) |
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