In the climatic scene of 1996’s Twister, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton share a passionate embrace. The supporting cast—including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, and Jeremy Davies—cheer wildly. The ...

Twister (1996) is a movie about a group of storm chasers who are trying to track down the path of a tornado. They want to deploy a tornado research device into the tornado to study its wind speeds.

Released in May 1996, “Twister” assembled a creative team as formidable as the forces of nature that gave the film its name. Co-written by “Jurassic Park” author Michael Crichton and his then-wife ...