
TMDb Rating
5.5/10
38 verified votes
Twister (1989)
DramaComedy
94 min
"A Comic Adventure In Windy Living"
Plot Summary
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the black maid. Also thrown into the mix is the daughter's ex-husband, a ne-er-do-well who is seeking to get back in his ex-wife's good graces.
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Keywords to include
DramaComedyMichael AlmereydaHarry Dean StantonSuzy Amis1989
Director
Michael Almereyda
Top Cast
Harry Dean StantonSuzy AmisCrispin GloverJenny WrightDylan McDermott
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