Back in the 1970s, disaster movies — The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno among them — were all the rage, but they made a pretty powerful comeback in the 1990s thanks to the original ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Twenty-eight years ago, director Jan de Bont brought audiences into the eye of a tornado with Twister. The disaster film followed ...

The original film is nearly three decades old. As the sequel touches down in theaters, take a whirl down memory lane. By Zoe G. Phillips It’s been nearly three decades since Twister took the world by ...

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 ...

There's a scene in the movie "Twister" in which Philip Seymour Hoffman's character, blasting hard rock music and driving a ...

Jan de Bont had never been to Oklahoma or even seen a tornado in person when he first read the script for "Twister." But the Dutch filmmaker knew right away where and when he needed to make the movie.

In the small Oklahoma town of Wakita, a museum dedicated to the 1996 blockbuster "Twister" is still on the ground.

SPOILER WARNING: This article discusses plot points from “Twisters,” now playing in theaters. If you’re heading to your local theater to see “Twisters” and wondering “Do I need to see the original ...

Organizers said storm chasers and movie fans traveled from around the world for the event.

Jesse Hawila still remembers saddling up to the TV as a kid to watch tornadoes twist, turn and rip across Oklahoma. The future WFAA meteorologist wasn’t watching news footage; he was booting up his ...

When it comes to influential films in the world of climate research and weather reporting, few (if any) can hold a candle to “Twister,” Jan de Bont’s epic action movie that has spawned a sequel ...