User:WeatherWriter/Tornadoes in media

Throughout history, tornadoes have been featured in all forms of media, including films, books, on television shows, and on social media.

Entertainment

 * In 1989 Twister, an American comedy film which starred Suzy Amis, Crispin Glover, Harry Dean Stanton, and Dylan McDermott.
 * In 1996, Twister, an American disaster thriller film, which starred an ensemble cast that included Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Todd Field, and Jeremy Davies as a group of amateur but spirited storm chasers trying to deploy a tornado research device during a severe outbreak in Oklahoma. Twister was released in theaters on May 10, 1996. It is notable for being among the first films to be released on DVD in the United States. The film grossed $495.7 million (1996 USD) and it received generally positive reviews from critics and received Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Sound.