Twister Page #5

Synopsis: TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.
Director(s): Jan de Bont
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 10 wins & 15 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
57%
PG-13
Year:
1996
113 min
Website
8,382 Views


And she's the craziest one of them all!

Okay, she's almost ready!

Hold on!

We're almost there! We're almost there!

This is fine!

No, a little closer!

A little closer!

Close enough.

Hurry! Get the tailgate!

You got it?

She's set. Help me get her down.

Hurry!

Let's go!

Hurry!

Damn! We got to go!

We can do it!

-Come on!

-It's stuck.

Look out!

Come on! Hurry!

Where'd it go?

Where is it?

What's going on?

I don't believe this.

What the hell!

What's the Doppler say?

The cone of silence.

Bill, Jo, it's over.

The thing was stable and then it...

It's gone.

-It's backbuilding!

-It's not through yet.

You're right. It's backbuilding.

We got a jumper!

It's backbuilding! Track it!

Yeah, Jo! Data's incomplete!

You guys should get out!

Bill, help! Bill, help me!

- Jo, we should leave!

- No, no, no!

-Forget the sensors!

-Help me!

We must get out of here now!

Beltzer'll see if it drops!

It's not going to drop anywhere

near us! It's gonna drop right on us!

Bill, turn this--

Wait, where are we going?

No, wait! No, no, no, no, no!

No, no, no, no! Go back!

Forget it, Jo! Forget it!

Go back! It's not too late!

-Go back!

-Forget it! It's too late!

Help me!

Help me!

- What're you doing?!

- Help me!

Jo, the pack's wasted! It's over!

What's wrong with you?! We can still do this!

Listen to you! You're obsessed!

You've never seen what it can do!

-I just saw it!

-You've never seen it!

You've never seen it miss this house,

miss that house and come after you.

Christ, Jo, is that

what you think it did?

You don't know.

Why can't you forget it?!

You don't understand.

You'll never know.

When's it going to be enough?

How close do you have to get?!

Talk to me! Jo, things go wrong!

You can't explain it!

You can't predict it!

Killing yourself won't

bring your dad back.

I'm sorry he died.

But it was a long time ago.

You've got to move on.

Stop living in the past and look

at what's right in front of you.

What're you saying?

Me, Jo.

You better come here and look at this.

Velocities are maxed out.

Those two cells converge....

Inbounds and outbounds have doubled.

There have been tornado sightings.

The latest reported just to the

northeast of Canton a few minutes ago.

Wait a second. I've just been handed

this--. This is official now.

A tornado has been reported moving

through Canton a few minutes ago.

Can I have 8 coffees to go, please?

Two coffees.

Long day.

I've been thinking about the sensors.

The way they scattered out

there today on the highway.

I'm starting to wonder...

...if the funnel'll carry them.

Too light?

I don't know. Maybe the

whole thing's too light.

What can we do?

I'm not sure.

This is a very dangerous situation.

If you have loved ones in the

area do not try to help them.

You'll only be a hindrance to them.

Thank you.

Sh*t. Jesus, it's coming.

It's coming! It's headed right for us!

It's already here.

Everybody, underground!

Honey!

Come on!

Jo, come on!

Get underground!

Take cover, now!

Close the doors!

Doors! Doors!

Come on!

Come back!

Take my hand!

Take my hand!

Come on, hurry!

Come on! Get in here! Get in here!

Go, go, go! Come on!

Everyone down in the pit!

Get down!

Everybody down!

Move!

Stay calm!

I got it.

It's okay!

My head.

You're okay.

-It's not okay!

-It'll be over soon!

This is insane!

Stay calm!

This is driving me crazy!

I don't want to do this!

It's okay, honey.

It's going to be okay.

Chewed my lips off wondering

if he was coming back home.

I've never been so

frightened in my life.

Was I on key?

You were.

Wow, that's a wonder.

Look at the truck. It's trashed.

Of course, tornado activity continues.

Reports from Fairview indicate

a drive-in was blown away.

We know there's injuries

and the damage is massive.

Is that what it was like up on the hill?

That? No.

We were lucky.

Those were just downdrafts

and microbursts.

The tornado just sideswiped us.

Which way is it headed?

It's banking northeast.

It looks to hit Wakita.

I'm going. I'm going. Let's go.

We're going!

Get me a route around the storm.

Light up! Let's go!

Wait!

Where's the phone?

-The lines are down.

-I'm going.

Damn it.

I'll drive.

We can jump on the 38 exchange

and cross Highway 132.

Honey, it's Meg. I got to go.

I'm going back.

Good. You'll be safe at the motel.

See you in the morning.

I won't be there.

What?

Why?

What do you mean?

I'm saying good-bye.

You know what?

I can't compete with this.

I don't know where to start.

Don't do this now.

Sooner or later it would have ended.

We both know that.

The funny thing is...

...I'm not that upset.

What does that mean?

We can do it! Come on! Let's move!

I didn't mean it to happen.

Billy, I know.

It's okay.

Come on.

You go ahead.

She needs you.

I hope Aunt Meg's okay.

What about you?

Don't worry about me.

I know my way home.

We can be to Wakita in an hour.

Come on.

Oh, my God.

They had no warning.

Jo, wait!

Wait!

Careful, this house could go any second.

Take a flashlight.

This whole place is ready to go.

Careful.

Did you hear that?

-I heard something.

-Easy.

Careful.

She's down here!

Meg, we're here! We're coming down!

Get this off her.

Hang on.

Don't move.

-Ready?

-Watch your head.

Go.

Go.

I got it.

Easy. Are you okay?

No, I'm all right. I'm fine.

Oh, God.

Hurry.

-Let's go.

-Can you walk?

Watch out!

Joey, take my watch.

Go. Careful.

We're coming out!

Get an ambulance!

Get an ambulance! Move it! Now!

Go!

Give me the lamp.

How about steak and eggs?

-How nice you all came over.

-There you go.

Nice and slow.

Easy, easy.

Grab Mose for me! I think

he's a little shaken up.

Don't worry, I'll get him!

Is she okay?

We'll probably keep her overnight.

Forget it.

-I'm all right.

-You're going to the hospital.

Okay, I'll go. But I'm

going to drive myself.

Your car's in a tree around the corner.

It's okay.

It's okay.

The F-4 that hit Wakita has

now moved to the Northeast.

I've just gotten word in that an even

stronger tornado has started to form...

...25 miles south where the two

storms met and combined forces.

Weather Service says this is unusual.

Oh, my God.

Look at this. Here, look at this.

We're talking about winds in

excess of 300 miles an hour.

What're you doing?

I want to see how you are. How is she?

I was worried about you.

-Look at this.

-It's nothing.

Rate this script:4.5 / 2 votes

Michael Crichton

John Michael Crichton (/ˈkraɪtən/; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American best-selling author, screenwriter, film director, producer, and former physician best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films. In 1994, Crichton became the only creative artist ever to have works simultaneously charting at No. 1 in US television (ER), film (Jurassic Park), and book sales (Disclosure). more…

All Michael Crichton scripts | Michael Crichton Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Twister" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/twister_22405>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Twister

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.


    Quiz

    Are you a screenwriting master?

    »
    Who played the character "Joker" in "The Dark Knight"?
    A Joaquin Phoenix
    B Jack Nicholson
    C Jared Leto
    D Heath Ledger