Twister Page #6

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
8,084 Views


I'm sorry I wasn't there.

Stop blaming yourself.

You got me out of the house.

It's got to stop.

I didn't have any warning.

The sirens went off a few seconds before

it hit. I didn't get downstairs.

I'm sorry.

I was listening to the

radio and...I mean...

You may not want to know,

but it's happening.

N.S.S.L's predicting an F-5.

It's going to happen to someone else.

You go stop it.

I don't know how.

I think you do.

You've been chasing these things

since you were a little kid.

It's what you do.

Go. Do it.

You all right?

I thought you were going with Meg.

What is it?

What is it?

I know how to make Dorothy fly.

Of course.

Of course.

I need every aluminum can you can find.

We need cutters and duct tape.

I want to get the last Dorothy on the

back of my truck. Both of them, now.

We're gone!

Are you ready?

We're good.

We're good? Good.

We're very good.

Let's go! Come on!

-You get them done?

-I think so.

Beautiful.

Good?

Great job. Be ready to record.

Ready?

Be careful.

Don't follow too close.

You got it, boss!

We're back in business.

Come on, let's go.

Half a mile more?

Sounds right.

I'll put her in the road.

Won't someone hit it?

Nobody'll be there.

Hurry!

Let's go.

Okay, that's good!

-Got it?

-Let's go!

You in position?

Ready for contact!

This is it.

It'll work.

Just another minute.

We're ready!

Come on, come on, take her!

Too light.

No, it's not.

-We're losing it.

-No, she can still fly.

Get in!

Oh, my God!

Get us off this thing!

Hurry!

What is that?

What is that?

Hurry!

Hurry!

This is not good!

Hurry!

Go!

Son-of-a-b*tch!

Jo, Bill, you all right?

Can you guys hear me?

We're okay.

Jo, Bill, did you see that explosion?

We saw it.

This monster's moving northeast on 80!

Copy?!

This is it.

Last one.

Last time.

Mobile lab to Mobile One.

Ground speed is increasing.

The base is a mile wide.

We can't see it anymore.

What's your location?

I am right alongside her!

She's beautiful!

We're ready to play, so pull

back and prepare to monitor.

They had to be somewhere.

Path is stable, copy that.

Men...

...this is it.

Stay sharp back there.

They have position.

They could make it.

Not unless they anchor the pack.

Jonas, can you hear me?

Not now.

Jonas, listen to me.

The pack is too light.

The twister'll toss it. Anchor it.

Sharing valuable information, Jo.

I'll consider that. Thanks.

Listen to me!

What?

Can you see them?

Jonas, what's your position?

Howdy, Bill.

We're heading northeast, parallel...

...about to pull off

ahead of it on the left.

Hang back a minute. We got

a good view from back here.

She could shift or track and if

she does, she'll come right at you.

Let's do that. He'd never

put us in harm's way.

When I want your opinion, I'll give it.

Shut up, put your foot on

the gas, and stay on course.

It's unbelievable!

What's wrong?

The base is so huge!

It must be at least a mile wide!

Do you copy?

Listen to me!

Get off this frequency!

She's shifting.

Oh, my God.

Jonas, I'm telling you!

Eddie, I know you can hear me!

Get out!

Look out!

Damn!

Stupid!

We tried.

We can do nothing.

-Yes, we can.

-Ground speed is increasing.

Get ahead of it quickly,

or she'll bury you.

We have debris!

Right!

Right!

Left!

-What now?

-I have no idea.

You still with us?

Oh, my God.

I think we're going in.

Maybe we should get off this road.

You may be right.

Are you okay?

You set up?

-We're set. You going in?

-We are.

-You ready?

-I'm on it.

Be careful.

She's up.

Where are they?

Doppler tracking is great!

Wind speed increasing!

I've never seen anything like this.

They're going to punch the core.

Ready?

Let me set the cruise control.

We're good.

On three?

On three.

Go!

Ready?

Ready.

One!

Two!

Three!

Go... go... go...

...go! Go!

-Yes!

-Yes!

We did it!

Dorothy's flying!

Baby, she's flying!

Look!

We're in!

I don't believe it! We're in!

We'll be very popular!

-She's flying!

-Look at that!

It's beautiful! It's working!

It's Christmas time!

We're inside! It's working!

-Dorothy did it!

-I'm already getting readings!

This is it! We did it, man!

We just made history!

Hey, you guys, it's about to shift northeast!

I think you should get out of there!

Do you copy?

Bill, Jo, do you copy?

Oh, no!

Run!

The barn! Come on!

Look out!

Here!

Go! Hurry!

To the barn!

Stay down!

My God! Who are these people?!

I don't think so.

Quick!

Oh, my God!

Come on!

Run for it!

Get down!

Come on!

Here!

These pipes go down at least 30 feet.

We anchor to it, we may have a chance!

No good!

This!

Get in!

Hold on!

Hang on!

-You all right?

-Are you?

Look at that.

It didn't take the house.

We did it.

Yeah, we did.

Dorothy really flew.

It was a good idea.

We've got so much to do.

I'll get grant approval

for a warning system.

We need a bigger lab.

You must start analyzing data.

I do?

We must generate models of the

data, and I must run the lab.

You do the analysis, I'll run the lab.

You're running the lab?

I don't think so.

Do you always have to

do things the hard way?

We got it, guys! The sensors worked!

The computers went crazy! We got data!

It's the biggest twister on record!

Check out that sky.

You know what?

I think we've seen enough.

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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…

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