Abe Goldfarb: I don’t know how I only just watched TWISTER for the first time, but someone literally had an idea for a movie where weather is the bad guy, and Warner Brothers coughed up the GDP of a small country to make it real, and it’s about being addicted to tornados. The 90s were a paradise.

I don’t know how I only just watched TWISTER for the first time, but someone literally had an idea for a movie where weather is the bad guy, and Warner Brothers coughed up the GDP of a small country to make it real, and it’s about being addicted to tornados. The 90s were a paradise.

The concept of corporate sell out storm chases, perfect no notes

Fuck that storm chaser, he has SPONSORSHIP. Gotta be like Bill Extreme Paxton, in it for love of the game.

As I said before, if the remake/resequel coming out wants to capture the same boomer burnout vibe then the millennial Hoffman character has to be blasting The White Stripes to storm chase

This is a good point, but now I’m thinking about PSH and how much more great work he had in him. De Bont gave him such a long leash and he handily walked away with a hundred million dollar movie.

The movie is entirely cast with Guys You Love To See

I was saying this to my friend as I watched. “It’s a That Guy movie!” When you have Alan Ruck and Zach Grenier on the call sheet, baby you got yourself a That Guy movie.

I love that movie. Aunt Meg is Aging Goals for me.

Jan De Bont could do no wrong after SPEED. Shame it was mostly downhill from there.

I actually really think his work on TWISTER is fantastic. Muscular, well-composed, lots of momentum. But yeah, SPEED is essentially perfect cinema. Hard to compete with yourself when you hit that homer right out of the gate.

For sure! Twister isn’t a favorite of mine, but the craftsmanship is excellent. I mostly meant all downhill post-Twister (Speed 2, The Haunting, etc)

SPEED 2 was one of those budget-busting runaway productions that can wound a director. It feels like the fire wasn’t there after that one.

Your next assignment is to watch Night of the Twisters (1996), a made for TV movie starring John Schneider (of Dukes of Hazzard fame) and beloved 90s heartthrob Devon Sawa!

Oh, I do like an assignment.

It is the kind of movie that uses its casts' stellar acting chops to produce a rollicking good time for the audience. Sheer escapist fiction that in lesser hands would be a mess. The entire thing is ridiculous in all the right ways. It's magical!

Cinematic gem.

It’s the perfect collision of insane high concept, ridiculously overqualified cast, and genuinely gorgeous studio polish.

"Actually I think it's the same one". Casting director was not paid enough.

It was a whole lot of big stupid fun and I watch it every time a tropical storm blows through.

Flying cows for the win

and the heroine killed the evil tornado and saved the family in the end. It's so incredibly bad that panning it is just unkind and unsporting.

Except it rocks? Sorry you didn’t enjoy it?

It's big ridiculous fun, is what I'm saying. My only mistake was watching it twice.

Cary Elwes' character being in it for the money....What money?!

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