Twister (1989 film)

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Twister

Directed by	Michael Almereyda
Produced by	Dan Ireland William J. Quigley Wieland Schulz-Keil
Written by	Mary Robison Michael Almereyda
Starring	Suzy Amis Crispin Glover Harry Dean Stanton Dylan McDermott Jenny Wright
Music by	Hans Zimmer
Distributed by	Vestron Pictures Ltd. Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	June 1989
Running time	93 min.
Language	English
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Twister is a 1989 comedy film starring Suzy Amis, Crispin Glover, Harry Dean Stanton, and Dylan McDermott.

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The film relates the story of the eccentric Cleveland family during the event of a tornado hitting their rural Kansas home. The head of the family is Eugene Cleveland (Stanton), who built a soda pop empire and lives off the proceeds. His two adult children, Maureen (Amis), and Howdy (Glover), still live with him in his mansion along with Maureen's daughter Violet and a housekeeper. The siblings Maureen and Howdy are directionless and conspire to find their mother who left unexpectedly when they were young. Howdy finds an evelope with their Mother's address and he and Maureen take Violet with them in an effort to track her down. They learn that she moved to Ireland and that becomes the focus of their drive to see her and forgive her. At dinner one evening, Howdy reveals to his father that he and Maureen have actively attempted to find their mother. Eugene informs them that she died in a mental institution and didn't even recognize him toward the end. Maureen's boyfriend Chris (McDermott), the father of Violet, appears after a lengthy absence determined to win Maureen back. He eventually wins her over and they decide to get married. Meanwhile, Eugene absconds from his immediate family with his housekeeper in tow.