USA,
1996, 113 min
(Alternative: 108 min)
Directed by:
Jan de BontCinematography:
Jack N. GreenComposer:
Mark MancinaCast:
Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Jami Gertz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lois Smith, Todd Field, Joey Slotnick, Jeremy Davies, Zach Grenier, Gregory Sporleder (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
In this adventure swirling with cliffhanging excitement and awesome special effects, Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton play scientists pursuing the most destructive weather front to sweep through mid-America's Tornado Alley in 50 years. By launching electronic sensors into the funnel, the storm chasers hope to obtain enough data to create an improved warning system. But to do so, they must intercept the twisters' deadly path. The chase is on! (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1997 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
- 1997 - Best Sound Mixing
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1997 - Best Special Visual Effects
The Saturn Awards
- 1997 - Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film
- 1997 - Bill Paxton (Best Actor)
- 1997 - Helen Hunt (Best Actress)
- 1997 - Habib Zargarpour, Henry LaBounta, John Frazier, Stefen Fangmeier (Best Special / Visual Effects)
Golden Raspberry Awards (Razzies)
- 1996 - Anne-Marie Martin, Michael Crichton (Worst Written Film Grossing Over $100 Million)
- 1996 - Jami Gertz (Worst Supporting Actress)