Starring: Devon Sawa, Amos Crawley, John Schneider, Lori Hallier, Laura Bertram Directed By: Timothy Bond Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC Label: Good Times Video Number of Items: 1 Region Code: 1 Release Date: April 04, 2006 Running Time: 91 minutes Theatrical Release Date: February 14, 1996
Product Description: The people of sleepy Blainsworth Nebraska have no idea of the deadly unpredictable storms heading toward them rogue tornadoes that will change their lives forever. There are already storms brewing between young Danny Hatch (Devon Sawa) and his father Jack (John Schneider) a former football star who is disappointed in his irresponsible son. Danny is home alone babysitting his baby brother when the monster twisters suddenly whirl through the unsuspecting town! Now Danny must begin a long struggle to survive the night and rescue his family... through downed electrical wires broken gas lines and a heart stopping final escape from the twisters fury! Based on actual events and packed with terrifying tornado footage and special effects this gripping film is both a thrilling look at nature s deadliest force and a testament to one family s struggle to survive against the odds.System Requirements:Running Time: Approximately 91 MinutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA UPC: 018713514899 Manufacturer No: 05-51489
Night of the Twisters Good Movie. Had seen it before, but it was even better and suspenseful than earlier viewing. Good family movie and enlightening about tornadoes and their impact on people. Having gone through tornadoes before, this one really brings out things that one can identify with. Good show.
Have your remote handy. I can't tell you what the movie is like if you sit through the whole thing because I haven't been able to manage it. But by using the remote to zip past the long, drawn out attempts at character development, I was able to enjoy the disaster part of the movie. The graphics were decent enough and the survival part of the story was entertaining.
Based on a book based on actual events This movie was a slightly changed version of the Ivy Ruckman book by the same name, a fictionalized account of the real-life disaster that happened 6/3/1980 in Grand Island. The book was very good and well worth reading, but I found some of the storyline in the movie in some ways even better. It developed the characters well and the growth of them & their relationships with each other. The movie was actually made about a decade ago, so the special effects are more typical of that time but no less good. As a fellow Nebraskan who remembers that night, I found most of the weather-related detail accurate. Likewise, I found a few changes in miscellaneous details that only a Nebraskan would catch... check out the license plates, for example... worth the ticket price right there, if you ask me. It was a very reasonable and even good adaptation from an existing book, which is a feat in and of itself.
Excellent entertainment Teenager Dan Hatch and his friend Amos are babysitting Dan's baby brother, watching TV and fooling around. But a major tornado is coming their way, unbeknownst to them but knownst to us, and we just want to scream, "Get the baby and get out of there NOW!". I just love the scene where the ping pong table swirls around for a few seconds, then flies away! In fact, unlike Twister which mostly showed us the damage from the outside, Night of the Twisters makes us feel much more "inside" the tornado. And it's fun! The scenario is very well done, carefully building up to the climax: the tornado chasing car scene. And the special effects are surprisingly good, right up there with Twister! Wholly recommended to any disaster movie buff.
Night Of The Twisters A family orented movie , good for family movie night .
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