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Cast
|   | Helen Hunt | As: Jo | 
|   | Bill Paxton | As: Bill | 
|   | Jami Gertz | As: Melissa | 
|   | Cary Elwes | As: Jonas | 
|   | Lois Smith | As: Aunt Meg | 
Storyline
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system. They are joined by Jo's soon to be ex-husband Bill, a former tornado chaser himself, and his girlfriend Melissa.
| Tagline: | The dark side of nature. | 
| Certification: | 12 | 
Details
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Language: English
Release Date: 10 May 1996
Country: US
Runtime: 113m
Film Collections
Company Credits
Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment
Budget: $92,000,000
Revenue: $494,471,524
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Cast
|   | Helen Hunt | Jo | 
|   | Bill Paxton | Bill | 
|   | Jami Gertz | Melissa | 
|   | Cary Elwes | Jonas | 
|   | Lois Smith | Aunt Meg | 
|   | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Dusty | 
|   | Alan Ruck | Rabbit | 
|   | Sean Whalen | Sanders | 
|   | Scott Thomson | Preacher | 
|   | Todd Field | Beltzer | 
|   | Joey Slotnick | Joey | 
|   | Wendle Josepher | Haynes | 
|   | Jeremy Davies | Laurence | 
|   | Zach Grenier | Eddie | 
|   | Gregory Sporleder | Willie | 
|   | Patrick Fischler | The Communicator | 
|   | Nicholas Sadler | Kubrick | 
|   | Ben Weber | Stanley | 
|   | Anthony Rapp | Tony | 
|   | Erik LaRay Harvey | Eric | 
|   | Abraham Benrubi | Bubba | 
|   | Jake Busey | Mobile Lab Technician | 
|   | Melanie Hoopes | Patty | 
|   | J. Dean Lindsay | Dean | 
|   | Dan Kelpine | Diner Mechanic | 
|   | Sharonlyn Morrow | Waitress | 
|   | Richard Lineback | Father | 
|   | Rusty Schwimmer | Mother | 
|   | Alexa PenaVega | Jo – 5 years old | 
|   | Taylor Gilbert | NSSL Scientist – Bryce | 
|   | Bruce Wright | NSSL Scientist – Murphy | 
|   | Gary England | TV Meteorologist #1 | 
|   | Jeff Lazalier | TV Meteorologist #2 | 
|   | Rick Mitchell | TV Meteorologist #3 | 
|   | John Thomas Rhyne | Paramedic | 
|   | Paul Douglas | Bodger | 
|   | Samantha McDonald | Drive-in Girl | 
|   | Jennifer L. Hamilton | Drive-In Girl | 
|   | Anneke de Bont | Farm Girl | 
|   | Darryl Cox | Four Corners Mechanic (uncredited) | 
|   | Thomas E. Bentley | Farmer 1 (uncredited) | 
|   | Jon Bielich | Survivor (uncredited) | 
|   | Mark Falvo | Survivor (uncredited) | 
|   | Ben Jackson | Survivor (uncredited) | 
|   | David Dillinger Jefferis | Townsperson (uncredited) | 
|   | Brad Masters | Cameraman (uncredited) | 
|   | April Warren | Flashback Mom (uncredited) | 
Directed By
|   | Jan de Bont | Director | 
|   | Trudy Ramirez | Script Supervisor | 
|   | Matthew Carlisle | First Assistant Director | 
|   | Richard Oswald | Second Assistant Director | 
|   | John M. Morse | Second Second Assistant Director | 
|   | David K. Riebel | Additional Second Assistant Director | 
|   | Alexander Witt | Second Unit Director | 
Writing Credits
|   | Michael Crichton | Screenplay | 
|   | Anne-Marie Martin | Screenplay | 
|   | Fireball Tim Lawrence | Storyboard | 
Production Crew
|   | Kathleen Kennedy | Producer | 
|   | Ian Bryce | Producer | 
|   | Walter F. Parkes | Executive Producer | 
|   | Steven Spielberg | Executive Producer | 
|   | Laurie MacDonald | Executive Producer | 
|   | Michael Crichton | Producer | 
|   | R. Anthony Brown | Unit Production Manager | 
|   | Risa Bramon Garcia | Casting | 
|   | Gerald R. Molen | Executive Producer | 
|   | Glenn Salloum | Associate Producer | 
|   | Amanda Brand | Publicist | 
|   | Michael J. Burmeister | Location Manager | 
|   | Ken Ryan | Production Accountant | 
|   | Randi Hiller | Casting Associate | 
|   | Ricki Maslar | Location Casting | 
|   | Justin Holstein | Production Assistant | 
|   | Kaylene Carlson | Location Coordinator | 
|   | Stacy Layne Kramer | Assistant Accountant | 
|   | Bonnie Bott | Assistant Location Manager | 
|   | Richard Castro | Payroll Accountant | 
|   | Melissa Bolton | Production Secretary | 
|   | Ria Pavia | Casting Associate | 
Edited By
|   | Michael Kahn | Editor | 
|   | Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer | 
|   | Richard Byard | Assistant Editor | 
|   | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter | 
|   | Alan Cody | Associate Editor | 
Costume and Makeup
|   | Ellen Mirojnick | Costume Design | 
|   | Karen Blynder | Makeup Artist | 
|   | Kenneth Sayers | Set Dressing Artist | 
|   | Kim Santantonio | Hairstylist | 
|   | Leah Brown | Key Costumer | 
|   | Brad Wilder | Makeup Supervisor | 
|   | Carolyn Dessert | Costumer | 
|   | Nick Scarano | Wardrobe Supervisor | 
Sound
|   | Mark Mancina | Original Music Composer | 
|   | Stephen Hunter Flick | Supervising Sound Editor | 
|   | Geoffrey Patterson | Sound Mixer | 
|   | Beau Baker | Boom Operator | 
|   | Zigmund Gron | Music Editor | 
|   | Joel Sill | Music Supervisor | 
|   | Gregg Landaker | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | Budd Carr | Music Supervisor | 
|   | Kevin O'Connell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | Steve Maslow | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | Catherine Calleson | Assistant Sound Editor | 
|   | Bruce Fowler | Orchestrator | 
|   | Stephanie Flack | Dialogue Editor | 
|   | Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects Editor | 
|   | William Jacobs | Sound Editor | 
|   | Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist | 
|   | Robert Deschaine | ADR Mixer | 
|   | Carolyn Tapp | Foley Recordist | 
|   | Tami Treadwell | ADR Recordist | 
|   | Beth Bergeron | ADR Editor | 
|   | Judee Flick | Supervising ADR Editor | 
|   | Amy Dunn | Assistant Music Supervisor | 
|   | Linda Yeaney | First Assistant Sound Editor | 
|   | Mary Jo Lang | Foley Mixer | 
|   | Kevin Laffey | Music Consultant | 
|   | Don L. Harper | Conductor | 
|   | Hans Zimmer | Music Producer | 
Visual Effects
|   | Henry LaBounta | Visual Effects Designer | 
|   | Jeanie King | Visual Effects Coordinator | 
|   | Jeanie King | Visual Effects Producer | 
|   | Ken Nielsen | Visual Effects | 
|   | Julie Adrianson-Neary | Digital Compositors | 
|   | Kim Bromley | Visual Effects Producer | 
|   | Stefen Fangmeier | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
|   | John Frazier | Special Effects Supervisor | 
|   | Jeanmarie King | Visual Effects Coordinator | 
|   | Alia Agha | Rotoscoping Artist | 
|   | Lori Arnold | Visual Effects Production Assistant | 
|   | Raul Essig | CG Artist | 
|   | Ronn Brown | Matte Painter | 
Camera
|   | Jack N. Green | Director of Photography | 
|   | David Luckenbach | Steadicam Operator | 
|   | David James | Still Photographer | 
|   | Stephen S. Campanelli | Camera Operator | 
|   | Jeffrey A. Johnson | Grip | 
|   | Ron Cooney | Key Grip | 
|   | Bill Coe | First Assistant Camera | 
|   | Robert Mehnert | Aerial Director of Photography | 
|   | Keith Banks | Second Assistant Camera | 
|   | Adam Colunga | Best Boy Grip | 
|   | C. Ashley Sudge | Dolly Grip | 
|   | Ralph Mendoza | Assistant Camera | 
|   | Alexander Witt | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
|   | Larry D. Davis | First Assistant Camera | 
Lighting
|   | Mark Mele | Rigging Gaffer | 
|   | David H. Neale | Electrician | 
|   | Emmanuel Vouniozos | Rigging Grip | 
|   | Kirk Miller | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician | 
|   | Richard Cronn | Chief Lighting Technician | 
Art Department
|   | Ronald R. Reiss | Set Decoration | 
|   | Joseph C. Nemec III | Production Design | 
|   | Dan Olexiewicz | Supervising Art Director | 
|   | Carla S. Nemec | Art Department Coordinator | 
|   | John Zemansky | Property Master | 
|   | William S. Maxwell III | Leadman | 
|   | Dave Margolin | Painter | 
|   | Chuck Parker | Assistant Art Director | 
|   | Mark Hudson | Standby Painter | 
|   | John Aldays | Greensman | 
|   | Giacomo G. Ghiazza | Production Illustrator | 
|   | Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. | Set Designer | 
|   | Robert L. Thompson | Construction Foreman | 
|   | Rory Enke | Location Scout | 
|   | Steve Callas | Construction Coordinator | 
|   | Daniel R. Bentley | Assistant Property Master | 
|   | Terrie Nettles | Set Painter | 
|   | Robert Gray | Swing | 
|   | Kyle Cooper | Title Designer | 
Other Crew
|   | Bradley M. Goodman | Post Production Supervisor | 
|   | Mic Rodgers | Stunt Coordinator | 
|   | Florian Kainz | Software Engineer | 
|   | Timothy Greenwood | Projection | 
|   | Mark Suveg | Video Assist Operator | 
|   | Jill McGraw | Scenic Artist | 
|   | Raymond Bulinski | Craft Service | 
|   | Steven Chambers | Stunts | 
|   | Sheridan Ross Batson | Transportation Co-Captain | 
|   | Timothy Eaton | Visual Effects Editor | 
|   | Tom Osman | Carpenter | 
|   | Mitch Friedman | Driver | 
|   | Ron Poniewaz Jr. | Transportation Captain | 
|   | Guy Hendrix Dyas | Visual Effects Art Director | 
|   | Randy Peters | Transportation Coordinator | 
|   | Bill Palmer | Transportation Co-Captain | 
|   | Stan Blackwell | Special Effects Technician | 
|   | Annie Ellis | Stunt Double | 
|   | Harold Brooks | Technical Advisor | 
|   | Chris Tuck | Stunts | 
|   | Michael Runyard | Stunt Coordinator | 
|   | Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts | 
|   | Annie Ellis | Stunts | 
|   | Danny Rogers | Stunts | 
|   | Tommy J. Huff | Stunts | 
|   | James M. Halty | Stunts | 
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