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Tagline:
The Dark Side of Nature. morePlot:
A couple on the point of divorce keep meeting each other because both are researchers who chase tornadoes. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 9 nominations moreUser Comments:
Sucks and Blows moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)more
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Rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
113 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:PG | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13MOVIEmeter: 
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The oil truck in the tornado bears the name "Benthic Petroleum", the name of the company in The Abyss (1989). See also Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). moreGoofs:
Continuity: When everyone is eating at Aunt Meg's house, Melissa's steak is in one position on the plate. When Dusty goes to serve her mashed potatoes, the steak has moved to the other side of the plate. moreQuotes:
[Watching Jo and Bill approaching a tornado on a video camera]Dusty: They're in the bear cage!
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De Natura Sonoris No. 1 moreFAQ
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I had some hope that this would be a cut above the usual disaster flick; not yet another Towering Inferno or some-such. Too bad. I like Bill Paxton a lot and thought maybe he would be enough to save it. Nope. If the CGI hadn't been so fake-looking, then maybe it could have overcome the plot holes, incoherent story, and the usual maudlin sentimentality that disaster film-makers seem to think they can't get along without.
As it is, it is just stupid, annoying, shrill and nonsensical. Anybody who's lived through a real tornado will know that it just isn't like this. Especially laughable is the growling noises the twister makes, as though it's some kind of nasty animal, like a grizzly bear or something. That is just idiotic.
So, if you're looking for the disaster movie that they finally got right, this isn't it.