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Universal wants to remake Twister!!!!!!!!!!! No, I say. NO.

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chief-david:
Sounds like it is a go.

gag

W Thomas:

--- Quote from: ocala on June 25, 2020, 07:04:39 AM ---I wouldn't mind looking at Helen Hunt for 2 hours again. :-)
But that was 24 years ago and we did lose Bill Paxton 3 years ago.
I'm always up for a good weather movie so yes I say.

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I could live with that LOL as long as Christy doesn't catch me.

But it'll never compare to the original

N0NB:

--- Quote from: chief-david on June 25, 2020, 09:20:31 PM ---
Twister has it all. Tornados, ram trucks, Iowa.

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The end was quite cringe worthy considering the entire story was set in Oklahoma and they suddenly ended up in a corn field.   #-o

A lot of "on location" was filmed in Wakita, OK.  I lived in Enid at that time and the local paper ran stories almost daily about the filming and even pictures of the set, etc.  They solicited extras from the area which probably gave a bit of a boost to the local economy which was still in the throes of the oil bust at that time.  Gary England of KWTV Channel 9 of Oklahoma City had a cameo at the beginning of the flick.  As the OKC stations were "locals" I was familiar with the various broadcasters of the time.

The next spring after the movie's release there was a minor influx of newly licensed hams that came to the area to chase tornadoes.  That was 1997 as I recall and there were no major storms or outbreaks that year.  They went home disappointed.  It's likely they missed chasing the major outbreak of 03 May 1999.  Such is the way of weather.

I only watched the flick on VHS loaned to me.  It's likely that I would have jeered loudly in the theater or walked out.  I thought it was that bad.

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