262:, the film relates the story of the eccentric Cleveland family during the event of a tornado's hitting their rural Kansas home. The head of the family is Eugene Cleveland (Stanton), who built soda pop and mini-golf empires and lives off the proceeds. His two adult children, Maureen (Amis), and Howdy (Glover), live with him in his mansion along with Maureen's daughter Violet, and Lola, the housekeeper. Maureen is plagued by unwanted visits from her ex, Chris (McDermott), who has recently returned from Canada with the intention of marrying Maureen and becoming a father to Violet. Howdy is enrolled in a local university and pursues rolling interests in painting, music, and theater, all with an absurdist slant. He is also desperately trying to convince Stephanie, a young groundskeeper from the University, to marry him and go off to Europe. Eugene, exasperated with Howdy's high-brow attitude and Maureen's sullen listlessness, spends his time drinking and courting Virginia, a local host of a Christian children's TV program. The group continuously annoy each other, fight, and try to find themselves in an isolated little world where all of the necessities of life are provided, but purpose is lacking.
270:. Burroughs tells them he bought the farm from her and met her once when they were in escrow; that "Jim" spoke with her mostly. When the kids ask if they can speak to Jim, Burroughs replies: "Jim got kicked in the head by a horse last year. went around killing horses for a while, until he ate the insides of a clock and he died" (a line originally found in
281:
Eugene, frustrated with
Virginia's condescending attitude toward his family, breaks up with her. During a particularly heated dinner one evening, Eugene overreacts to Howdy's insults and explodes, tipping over bowls of gazpacho. Howdy reveals to his father that he and Maureen have actively attempted
358:
that the film was "worth a look for the unexpected delicacy of its execution and the all-cult quality of its casting" and noted that "Almereyda creates a kind of low-key, unemphatic weirdness that gets its laughs but still leaves room for moments of surprising emotional authenticity."
29:
265:
Howdy finds an envelope with their mother's address and he and
Maureen take Violet with them in an effort to track her down. The address on the envelope leads them to a farm in which they meet an unnamed character played by
285:
Maureen and Chris decide to get married and
Stephanie goes back to her old boyfriend. Meanwhile, Eugene absconds from his immediate family and goes off to destinations unknown with Lola.
678:
530:
698:
683:
600:
560:
673:
523:
282:
to find their mother. Eugene informs them that she died in a mental institution and didn't even recognize him toward the end.
278:). He then indicates that he thinks she moved to Ireland and that becomes the focus of their drive to see her and forgive her.
693:
688:
703:
275:
668:
516:
436:
394:
460:
271:
267:
663:
616:
592:
584:
576:
399:
294:
239:
91:
76:
640:
540:
481:
327:
227:
39:
608:
160:
503:
492:
312:
247:
243:
106:
497:
632:
624:
306:
235:
101:
508:
657:
390:
364:
568:
486:
318:
132:
111:
62:
342:
333:
223:
150:
119:
72:
28:
395:"Twister (1989) Review/Film; Civilization Grinds Down in 'Twister,' a Comedy"
300:
231:
96:
475:
424:
413:
512:
207:
199:
189:
166:
156:
146:
138:
128:
84:
68:
53:
45:
35:
21:
16:1989 American comedy film by Michael Almereyda
524:
8:
531:
517:
509:
437:"'TWISTER': LOW-KEY, UNEMPHATIC WEIRDNESS"
27:
18:
377:
385:
383:
381:
7:
368:called it a "fiendish funny farce".
679:Films directed by Michael Almereyda
601:William Eggleston in the Real World
258:Based on Mary Robison's 1981 novel
14:
1:
699:1980s English-language films
276:Playboy of the Western World
684:Films scored by Hans Zimmer
561:Another Girl Another Planet
339:David Brown as Bob Breevort
324:Lindsay Christman as Violet
720:
547:
26:
354:Dave Kehr wrote in the
175:June 30, 1989
674:Vestron Pictures films
694:American comedy films
689:Films about tornadoes
272:John Millington Synge
704:1980s American films
303:as Maureen Cleveland
297:as Eugene Cleveland
222:is a 1989 American
80:Wieland Schulz-Keil
593:Happy Here and Now
539:Films directed by
443:. 7 September 1990
400:The New York Times
393:(April 19, 1990).
362:Peter Travers for
309:as Howdy Cleveland
295:Harry Dean Stanton
240:Harry Dean Stanton
92:Harry Dean Stanton
77:William J. Quigley
669:1989 comedy films
651:
650:
541:Michael Almereyda
328:Charlayne Woodard
268:William Burroughs
246:. It was shot in
228:Michael Almereyda
215:
214:
116:Lindsay Christman
49:Michael Almereyda
40:Michael Almereyda
711:
533:
526:
519:
510:
463:
458:
452:
451:
449:
448:
433:
427:
422:
416:
411:
405:
404:
387:
182:
180:
161:Vestron Pictures
31:
19:
719:
718:
714:
713:
712:
710:
709:
708:
654:
653:
652:
647:
543:
537:
504:Box Office Mojo
493:Rotten Tomatoes
472:
467:
466:
459:
455:
446:
444:
441:Chicago Tribune
435:
434:
430:
423:
419:
412:
408:
389:
388:
379:
374:
356:Chicago Tribune
352:
313:Dylan McDermott
291:
256:
248:Wichita, Kansas
244:Dylan McDermott
192:
185:
178:
176:
169:
124:
107:Dylan McDermott
79:
75:
60:
17:
12:
11:
5:
717:
715:
707:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
656:
655:
649:
648:
646:
645:
637:
629:
625:Marjorie Prime
621:
613:
605:
597:
589:
581:
573:
565:
557:
548:
545:
544:
538:
536:
535:
528:
521:
513:
507:
506:
495:
484:
471:
470:External links
468:
465:
464:
453:
428:
417:
406:
391:Canby, Vincent
376:
375:
373:
370:
351:
348:
347:
346:
340:
337:
331:
325:
322:
316:
310:
307:Crispin Glover
304:
298:
290:
287:
255:
252:
236:Crispin Glover
213:
212:
209:
205:
204:
201:
197:
196:
193:
190:
187:
186:
184:
183:
172:
170:
167:
164:
163:
158:
157:Distributed by
154:
153:
148:
144:
143:
140:
136:
135:
130:
129:Cinematography
126:
125:
123:
122:
117:
114:
109:
104:
102:Crispin Glover
99:
94:
88:
86:
82:
81:
70:
66:
65:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
716:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
661:
659:
643:
642:
638:
635:
634:
630:
627:
626:
622:
619:
618:
614:
611:
610:
606:
603:
602:
598:
595:
594:
590:
587:
586:
582:
579:
578:
574:
571:
570:
566:
563:
562:
558:
555:
554:
550:
549:
546:
542:
534:
529:
527:
522:
520:
515:
514:
511:
505:
501:
500:
496:
494:
490:
489:
485:
483:
479:
478:
474:
473:
469:
462:
461:Rolling Stone
457:
454:
442:
438:
432:
429:
426:
421:
418:
415:
410:
407:
402:
401:
396:
392:
386:
384:
382:
378:
371:
369:
367:
366:
365:Rolling Stone
360:
357:
349:
344:
341:
338:
335:
332:
329:
326:
323:
320:
317:
314:
311:
308:
305:
302:
299:
296:
293:
292:
288:
286:
283:
279:
277:
274:'s 1907 play
273:
269:
263:
261:
253:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
230:and starring
229:
225:
221:
220:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
188:
174:
173:
171:
165:
162:
159:
155:
152:
149:
145:
142:Roberto Silvi
141:
137:
134:
131:
127:
121:
118:
115:
113:
110:
108:
105:
103:
100:
98:
95:
93:
90:
89:
87:
83:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
59:
56:
52:
48:
46:Screenplay by
44:
41:
38:
34:
30:
25:
20:
639:
631:
623:
617:Experimenter
615:
607:
599:
591:
583:
575:
567:
559:
552:
551:
498:
487:
476:
456:
445:. Retrieved
440:
431:
420:
409:
398:
363:
361:
355:
353:
321:as Stephanie
319:Jenny Wright
284:
280:
264:
259:
257:
226:directed by
218:
217:
216:
191:Running time
168:Release date
133:Renato Berta
112:Jenny Wright
63:Mary Robison
57:
414:Quad Cinema
343:Tim Robbins
336:as Virginia
334:Lois Chiles
224:comedy film
151:Hans Zimmer
120:Lois Chiles
73:Dan Ireland
69:Produced by
36:Directed by
664:1989 films
658:Categories
447:2022-11-26
372:References
208:Box office
195:93 minutes
179:1989-06-30
609:Cymbeline
350:Reception
301:Suzy Amis
232:Suzy Amis
139:Edited by
97:Suzy Amis
315:as Chris
211:$ 33,455
200:Language
147:Music by
85:Starring
54:Based on
633:Escapes
553:Twister
499:Twister
488:Twister
477:Twister
345:as Jeff
330:as Lola
219:Twister
203:English
177: (
22:Twister
644:(2020)
636:(2017)
628:(2017)
620:(2015)
612:(2014)
604:(2005)
596:(2002)
588:(2000)
585:Hamlet
580:(1998)
577:Trance
572:(1994)
564:(1992)
556:(1989)
242:, and
641:Tesla
569:Nadja
482:IMDb
425:MUBI
289:Cast
254:Plot
502:at
491:at
480:at
260:Oh!
61:by
58:Oh!
660::
439:.
397:.
380:^
250:.
238:,
234:,
532:e
525:t
518:v
450:.
403:.
181:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
