Twisted is coming to streaming.
A sequel of sorts to the 1996 blockbuster Twisted had a strong theatrical run over the summer, grossing $267 million in U.S. theaters and $370 million internationally, making it one of the year’s top ten films worldwide. It is now set to premiere in Peacock.
Starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jonesand directed by Minariof Lee Isaac Chung, Twisted follows a new generation of storm chasers who seek to test high-tech equipment in the field (i.e., running headlong into tornadoes) to ultimately predict the paths of tornadoes and thus save countless lives by giving people quicker warnings when they are approaching. their way.
The original film, directed by Jan de Bont, had a very similar premise and starred the late Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt as an estranged couple who reunite to chase some tornadoes. Hunt did not appear in Twistedbut its big MacGuffin – a sophisticated tornado-measuring device named Dorothy – appeared several times in the new film.
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I’m not sure if I would call Twisted a classic – not sure I’d call it the original Twisted a classic, by the way – but it was a great time at the movies. As I wrote in a list of summer movies 2024…
Lee Isaac Chung’s Twisters was one of the most faithful sequels of the summer – in the sense that it has many of the same strengths and weaknesses as the original Twister. The cast is great, the effects are solid, the tornado measurement technology is the most impractical nonsense imaginable, and the story structure requires the heroes to fail repeatedly until the last, most dramatic tornado.
Part of the pleasure of Twisted I was seeing it on the big screen, and especially with a booming, seat-shaking sound system. I can’t say how this will translate to watching the movie on TV, but I would definitely make sure my sound system is properly calibrated and at full blast before hitting play.
Twisted begins streaming on Peacock on November 15th.
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