Night of the Twisters
Genres
Overview
A coming-of-age story, adapted from Irv Ruckman's 1984 novel, about a teenager who bonds with his stepfather while the Blainsworth, Nebraska farm family battles a series of killer twisters.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
92 min
Release Date
1996-02-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
61
Vote Average
6.1
John Schneider
Jack Hatch
Devon Sawa
Dan Hatch
Amos Crawley
Arthur Darlington
Lori Hallier
Laura Hatch
Laura Bertram
Stacy Darlington
David Ferry
Bob Iverson
Helen Hughes
Grandma Belle Hatch
Jhene Erwin
Genny
Graham McPherson
Officer Kelly Calvert
Ted Simonett
Stan
Don Allison
Phil
Markus Parilo
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Thomas Lastewka
Ryan Hatch
Alex Lastewka
Ryan Hatch
Dan Petronijevic
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Rex Hagon
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Megan Kitchen
Ronnie Vae
Deborah DeMille
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Len Doncheff
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David Sutcliffe
Farm Dad
Scott Wickware
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Jane Moffat
Farm Mom
David Berni
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Eric Coates
Dave
Cheryl Swarts
Dave's Wife
Lucas Denton
Dave's Son
Sumela Kay
Sarah
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