Fact 1: Three of the cast members in the film are also on Lost — Jeremy Davies (Daniel Faraday), Sean Whalen (Frogurt), and Patrick Fischler (Phil).
Fact 2: Todd Field appears in the film as the coded gay character Beltzer, and he would later go onto become the director of Bland Hack favorites In the Bedroom and Little Children. But before he began directing, he appeared as the pianist in Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. This is peculiar because the film features a scene at a drive-in theater with The Shining playing, and ending with a pretty cool shot of Jack Nicholoson hacking down the door being projected onto the tornado. But that’s not all: two of the minor characters on the ‘enemy’ chaser team are named “Stanley” and “Kubrick.” WHOA! It was written in the stars for Mr. Field (or maybe Kubrick just really fucking loved him in Twister).
Fact 3: Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Oscar win for Capote was really just a retroactive award honoring his role as Dusty in Twister.
Fact 4: Every time Jo and Bill enter a twister in Twister, it’s really just a visual metaphor for the exploration of a sexual relationship. Think about it, the first time it happens in the mud, then in the water, then at the drive-in, and finally it ends with them strapping themselves to “pipes” with, get this, leather belts. How much more convincing do you need?
Fact 5: Sucks to be this guy.
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Ahem…PSH was only *nominated* for his supporting work in Doubt. He won for Capote though.
NOTE: The joke is still funny.
Comment by Nick on January 6, 2010 at 6:43 pmFixed. Thank you, ever vigilant Nick. (I got it right in the photo alt text, at least)
Comment by blandhack on January 6, 2010 at 7:14 pmAmazing. Nothing I didn’t already think about during the 1000 or so times I’ve watched this film since 1996, but it was good to see someone else appreciate the undervalued artistry of Twister as much as I do.
Comment by Becca on January 6, 2010 at 9:13 pm