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Warner Brothers recently released the Twister (1996) 4K UHD. Read on to find out more about it...

[ SYNOPSIS ]

An estranged couple, Dr. Jo Harding (Helen Hunt) and Bill Harding (Bill Paxton), reunites to deploy "Dorothy", a cutting-edge tornado research device, in a race against nature. Jo, risking her life to study the dark side of nature by taking her data-transmitting instruments directly into the path of a deadly storm, chases the largest tornado ever to strike Oklahoma as her marriage implodes and rival scientists will stop at nothing to steal her breakthrough.

[ SPECIFICATIONS ]

The movie is presented in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio with a runtime of 1:53:04. The movie has been rated PG-13 for intense depiction of very bad weather. Audio languages include English, French, Spanish. Subtitle languages include English SDH, French, Spanish.

[ SPECIAL FEATURES ]

All of the content listed below can be found the UHD disc.

• Audio Commentary - by director Jan de Bont and visual effects supervisor Stefen Fangmeier.
• The Legacy of Twister: Taken by the Wind (15:14) - A 2024 featurette that starts off with a new interview with Jan de Bont, and then turns into a more traditional behind-the-scenes retrospective.
• Chasing the Storm: Twister Revisited (29:00) - A 2007 featurette that also begins with a Jan de Bont interview before moving on to be a basic making-of feature.
• HBO First Look: The Making of Twister (14:04) - This 1996 promotional feature recaps the plot of the movie, intercut with scenes, as well as interviews with the cast and crew.
• Anatomy of a Twister (8:34) - This 2000 featurette, originally from the two-disc Special Edition DVD, covers much of the same ground as the others.
• Van Halen Music Video: Humans Being (3:36) - This 1996 music video was released as promotion for the movie during its original theatrical run. It was originally presented in 4:3 Letterbox, but the blackness at the top and bottom have been cropped off, presenting it in 16:9 widescreen. Furthermore, the already standard-definition image has been upscaled into 1920x1080, so the quality is rather soft as a result.

[ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ]

A digital copy code voucher is included inside the standard one-disc black UHD case. A shiny slipcover is included.

[ NOTES ]

Twister (1996) is available on 4K UHD (2024), Blu-ray (2008), and DVD (Two-Disc Special Edition, 2007). As has been the case with Warner Brothers since mid-2023, each disc is sold separately; there are no Combo Pack releases. This is a shame since the 4K disc features an improved color grading for the movie which is not available separately on Blu-ray. It should also be noted that the 2008 Blu-ray contains some extras that are missing here: "Nature Tech: Tornadoes" (45:18), a History Channel special from 2003 that looks at scientific advances in predicting violent storms, and two theatrical trailers (2:05 & 2:08).

This item has been provided by Warner Brothers for review on this site.