Product Description

Jamie Marshall (Kelly McGillis) is a "storm chaser" who, having lost her husband in a crash after his plane was struck by lightning, recklessly throws herself into her work. Sent by her boss to Colorado to investigate the cause of a devastating tornado, she meets Will Stanton (Wolf Larson), Field Coordinator for FEMA. One night, while working closely together examining the wreckage of the recent storm, Jamie and Will experience a once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon - a ball of lightning falling from the sky connecting with the ground all around them. As Will tries to shield Jamie from the lightning, the two embrace and find themselves in a passionate kiss. The next day Jamie and Will return to the location. What they discover is a facility where waste from scientific experimentation is affecting the atmosphere causing the tornadoes. Armed with the new information and seven new tornadoes on the horizon, Jamie and Will prepare the already tornado ravaged town for another possible disaster! Kelly McGillis, Wolf Larson

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44868 in DVD
• Released on: 2000-03-28
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 96 minutes

Customer Reviews

Storm Chasers - Revenge of the Twister
Kelly McGillis plays Jamie Marshall a storm chaser trying to get over the death of her recently deceased husband. When Colorado experiences a tornado in an area where they do not normally occur, she is sent in to investigate. Jamie works very closely with FEMA coordinator Will Stanton played by Wolf Larson. As Will and Jamie work closely together, the two are very drawn to each other. When they discover a facility doing illegal experiments that involve clear-cutting the nearby forests, they may have to forfeit their lives to prove it.

I didn't think this movie was as bad as other reviewers. You have to keep in mind that this is a made for TV movie, and not a blockbuster studio movie like Twister. Of course the special effects are not going to be done up to standards of a Hollywood production. I thought the acting was good, and not as scientifically lacking facts as Twister was.

Excuse me if I giggle.
I thought the movie was a little silly. Kelly McGillis gets into her maniac role pretty well. Is that Danno? Yes it is! Waiting for the tornadoes was tiresome, however. And yes, they do use the "food coloring in a tank of water" effects. Actually well written, and interesting just to listen to.

Rent "Twister" instead
Combine a trite script, poor acting and some badly animated scenes and you get this movie. Scenes are difficult to watch because of the comical score and impossibly funny situations (the lead characters engage in a passionate kiss as ball lightning hails down upon them, the FEMA director seems to be an ordained minister as well.) However, one highlight of the movie (and deviation from the "Twister-like" script) was the inclusion of a government conspiracy involving the Department of Energy. Bottom line: rent Twister instead.