Twister

An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the black maid. Also thrown into the mix is the daughter's ex-husband, a ne-er-do-well who is seeking to get back in his ex-wife's good graces.

Cast

Harry Dean Stanton

as Cleveland

Suzy Amis

as Maureen Cleveland

Crispin Glover

as Howdy

Jenny Wright

as Stephanie

Dylan McDermott

as Chris

Charlayne Woodard

as Lola

Lois Chiles

as Virginia

William S. Burroughs

as Man in Barn

David Brown

as Bob Breevort

Tim Robbins

as Jeff

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