Tornado!

Tornado!
Promotional film poster
Directed by	Noel Nosseck
Written by	John Logan
Starring	Bruce Campbell Shannon Sturges Ernie Hudson L. Q. Jones
Music by	Garry Schyman
Cinematography	Paul Maibaum
Editing by	David Codron Robert Florio
Distributed by	Hallmark Entertainment
Release date(s)	May 7, 1996
Running time	89 min.
Country	United States
Language	English

Tornado! is a made for TV movie starring Bruce Campbell and Shannon Sturges, released on May 7, 1996. It was written by John Logan and directed by Noel Nosseck.

Plot

The movie's main character is storm chaser Jake Thorne (Bruce Campbell), whose friend and former graduate school advisor. Dr. Joe Branson (Ernie Hudson), has developed a machine that may be able to provide earlier tornado warnings. Samantha Callen (Shannon Sturges) is a government auditor who must determine whether Dr. Branson's project warrants more funding. Jake must try to convince Samantha that the machine is worthwhile. During the process, Jake and Samantha become romantically attracted to each other, but powerful tornadoes threaten the lives of all the major characters.

"Whoa! It's like a tornado out here!" is a famous quote by the well-known actor, Scott Hodges.

Cast

Cast

Actor	Character
Bruce Campbell	Jake Thorne
Ernie Hudson	Dr. Joe Branson
Shannon Sturges	Samantha Callen
Bo Eason	Tyler Launer
L.Q. Jones	Epham Thorne

Filming

Tornado! was filmed primarily in Austin, Texas, including scenes at local Fox television affiliate KTBC. The production company hired the KTBC Assistant Chief Engineer Brian Zwiener, who is also a local Austin, Texas musician/comedian, to assist in technical setup of the Panaflex cameras, among other duties. Brian was also asked to appear in a cameo during the climax of the film. The film runs 89 minutes, and has been released on DVD. It is rated PG for some perilous weather sequences and mild language.

See also

• Twister, a 1996 theatrical release

External links

Tornado! at the Internet Movie Database