<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Twister </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Theatrical release poster </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Directed by </Th> <Td> Jan de Bont </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Produced by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Ian Bryce </Li> <Li> Michael Crichton </Li> <Li> Kathleen Kennedy </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Written by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Michael Crichton </Li> <Li> Anne - Marie Martin </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Helen Hunt </Li> <Li> Bill Paxton </Li> <Li> Jami Gertz </Li> <Li> Cary Elwes </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Music by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mark Mancina </Li> <Li> Eddie Van Halen </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Cinematography </Th> <Td> Jack N. Green </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> Michael Kahn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company </Th> <Td> Amblin Entertainment </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Warner Bros . </Li> <Li> (North America) </Li> <Li> Universal Pictures </Li> <Li> (International) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> May 17, 1996 (1996 - 05 - 17) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 113 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Language </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $93 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $494.4 million </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Twister </Th> </Tr>

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