Twister (1996)
Director: Jan de Bont
Writers: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie Martin
Stars: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz
Plot: TV weatherman Bill Harding is trying to get his tornado-hunter wife, Jo, to sign divorce papers so he can marry his girlfriend Melissa. But Mother Nature, in the form of a series of intense storms sweeping across Oklahoma, has other plans. Soon the three have joined the team of stormchasers as they attempt to insert a revolutionary measuring device into the very heart of several extremely violent tornados.
* * *
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
REPORTER [ON TV]: It’s in the center of Kingfisher County, moving north.
Also, I do want to say, you folks back to the wind, a little earlier Bill made…
Tornado warning continues now and has been extended officially.
I gave this to you earlier. It’s extended over into Oklahoma Cou…
They’re calling all of Oklahoma County right now…
[THUNDER CRASHING AND RUMBLING]
[DOG WHIMPERING]
Jo, come on.
What is it, Mommy?
Come on, sweetie. Let’s get up.
We need to get down to the storm cellar right now!
WOMAN: Okay.
JO: What’s happening?
MAN: Let’s go!
WOMAN: Come on.
Mommy?
MAN: Hurry!
Don’t be scared, Jo. Mommy’s got you.
TV says it’s big. Might be a F-5.
We’re going to the storm cellar.
JO: Toby! Toby!
[DOG BARKING]
Toby! Toby!
We gotta move! Hand her to me!
JO: Toby! MAN: Come on! Let’s move.
[BARKING]
REPORTER [ON TV]: Go to the center of your house if there’s no cellar.
My Lord!
MAN: Come on!
WOMAN: We’re almost there! We’re almost there!
MAN: Take her! Take her!
I’ll get the door!
JO: Toby!
Get in, Jo! MAN: Hurry!
It’s coming! JO: Toby!
MAN: Quick! JO: Toby!
MAN: Light the lamp!
[BARKING]
Daddy! Daddy! Toby’s still outside!
Toby, come on, boy!
Good boy!
It’s okay, Toby.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
MAN: Grab Jo, honey!
Daddy!
[CREAKING]
Take Jo!
[MAN SCREAMING]
God!
I can’t hold it.
Jesus! Oh, God!
I can’t hold it anymore!
I can’t hold it anymore!
[SCREAMING]
WOMAN: No, Jo!
Stay with me, Jo!
[SATELLITE BEEPING]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
REPORTER [ON TV]: At 7 a.m. in Oklahoma City…
…the temperature is 75 degrees.
[BEEPING]
Across the state, skies are partly cloudy.
Let’s take a look. Caps are already starting to break.
All the models are forecasting lifted indices from -6 to -10.
MURPHY: If the cells keep building, there could be a record outbreak of tornados.
This is going to be a long day.
MELISSA: Are you sure she’s gonna be there?
BILL: If I know Jo, she’s already dragged her department into the field.
Oh, hell. On a day like today, it’s to be expected.
She forgets everything except her work.
You’re nervous about seeing her, aren’t you?
Nervous? No.
Why? Do I look nervous?
No.
Well, yeah, you do a little. You know.
I just want to get it over with.
But she said she signed the papers, right?
That’s what she said.
You don’t think so?
No. I think so.
Give me a kiss.
[KNOCKING]
BELTZER: Okay, professor! Hang on there. I think I fixed it.
I got it.
[ELECTRICITY CRACKLING]
Oops.
Fuck me! This thing is useless!
BELTZER: Sorry, Jo.
Wait, wait, Beltzer!
That’s good! Give me a reading!
Okay, boss lady, hold your horses.
Which way do you want it, Jo?
Looks like the dry line is stalled.
Give me a sector scan, WNW.
Look at mid-levels for rotation, and increase the P.R.F.
[SINGING]
[«MOTHERLESS CHILD» BY ERIC CLAPTON PLAYING ON SPEAKERS]
All I’m saying is, don’t fold the maps.
I didn’t fold the map.
Yeah, well, Kansas is a mess. There’s a big crease through Wichita.
Roll the maps.
BILL: What do you know? The storm chasers.
RABBIT: Hey, I don’t believe it.
DUSTY: Who is that handsome devil?
Gentlemen.
The Extreme! It’s the Extreme!
Oh, man. Don’t start that shit.
A manly handshake ensues. How you doing, man?
BILL: I’m doing great. I’m doing great.
DUSTY: Oh, man!
Dusty, I’d like you to meet Melissa. Melissa, this is Dusty.
Dustman’s been chasing with us since we started.
Listen, man…
…where’s Jo?
She’s over by the Doppler.
Broke down again. Running out of grant money.
Honey, why don’t you hang out here for a little while. I’ll be right back.
Dusty, why don’t you explain to Melissa…
…why you’re the way you are?
[LAUGHING]
Come on.
Man, Jo’s going to wig when she sees he’s back.
I’m not back.
The prodigal son returns.
Hi, Joey.
Hey, Bill.
[DOPPLER BEEPING]
BILL: Hiya, Jo.
Hey, Bill.
I’m happy you found us.
How you doing?
It’s going good.
You see the sky today?
BILL: Yeah, she’s…
She’s really talking.
Catch.
It’s the biggest series of storms in 12 years.
One lined up right after another.
N.S.S.L.’s never seen anything like it.
Is that right? So, Jo, about the divorce papers…
LAURENCE: Jo, do you have a sec?
Oops. Excuse me.
Yeah, yeah. Sure.
BELTZER: Hi, Bill. PATTY: Hi, Bill.
BILL: Hey.
This thing’s acting up again.
The focus mount’s jammed.
The focus mount.
There’s grass in the auto-focus. Did you check this?
Do you want me to clean that out?
Not unless you want to sketch the tornados.
LAURENCE: Hey, welcome back, Bill.
I’m not back.
So you want the papers?
I did drive all the way out here for them.
JO: They’re signed and ready.
Good. Good. Let’s see them.
Do you need them right this second?
Well, that’d be nice.
What’s the urgent urgency? You act like you’re getting married.
I am.
Wow.
Yeah.
Is it Melinda?
Melissa.
Wasn’t there a Melinda somewhere?
No, there’s only been Melissa since you.
Boy, not much for browsing, are you?
No, I guess I’m not.
There you go.
Thank you.
Whoa. Whoa. You missed a page.
What?
Right here.
Where’d this come from?
What’re you doing?
Can I read it first?
No.
It’s the same as it was in December.
I didn’t read it in December.
Christ, would you just sign it so we can get out of here?
Please.
«We»? She’s here?
Yes, she’s here. She’s over with Dusty. Now, please, sign the document.
You left her with Dusty? What’s the matter with you?
What are you doing?
I want to meet her.
BILL: No, you don’t.
Christ.
The suck zone.
It’s the point…
…basically at which the twister…
…sucks you up.
That’s not the technical term for it, obviously. But…
JO: Hi.
I’m Jo Harding.
Oh, hello. Nice to meet you.
Bill told me the happy news.
Which?
Us. Marriage. Jo, Melissa.
It’s happy news.
I guess it probably seems kind of sudden.
Seems sudden?
Dude, you’re taking the vows? That’s sweet.
We wanted to get it done before Billy started his new job.
That’s right. That’s right. Weatherman.
What?
What?
Don’t say it.
I said, weatherman.
I think it’s great.
You have that tone.
There was no tone. If you have a problem being…
I don’t have a problem being a weatherman.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Dr. Melissa Reeves, here.
Just wanted to say hello.
Hello.
Very nice to meet you.
You too. Billy.
BILLY [WHISPERING]: What? No. Christ.
Uh-huh.
New truck?
That’s right.
Boy, oh, boy. New job…
…new truck…
…new wife. It’s a whole new you.
Jo.
This is very awkward.
BILL: I know. Tell me about it.
I thought you’d be coming out here alone.
I wasn’t expecting on coming out here at all. You said you’d meet me…
It’s about Dorothy.
Dorothy?
What about her?
She’s here.
Show me.
I can’t believe you did it.
JO: We built four of them.
BILL: She work?
Thought you’d want to be here for her first time out.
It wouldn’t be right if you weren’t here.
This is going to be good!
DUSTY: How sweet is that?
It’s Bill’s concept, man.
The Extreme. It came from his brain.
I had a hand in it.
Wow. It is great.
What is it?
It’s an instrument pack for studying tornados. First one in history.
JO: It’s very exciting.
Scientists have been studying tornados forever…
…but still nobody knows how a tornado works.
We have no idea what is going on inside…
…because nobody’s ever been able to take scientific measurements…
…from inside the funnel.
That’s what she’s going to do.
How?
We put her up inside a tornado.
She opens…
…and releases hundreds of these sensors…
…that measure all parts of the tornado simultaneously.
You see, Melissa, it’s like this:
These sensors go up the funnel and radio back information…
…about the internal structure, wind velocities, flow asymmetries…
We could learn more in 30 seconds than in the last 30 years.
Get a profile of a tornado for the first time.
And what will that do?
If we know how a tornado really worked…
…we can design an advanced warning system.
Aren’t there already tornado warnings?
The civil defense…
They’re not good enough.
They’re nowhere near good enough. Right now it’s 3 minutes.
If we can get this new information, we can increase it to 15 minutes.
Give people a chance to get to safety.
At least, that’s what these guys are trying to do.
[CHEERING]
I can’t believe you actually did it.
Well, we did it.
How do you get it in the tornado?
Well, you get in front of the tornado and put it in the damage path.
And then get out again before it picks you up too.
That’s the suck zone.
Oh.
Excellent! Jo, we got major action!
N.S.S.L. says the cap is breaking, towers are going up 30 miles up the dry line.
All right. Let’s go.
We’re moving!
DUSTY: All right. It’s fatty time!
PATTY: Joey, laptop.
BELTZER: We’re waiting! Let’s go!
Joey, Haynes, a little help!
Yes, sir. Right here.
JOEY: Smooth.
PATTY: Where is Dusty? There he is.
BELTZER: Come on! You’re always last to go! Let’s go!
PATTY: We’re going third. Preacher follow.
JO: Laurence, don’t forget the camera. LAURENCE: I got it!
They can handle this. They know what they’re doing. I mean, well…
This is what they do.
They live for this.
Uh-huh.
BELTZER: Dorothy 2 & 3 ready.
PATTY: Dorothy 4 ready.
Are you sure you don’t want to go?
No.
Go with them, you mean?
Yeah.
No, they’ll be fine.
[HORN HONKING]
Did she sign the papers?
Shit!
She didn’t?
Come on! If we hurry, we can still catch them!
Hey, Bill, glad you’re back!
I’m not back!
JO [OVER RADIO]: Rabbit.
RABBIT: Yeah, boss?
Can we do better than the 30?
No.
Not for a while. It’s best to stay on it until we pass Rogers Creek.
JO [OVER RADIO]: Copy that.
Once we catch up to them, you take the truck and head home.
I’ll get the papers signed and see you tonight. Okay?
No.
You know what, honey. I find this kind of interesting. I’m going to tag along.
Jonas! Son of a bitch!
Who is that, honey?
Jonas Miller. He’s a night crawler.
We all started out in the same lab.
Then Jonas went out and got himself some corporate sponsors.
He’s in it for the money, not the science.
He’s got a lot of high-tech gadgets.
But he’s got no instincts.
And he doesn’t have Dorothy.
RABBIT [OVER RADIO]: Jo, I think we got fleas.
Jo, come back.
Hey, there. You change your mind?
Yeah. What’s Jonas doing here?
I’m not sure.
I bet he’s asking himself the same question about you.
[HONKING]
Shit! Hold on!
God damn! Son of a bitch!
JONAS: This was essentially a false alarm.
The radar appeared solid.
BILL: How long do you think it’ll take to get fixed?
Ten minutes, 15 tops.
BILL: Sounds good.
JONAS: What drives me is the unknown.
What if we could predict the tornado’s path?
How many lives would be spared…
…with the creation of an early warning system?
And D.O.T. 3…
…is the answer.
The first digital orthographic telemeter.
[BEEPING]
And inside, she holds hundreds of these sensors which…
…when released into the tornado, transmit back data on wind speed…
…pressure and dew point temperature.
JO: Bill.
Why didn’t you tell me?
JO: Bill, don’t.
And what will soon be the center for all studies.
Hey! Hey!
Hey, you shit!
You son of a bitch! What, you think I wouldn’t find out about this?
JONAS: Get this loser off me! MAN 1: All right, back off.
MAN 2: What’s your malfunction, man?
What is the matter with you?
You stole my design, you son of a bitch!
What the hell you talking about?
Dorothy. You took her, you damn thief!
Oh, I get it. You want to take credit for my design.
BILL: You’re a liar.
She was our idea and you know it.
Unrealized idea. Unrealized.
BILL: That ain’t worth shit unless it flies!
Guys! Guys! All my guys, get a grip on yourself.
We both know he’ll never get that thing up in the air.
Well, let me enlighten you people!
This baby has satellite comlink.
We got onboard pulse Doppler.
We got Nexrad real time.
Today, we’re going to make history.
So stick around.
The days of sniffing the dirt are over.
JOEY: Better than what you sniff.
We’ll see who gets there first, pal.
By the way…
…I really enjoy your weather reports.
[LAUGHING]
BILL: You slime!
Come here!
Get your hands off of me!
Okay.
BELTZER: He’s a corporate kiss-butt, man.
I’m sorry. I should have told you.
One day.
I’ll give you one day. Whether she flies or not, I’m gone.
MELISSA: Honey?
Honey, is everything okay?
It’s okay. Everything’s fine.
Are you sure?
Yeah, everything’s okay.
Okay.
Listen, I’m going to hang out here and get some air.
Why don’t you go get us some cold drinks?
Okay, sweetheart.
Okay.
Jo, I don’t know what the matter is with Bill.
I mean, he’s wacko. He’s crazy.
You ought to get a leash on him.
He’s not my problem. He’s yours.
By the way, this storm’s going to be a lot bigger than we anticipated.
I got reports of mesos from Grand County all the way to Logan.
Sharing information with me?
No, I was just curious as to which way you were going to head.
Southeast, I think.
To the counter.
Two lemonades to go, please.
Nothing changes.
Pardon me?
He’s gonna wait and see what Bill does.
May I have a coffee to go?
That man is waiting for Billy? Why?
[WIND WHISTLING]
So you’re telling me that Billy knows what a storm is thinking?
Something like that. Gum?
My aunt Meg used to call him a human barometer.
Well, he hasn’t really told me about all this.
If you have to pee, you should do it now…
…because there’s not very many places to stop once we get on the road.
You’re still in love with him, aren’t you?
Check, please.
Not that I blame you.
I just hope this isn’t some desperate attempt to keep him in your life.
We’re together.
[THUNDER RUMBLING IN DISTANCE]
Hey, man.
What’s up?
Going green.
Greenage.
Saddle them up.
You got it, boss.
Charles, I need a sector scan on that cell. Keep looking for a hook.
Will do, sir.
What are my dew points doing?
Points up to 70, sir.
Honey, I got you a lemonade.
We gotta move out.
Listen. Follow us in the truck, but stay behind Dusty’s van.
You’ll be safe back there. I gotta go with Jo.
Okay, Let’s move out, people! Let’s go!
Where are we going?
Thanks, I’ll drive.
All right, people. Let’s pack it up. Let’s go.
[LAUGHING]
It’s a wonder of nature, baby!
[PLAYING ROCK’N’ROLL MUSIC ON TV]
[MUSIC PLAYING ON SPEAKERS]
[CHEERING]
DUSTY [OVER RADIO]: Hey, you guys!
[CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO]
[LAUGHING]
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Dr. Melissa Reeves here.
Oh. Oh.
Hello, Donald.
Yes. No, you got me in my car.
[SINGING]
Donald, this feeling of inadequacy is coming from you. Julia doesn’t resent you.
We’ve talked about this before.
She did not marry your penis.
Okay. All right. She didn’t only marry your penis.
[SINGING]
So?
So…
Amazing coloring there, isn’t it?
BILL: Yeah. Look at the mammatas.
I bet those tops have got to be spiking above 40,000.
That’s a good thing.
It’s a very good thing.
She work at the station?
Jo…
What?
I don’t want to fight.
I’m not fighting. I’m talking.
I don’t want to fight.
She’s nice.
[LAUGHS]
Uh-oh. She’s not nice?
I know what you meant.
You do?
Yes. So don’t do this.
Okay, I’m making civilized conversation here. You’re biting my head off.
Jesus.
Yes, she’s very nice.
No, she does not work at the station.
She’s a…
She’s a therapist.
Oh.
Yours?
Christ!
What?
You couldn’t resist it.
I’m not saying you need therapy.
Come on. What?
I’m not!
Wait. I need therapy?
I didn’t say that.
I need a therapist?
I didn’t say that.
Why would I need a therapist?
I don’t know.
You’re the doctor. Tell me.
I don’t know…
…inability to finish things.
Finish things.
Maybe rushing into things…
…you can’t quite commit to.
Commitment?
You asked me.
Look…
You asked me!
No, that is bullshit!
I may have walked out, but at least I showed up in the first place!
You never had an idea.
There’s a road thing going on.
BILL: You never knew what being married means…
…like stability and supportiveness and a house…
…and all kinds of neat stuff like that!
Can I drive?
No!
Then would you?
Whoa!
Goddamn.
Somebody should warn her about your temper.
I swear to…
She obviously has no idea…
…what she’s getting into. BILL: Stay the hell out of it.
JO: You don’t. BILL: I know what I’m doing.
JO: What are you doing?
They’re getting better at this.
You know what? As long as you’re happy…
Thank you.
I am happy. I’m a happy person.
I’m happy with my life. I’m happy with the way things are going in my life.
I’m happy with…With…With…
Melissa?
I know her name!
Yes, I’m happy with Melissa.
You look happy.
You look happy.
I am!
Shit. Shit!
Hey, are you guys going to wrap this up pretty soon?
What?
Oh, nothing. I was just wondering if we’re going to chase this tornado…
…or if you want to catch the next one?
Shit!
Beltzer, is it on the ground? BILL: I got it.
Easy. Easy. Easy.
Have to bear right. It’s on an easterly course.
MAN [ON RADIO]: The Weather Service has issued a tornado warning till 11 a.m.
Dr. Miller? JONAS: Yes.
I think they turned left here.
Do it.
We’re moving to intercept, guys. Get ready to set up.
BELTZER: You got it.
You gotta get further ahead of it.
I know what I’m doing.
JO: Cut across the field, Bill.
BILL: I know I have to get ahead of it.
Get into that field.
You want to drive?
I’m just saying…
Would you like to drive?
Yes, I’d love to.
BELTZER [OVER RADIO]: Distance is 3 miles southeast. Let’s see what she does.
Go in there. Go in there.
Just wait.
You’re gonna miss it.
Hold on.
Just hold on a second.
Have you lost your nerve?
Tighten your seat belt.
BELTZER: Where are you? We lost visual.
Are we having fun yet?
Okay, we gotta get out of this.
BILL: Really?
BELTZER: 2 miles. Picking up speed.
Bill, sometime this week would be good.
I’m trying to get out.
Are you mad?
I’ll be mad later. Now I’m trying not to kill us.
BELTZER: Funnel’s getting thicker! It’s moving fast! Coming towards you!
It’s turning!
Where? I can’t see it.
You will!
BELTZER: Jo, you’re too close! It not gonna work! Get out of there!
Oh, shit!
It’s too steep.
This was a great idea!
That wasn’t so bad. Let’s go!
BILL: Why can’t we spend a normal day together?
We’re in the damage path! Jo, this is crazy! Forget it!
Let’s go!
There’s no time!
It’s going to hit us!
We can still do this!
There’s no time! Come on! Come on!
Find something to grab a hold of!
JO: I know!
[GRUNTING]
BILL: What are you doing?!
I want to see it! I want to see it!
I want to see it!
Come back!
Come on!
Look out!
[CREAKING]
BILL: Oh, God.
Oh, my God!
It’s gone.
It’s gone.
Where’s my truck?
[SCREAMING]
There it is.
Melissa.
MELISSA: Oh, God!
Are you okay? BILL: Melissa!
Are you okay?
You just missed that truck! Awesome!
That’s awesome!
MELISSA: Oh, God, Billy! Billy!
Are you okay?
I’m okay.
Are you sure?
Bill. Bill, she just missed the truck.
God, what happened to you?
DUSTY: Exquisite.
Nothing, we’re okay. We were safe.
RABBIT: Christ.
Gone.
It’s trashed.
No, wait. Just hang on.
It’s gone.
It’s over. It’s over. It’s all over.
Are you okay?
She’s okay.
[LAUGHING]
There is some good news.
It did fly.
What was it like?
It was windy.
Windy.
That’s intense.
JO: Move it, Dusty.
That’s intense.
That’s intense.
BELTZER: The Auto Club’s here.
Maybe we should stop, see if they need help.
JONAS: They’re fine. Pay attention to the road.
DUSTY: You’re fashionably late again, Jonas!
Fashionably late, hey. Give me a kiss.
Get out of here! Get out of here!
DUSTY: Loser!
BELTZER: Why don’t you go find your own twister!
DUSTY: Losers!
Move on!
MAN: Tough luck, you guys!
RABBIT: Let’s go.
HAYNES: Don’t worry. I’ll get them clean. Come on. Let’s get Dorothy 2 ready.
You got full coverage on that truck?
Liability only.
Liability only.
It’s a very pretty truck.
Thank you.
[CHUCKLING]
Don’t even think about it.
No way.
DUSTY [OVER RADIO]: This is the caboose! This is the caboose!
I’m waiting for orders, boss.
[LAUGHING]
Go ahead.
It’s your truck.
No, you should.
Dusty, the battle zone should be northeast of 81.
DUSTY: Gotcha, Jo.
The battle zone?
Billy, what’re we doing?
We’re going again.
Again? But back there you almost got killed!
No. no.
Just a close call.
You’re going to cross 15 at Oklahoma 412. 412.
Okay, copy that. Haynes, what’s on the Mesonet?
HAYNES: Winds are continuing to back. VIL’s are at 60.
Okay, guys, let’s go get it.
TONY [OVER RADIO]: Mobile lab.
JONAS: Tony, is it me, or is the main updraft shifting?
TONY: Upper-level winds are veering.
Uh-huh. It might dissipate. Do we have time to get in front of it?
Murphy, rotation is increasing. Shear is 90 knots. 50 outbound, 40 inbound.
Yeah. Yeah, we do. We see a very pronounced hook.
Checking for you now, sir.
Dr. Miller, we’re getting southeast gusts at 40 miles per hour.
Approaching 150 in the funnel.
Storm motion is 225 degrees straight out of the southwest.
We’re in perfect position. Let’s proceed.
EDDIE: Howdy!
Gotta admire their spirit.
There’s your pal.
What’re you doing?
Look at the updraft. The angle.
It’s going to shift its track.
Are you sure?
Oh, yeah. It’s definitely a sidewinder.
It’ll move left.
Is that bad?
Was there a road back there?
You’re right! Go! Go! Go!
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
Hello.
Donald, now’s not a very good time for me, okay?
All right, put Julia on, Donny. Okay.
Looking good. Looking very good.
All right. About 4 miles up, hang a right.
Let’s deploy and we’ll be done.
Uh, Dr. Miller?
Shit!
Shit, it’s moving away!
Looks like they’re gonna intercept.
JONAS: Damn it, Tony. I thought you told me this thing…
…was gonna stay on the same heading!
MELISSA: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yeah… Oh…
We’re close.
MELISSA: Yeah, I know.
Rabbit, what road are we on? Where does this road take us?
I know it feels unnatural, but with Donald’s motility…
…you won’t have a baby the old-fashioned way, even if you stand on your head.
She’s a reproductive therapist.
JO: Laurence…Damn.
Laurence, come in. We gotta get ahead of this storm. What’s on the satellite?
LAURENCE: Be right with you, chief.
I can’t talk now. I’ll call you back.
LAURENCE: South. Shifting due south, copy.
We have an F-2, ladies and gentlemen. Possibly F-3. Okay?
Read me? There’s very, very large rope on the ground. Very large.
It looks like it’s turning. It looks like it’s turning.
The atmosphere is very unstable.
[OVER RADIO] Repeat, unstable!
RABBIT: This is Rabbit!
It’s a 2:00. It’s heading this way!
SANDERS: This is Sanders.
We are driving due east on a country road.
We’ve been on for 6 miles.
We’ve got an F-3 sitting here on the ground. And she is a beauty!
DUSTY: Jo, it’s Barn Burner!
It’s not gonna hang out long!
It’s not hanging out.
JO: We got it! We got it! We see it!
[THUNDER CRASHING]
We’re getting slammed in here, guys. You better hang back.
Is this thing loaded?
Yeah, go for it.
Rain bands. MELISSA: What?
Look at the surf coming off those fields.
Shit, horizontal rain! Hang on!
Jesus, Bill, I’ve never seen clutter like this.
I don’t think anybody has.
Flash frequencies are high.
Bill.
We’re in the core.
Okay, we got sisters!
Oh, my God.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Yes? Julia, I can’t talk now.
JO: We’re under the flanking line. BILL: I realize that.
We can’t attack from the south. We’re gonna get rolled.
Watch me.
Julia, I know you’re upset.
You just gotta breathe. We both just gotta breathe.
[MOOING]
Cow.
I gotta go, Julia! We got cows!
[MOOING]
Another cow!
Actually, I think it was the same one.
Damn it, we got drunkards here. We got no path!
This is not good. Get us out of here!
BILL: I’m trying!
Floor it!
Look out!
[SCREAMING]
BILL: Look out!
MELISSA: Oh, God! Oh, God!
BILL: Honey, hang on!
[MELISSA WHIMPERING]
[JO LAUGHING]
Woo!
See that carousel? Did you see?
Oh, God! BILL: It was incredible.
[JO AND BILL LAUGHING]
Oh, honey…Honey…
JO: Did you see that?
BILL: It’s all right. Come on, it’s okay.
No, I’m not okay. This is not okay. Okay?
[CRYING]
Oh, Christ, I’m sorry.
Honey, I didn’t think.
When you used to tell me that you chased tornados…
…deep down I always thought it was a metaphor.
BILL: Shh.
It’s okay. It’s okay.
[SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]
Three times a lady! Did you see the inflow jets?
See it?! I was sitting in the middle of it!
I’m thinking it might not be too bad of an idea…
…if we just got the hell out of here…
…because there was too many tornados there.
Are you kidding? This thing’s not over. We’ve only seen the start of it.
RABBIT: You know what, Jo?
Some of us couldn’t help but notice how close we are to Wakita.
No.
Yeah. Aunt Meg wouldn’t mind a pit stop.
No.
Red meat. We crave sustenance.
Guys, we are not invading my aunt.
Food.
ALL: Food.
Food!
Hey! We’re absolutely not going.
[WIND CHIMES SOUNDING]
MEG: There’s the spot. Just do it. That’s it.
Great.
Billy!
Meg!
Come on, honey.
Come on.
You gotta meet her, she’s great. Meg, how are you?
How are you?
Oh, it is so good to see you!
Good to see you.
Day before yesterday, I was telling Jo…
…how much I miss you.
You haven’t seen any of my new work.
Jo! Oh, honey.
You’ve seen some action.
You should’ve seen it.
Boys!
Give me some loving!
[MEN CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]
RABBIT: You know…
…in a severe lightning storm…
…you wanna grab your ankles and stick your butt in the air.
He’s right. If you’re gonna get hit, it’s the safest orifice.
Yeah. I’d like to get hit by lightning once. See what it’s like.
Hey, this is real lemonade. Meg, I’m moving in!
Guys, look out. Make a space.
Look out. Look out.
God, Meg, you got a lot of beef.
Where’d you get all this beef?
Did you see my cows out front?
No.
[SQUEALS]
[LAUGHING]
DUSTY: Cool.
You slaughter your own cows, Meg. Nice.
Potatoes.
Grab some while you can.
Meg’s gravy is famous. It’s practically a food group.
Shower’s free.
I’m next.
BILL: I want that.
How can you watch this garbage?
Pardon me, gentlemen. You guys gotta see this.
REPORTER [ON TV]: Like for you to be out there chasing tornados?
For me, it’s the thrill of the hunt.
[MEN BOOING AT TV]
JONAS: Man vs. nature. Battling the elements.
SANDERS: What a weasel.
REPORTER: As a scientist, can you actually predict tornados now?
No, they’re very unpredictable…
…as some of my more unfortunate colleagues found out today.
HAYNES: Turn him off.
But we hope to change all that with a system I have devised.
God, he sucks.
Shut up!
Turn him off.
What a wiener.
He really is in love with himself. I thought it was just a summer thing.
Dude, he’s gonna rue the day.
He’s gonna rue the day he came up against The Extreme.
BELTZER: Hear, hear. SANDERS: Amen, baby.
Bill, I’m talking imminent rue-age.
Imminent rue-age.
I was just wondering, why do you call Billy «The Extreme»?
Because Billy is The Extreme.
Bill’s the most out-of-controllest son of a bitch in the game.
No, I think I came in second.
I’ve seen The Extreme in high gear.
You guys gotta get some new stories.
I’m gonna go clean up.
DUSTY: So…
…we get this one near Daleton.
BELTZER: God!
We’re close and Jo’s got the VID on it.
She’s filming it.
All of a sudden, out of nowhere…
…this shitty-looking green Valiant pulls up right in the way.
BELTZER: She starts yelling and this…
…loser stumbles out of the car.
He’s got, like, a bottle of Jack Daniels in his hand.
He’s naked.
He’s butt-naked.
Not naked.
I was not naked!
He’s without apparel.
Half-naked.
Naked. So, Jo’s yelling at him to get out of the way, right?
[LAUGHING]
So…
…he just strolls up to the twister…
…and he says, «Have a drink!»
And he chucks the bottle into the twister and…
…it never hits the ground.
BELTZER: Twister caught it, sucked it right up.
BILL: Honey, this is a tissue of lies.
See, there was another Bill…
…an evil Bill…
…and I killed him.
I love him!
[LAUGHING]
That was a good-size twister. What was that? An F-3?
BELTZER: Solid F-2.
See, now you’ve lost me again.
BILL: It’s the Fujita scale. It measures a tornado’s intensity by how much it eats.
Eats?
Destroys.
That encounter we had was a strong F-2, F-3, maybe.
Bet we’ll see some F-4’s today.
That’d be sweet.
Four is good. Four would relocate your house fairly efficiently.
Is there an F-5?
What would that be like?
The finger of God.
None of you have ever seen an F-5?
Just one of us.
MEG: Forget it.
Doesn’t matter what you do…
…you’ll still be beautiful.
You’re biased.
Yes, I am.
Sounds like old times down there.
Yes, it does.
He didn’t keep his part of the bargain.
Which part?
To spend his life pining for you and die miserable and alone.
That so much to ask?
I don’t know.
Bill always went his own way…
…which was usually the same way you were going.
Seems like a long time ago.
Not so long, Jo.
He’s here, isn’t he?
JO: That is so beautiful.
REPORTER [ON TV]: But we have a serious weather situation…
DUSTY: We got one, baby!
F-3, mile outside of Parlaine!
REPORTER [ON TV]: This is for Garfield county, including the city of Enid.
This storm has developed in the last 15 minutes.
Doppler radar shows that this is a very intense storm.
You ride along with Dusty, okay?
BELTZER: What’s SELS say?
HAYNES: Big!
BILL: Let’s go, people!
We know where Jonas is?
He’s in Milston.
30 miles away.
Can we beat him?
I’m working on it.
Thanks for stopping by.
I’m sorry to eat and run.
It’s what you live for.
Bye!
Good to see you, Bill.
Honey, I…
It’s okay.
Tasty cow, Aunt Meg.
It’s for you, Dusty.
Thank you, sweetheart.
You and me, right?
Yes.
Sweet. Sweet.
Well, it was a pleasure meeting you.
Likewise. You better run.
Keys.
Please. You’re welcome.
JO [OVER RADIO]: Rabbit. RABBIT: Hang on.
Let’s go right through Wakita.
We’ll take Meyers Road past the fire station.
Then we’ll take 132 to the 44 east.
Rabbit, If you know any shortcuts, let us know. We need every second.
BILL [OVER RADIO]: Okay, Rabbit, time to impress me.
RABBIT: Okay. About a mile up, there’s a little detour.
We’re gonna take a walk in the woods.
It gets bumpy here, folks.
Okay. Let’s get you wired.
Excuse me.
Okay, you’re on.
[CHEERING]
See, an ordinary person spends his life…
…avoiding tense situations.
Repo Man spends his life…
…getting into tense situations, Beltzer!
[LAUGHING]
BILL: Okay, Rabbit, what do you got?
Okay, Bill. Turn left here toward that farm.
You sure about that?
Uh, yeah.
Trust me. Rabbit is good. Rabbit is wise.
Mother of God.
Jesus Christ.
BILL: This is a field, Rabbit.
RABBIT: I know. Keep going beyond it, right through that brush.
You see that brush right in front of you?
Yes, we see the brush. What’s beyond that?
Beyond what?
Beyond what?
The brush!
Beyond the brush!
A brick wall, a bearded lady, what?
Oh, um…
It’s the highway!
Where’s the road, Rabbit?
Yeah, where’s the road, Rabbit?
It should be any moment.
[HORN HONKING]
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Hello.
Shit.
JONAS: She’s insane.
You’re insane, Jo? What are you trying to do, get somebody killed?
Really, Jonas? It was nice of you to stop back there…
It was very considerate of you to see 10 people on the side of the road and not stop!
BILL: Let’s keep this channel clear.
Dirt bag.
BILL: We’re gonna have to get off this road.
This is no time to guess.
I’m not guessing. Just make a right turn. Trust me.
Do you want to drive?
Just turn!
Do we follow?
We do not.
What’s he doing?
RABBIT: I don’t know.
Find this road. It’s like Bob’s road.
[BEEPING]
We’ve got a touchdown!
We have touchdown. Touchdown. Tornado is on the ground.
Listen to this.
LAURENCE: It’s coming down Route 33.
Jo, we’re on 33.
What’s the path?
It’s going about 35 miles an hour.
Do you see this?
I cannot see this.
Where is it? Hello.
RABBIT: Where’re you looking?
Where?
Direction, Rabbit.
North-northeast.
See it? JO: No.
Got anything?
RABBIT: North-northeast, do you copy?
Shit. It’s coming right at us.
Axis’s gone vertical. Gone vertical. Sucker’s really gaining strength.
JO: Do you see it?
BILL: No. But I can…
Beltzer, we don’t have a visual! Repeat! We do not have a visual!
Help us out here!
Where is it?
Yeah, I got it, Billy. It’s the best motion I’ve ever seen.
The base of this fatty’s over 1/2 mile wide.
BILL: Rabbit?
If you’re going east on 7, it should be coming right over that hill…
…in a matter of minutes.
SANDERS: This is the one, man. I feel it.
It’s got to be there.
Maybe it stalled.
No, I think Rabbit’s right.
It’s going to show its ugly face right over that hill.
Jo, what do you think?
Are you gonna go for it, Jo?
BILL: Jo?
Time for deployment, guys. Let’s do it.
Oh, man. This is the fun part, sweetheart.
Okay, we got hail.
Hail. We got hail.
RABBIT: Sanders, pull it over anywhere in here.
That’s good. That’s good.
SANDERS: We got a big one, guys!
Upflow, Beltzer! We have upflow. Copy.
BELTZER: Yeah, Jo. I’m checking it.
I’m checking it. She’s almost up.
Right now, this is it.
I’ll get her ready.
JOEY: Did you see them?
Did you see them? DUSTY: What?
The red truck went toward the core!
No!
He’s not talking about Billy, is he?
Are you okay?!
I’m all right! Keep going!
[ALARM RINGING]
Hey, Beltzer, we got a view!
BELTZER: Yeah, I can see it!
Okay, I got it!
That’s no moon! It’s a space station!
JO: Debris! We have debris!
BILL: Come on! Come on!
They’re in the bear cage!
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Melissa, look at this!
Take a peek!
No, I don’t want to!
You can really feel it with a telephoto lens!
No!
Come on, what’s the matter?
What’s wrong?
You people are all crazy, do you know that?
What?
JO: Dusty, are you set up? We’re not leaving till we get this.
And she’s the craziest one of them all!
[MACHINE WHIRRING]
Okay, she’s almost ready!
Hold on!
We’re almost there! We’re almost there!
Whoa!
Stop! This is fine!
We got to get closer! A little closer!
BILL: Stop, Jo!
JO: All right. That’s close enough.
[GRUNTING]
BILL: Okay, hurry! Get the tailgate!
You got it?
Yeah.
She’s all set. Help me get her down.
Hurry!
JO: Let’s go!
Hurry!
Damn! We got to go now! Come on!
JO: We can do this!
Come on! Come on!
Shit! It’s stuck.
[THUNDER CRASHING]
BILL: Watch it!
Bill!
Get down! Look out!
Come on! Hurry!
[JO SCREAMING]
BILL: Get down!
Where’d it go?
Where is it?
BELTZER: What’s going on?
I don’t believe this.
What the hell!
RABBIT: Laurence, what does the Doppler say?
The cone of silence.
[WIND WHISTLING]
BELTZER: Bill, Jo, it’s over.
The thing was stable and then it…
It’s gone.
[TORNADO GROWLING]
It’s backbuilding!
It’s not through yet.
You’re right. It’s backbuilding.
We got a jumper here!
JO: Beltzer, it’s backbuilding! You gotta track it!
BELTZER: Yeah, Jo! We know! Data’s incomplete!
I think you guys should get out of there! You copy?
Bill, help! Help me!
BILL: Jo, we should leave.
No, no, no!
BILL: Forget the sensors!
Help me!
We gotta get out of here now!
Beltzer’ll see if it drops!
It’s not going to drop anywhere near us! It’ll drop on us!
JO: We can still do this! Wait! No, Bill! Wait! No, no!
No! No! Go back!
BILL: Forget it, Jo! Forget it!
JO: Go back! It’s not too late!
Go back!
Forget it! It’s too late!
JO: Help me!
Help me!
BILL: What’re you doing?
Help me!
Jo, the pack’s wasted! It’s over!
What is wrong with you? We can still do this!
Jesus Christ, listen to yourself! You’re obsessed!
You’ve never seen what that thing can do!
I just saw it!
You’ve never seen it!
You’ve never seen it miss this house…
…and miss that house and come after you.
Christ, Jo, is that what you think it did?
JO: You don’t know.
Jesus, Jo. Why can’t you just forget it?!
You don’t understand, okay? You’ll never know.
When’s it going to be enough, huh?
How close do you have to get?! Talk to me! Jo, things go wrong!
You can’t explain it! You can’t predict it!
Killing yourself won’t bring your dad back.
BILL [ON RADIO]: I’m sorry he died. But it was a long time ago.
You’ve got to move on.
Stop living in the past and look at what you got right in front of you.
JO: What’re you saying?
BILL: Me, Jo.
[COMPUTERS BEEPING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
MURPHY: Hey, Grace.
What?
MURPHY: You better come here and look at this.
Velocities are maxed out. Those two cells converge…
Inbounds and outbounds have doubled.
[THUNDER CRASHING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
REPORTER [ON TV]: There have been tornado sightings.
The latest reported just to the northeast of Canton a few minutes ago.
Hold on a second. I’ve just been handed this…This is official now.
A tornado has been reported moving through Canton just a few minutes ago.
Excuse me. Can I have eight coffees to go, please?
Eight?
Yeah.
Two coffees, please.
Long day.
Mm-hmm.
You know, I’ve been thinking about the sensors.
The way they scattered out there today on the highway.
I’m starting to wonder…
…if the funnel’ll carry them like we thought.
Too light?
I don’t know. Maybe the whole thing’s too light.
What can we do about that?
I’m not sure.
REPORTER [ON TV]: This is a very dangerous situation.
If you have loved ones in the Canton area do not try to help them.
You’ll only be a hindrance to them.
[STATIC CRACKLING]
Thank you.
[WIND WHISTLING]
[THUNDER CRASHING]
[COMPUTER BEEPING]
Shit. Jesus, it’s coming.
Jo! Bill!
It’s coming! It’s headed right for us!
It’s already here.
Everybody, underground now!
Billy!
Honey!
Come on!
Jo! Jo!
Jo, come on!
Get underground!
Take cover, now!
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]
Close the doors!
Doors! Doors!
Bill!
BILL: Get inside!
Jo, come on!
What are you doing? Come back!
Come on! Take my hand!
I can’t!
JO: Take my hand!
Come on, hurry!
SANDERS: Come on! Get in here! Get in here!
BILL: Go, go, go! Come on!
Everyone down in the pit!
Get down!
Let’s go! Everybody down!
Go! Move! Come on!
[TORNADO RUMBLING]
[GLASS SHATTERING]
BILL: Stay calm!
I got it.
It’s okay!
My head.
You’re okay.
MELISSA: It’s not okay!
It’ll be over soon!
MELISSA: This is insane! This is insane!
BILL: Stay calm!
MELISSA: This is driving me crazy! I don’t want to do this anymore!
[SCREAMING]
BILL: It’s okay, honey. It’s going to be okay.
Chewed my lips off wondering if he was coming back home again.
I’ve never been so frightened in my life.
Was I on key? I couldn’t hear a thing.
MAN [ON TV]: You were.
[WIND CHIMES SOUNDING]
GARLAND [ON TV]: Wow, that’s a wonder.
[DOG BARKS]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
[SIRENS WAILING]
MAN: Look at the truck. It’s trashed.
REPORTER [ON TV]: Of course, tornado activity continues.
Reports from Fairview indicate a drive-in was blown away.
We know there’s injuries and the damage is massive.
Is that what it was like up on the hill?
That? No.
We were lucky.
Those were just downdrafts and microbursts.
RABBIT: The tornado just sideswiped us.
Can you tell which way is it headed?
Dusty: It’s…
It’s banking northeast.
It looks to hit Wakita head-on.
I’m going. I’m going. Let’s go.
We’re going!
Get me a route around the storm.
Light up! Let’s go!
Wait!
JO: Where’s the phone?
RABBIT: The lines are down.
I’m going.
Damn it. Hang on. I’ll drive.
Jo, look. We can jump on the 38 exchange and cross Highway 132.
Honey, it’s Meg. I got to go.
I’m going back.
Good. You’ll be safe at the motel.
See you in the morning.
I won’t be there.
What?
Why?
What are you saying?
I’m saying goodbye.
No.
You know what? I can’t compete with this.
I wouldn’t even know where to start.
Wait. Don’t do this now. Please.
Sooner or later it would have ended. We both know that.
The funny thing is…
…I’m not that upset.
What does that mean?
RABBIT: We can do it! Come on! Let’s move!
I never meant for any of this to happen.
Oh, Billy, I know.
It’s okay.
Bill.
Come on.
You go ahead.
She needs you.
I hope Aunt Meg’s okay.
What about you?
Oh, don’t worry about me.
I know my way home.
BELTZER: We can be to Wakita in an hour.
DUSTY: Bill, come on.
Oh, my God.
They had no warning.
JO: Oh, my God.
BILL: Jo, wait!
JO: Meg!
Meg!
Jo, wait!
Meg!
Careful, this house could go any second.
Meg!
BILL: Jo, take a flashlight.
Meg.
This whole place is ready to go.
Meg!
[RUMBLING]
BILL: Careful.
JO: Meg!
BILL: Meg!
[DOG BARKING]
Meg?
Shh! Did you hear that?
BILL: What?
I think I heard something.
BILL: Easy. Easy does it.
[RUMBLING]
Careful.
JO: Meg!
BILL: Move, boy!
Move! She’s down here!
Meg, we’re here! We’re coming down!
BILL: Meg!
We gotta get this off of her.
Hang on.
[MEG GROANING]
JO: Don’t move.
BILL: Okay, ready?
JO: Watch your head.
BILL: Go. Go.
I got it.
Easy. Are you okay?
No, I’m all right. I’m fine.
BILL: Get down!
JO: Oh, God.
We gotta hurry.
JO: Let’s go.
BILL: Can you walk?
I’m fine.
Watch out!
[GLASS SHATTERING]
DUSTY: Meg!
Meg!
Meg! Bill!
Someone take my… Joey, take my watch.
JOEY: Go. Careful. DUSTY: Bill!
Meg! Jo!
We’re okay. We’re coming out!
BILL: Get an ambulance over here!
Get an ambulance! Laurence, now! Go!
LAURENCE: Yeah. BELTZER: Give me the lamp.
[SIRENS WAILING]
RABBIT: How about some steak and eggs?
[LAUGHING]
How nice you all came over.
There you go.
Nice and slow.
MEG: Okay.
Easy, easy.
Bill!
Grab Mose for me! I think he’s a little shaken up.
Don’t worry, I’ll get him!
Mose!
JO: Is she okay?
We’ll probably keep her overnight just to be safe.
Overnight? Forget it.
I’m all right. JO: You’re going to the hospital.
MEG: Okay, I’ll go. But I’m going to drive myself.
Honey, your car’s in a tree around the corner.
[GROANS]
BILL: It’s okay.
It’s okay.
[CLATTERING AND THUDS]
MEG: Mose!
RABBIT: He’s fine, Meg.
REPORTER [ON TV]: The F-4 that hit Wakita has now moved to the Northeast.
I’ve just gotten word in that an even stronger tornado has started to form…
…25 miles south where the two storms met and combined forces.
Weather Service says that this is highly unusual.
BELTZER: Oh, my God.
Look at this. Here, look at this.
REPORTER: We’re talking about winds in excess of 300 miles an hour.
Hey, what’re you doing?
JO: I want to see how you are. How is she?
I was worried about you.
Look at this.
MEG: It’s nothing.
He says I have a bump on the head and maybe a broken wrist.
Let me see that.
There’s nothing to see. It doesn’t even hurt.
I’m sorry I wasn’t there.
MEG: Stop blaming yourself. You got me out of the house.
Jo, it’s got to stop.
I didn’t have any warning.
The sirens went off a few seconds before it hit. I didn’t even get downstairs.
DUSTY: Jo.
I’m sorry.
I was listening to the radio and…l mean…
I don’t even know if you want to know, but it’s happening.
N.S.S.L’s predicting an F-5.
MEG: Jo.
It’s going to happen to somebody else.
You go stop it.
I don’t know how.
I think you do.
You’ve been chasing these things since you were a little kid.
It’s what you do.
Go. Do it.
You all right?
I thought you were going to the hospital with Meg.
Jo?
What is it?
What is it?
I know how to make Dorothy fly.
Of course.
Of course.
I need every aluminum can you can find.
BILL: We need cutters and duct tape.
I want to get the last Dorothy on the back of my truck.
And I want to get them both on there, right now.
[LAUGHING]
We’re gone!
[HORNS HONKING]
Dusty, you ready for us?
DUSTY: Yeah. Yeah. We’re good.
We’re good?
Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Good. We’re very good.
BILL: Let’s go! Come on!
JO: You get them done?
DUSTY: I think so.
Beautiful.
Okay. Okay.
DUSTY: Good?
BILL: Yeah.
Great job, guys. Just be ready to record.
Right.
Be careful, all right?
Don’t follow too close.
BELTZER: All right. You got it, boss!
Okay.
BELTZER: We’re back in business.
DUSTY: Come on, let’s go.
JO: Half a mile more?
BILL: Sounds right.
Figure, put her in the road.
Unless you think somebody will hit it.
Nobody’ll be there.
Hurry!
Let’s go. Come on!
[ALARM RINGING]
Okay, that’s good!
JO: Got it?
Let’s go!
JO: Dusty.
You in position?
DUSTY: Yeah, we’re primed! Ready for contact!
This is it.
It’s gonna work.
Just another minute, Dusty.
DUSTY: We’re ready for it.
Come on, come on, take her!
Too light.
No, it’s not.
We’re losing it.
No, we’re not. She can still fly.
Get in!
BILL: God.
JO: Oh, my God!
Get us off this thing!
Come on!
Bill, push it!
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Hurry!
What is that?
What is that?
Bill, hurry!
Hurry!
This is not good!
Hurry!
Hold on!
Ann!
Let’s go!
Son of a bitch!
DUSTY: Jo, Bill, you all right?
Can you guys hear me? You okay?
We’re okay.
Jo, Bill, did you see that explosion?
We saw it.
This monster’s still moving northeast on 80!
Copy?!
This is it.
Last one.
Last time.
MAN [OVER RADIO]: Mobile lab to Mobile One. Ground speed is increasing.
The base must be at least a mile wide. We can’t see it anymore.
What is your location?
I am right alongside her! She’s beautiful!
All right. We’re ready to play, so pull back and prepare to monitor.
They had to be there somewhere.
JONAS: Okay. Path is stable, copy that.
Men, this is it. This is the one.
Stay sharp back there.
They have position.
They could make it.
Not unless they anchor the pack.
Jonas, this is Jo. Can you hear me?
JONAS: Not now, Harding.
Jonas, listen to me. The pack is too light.
The twister’ll toss it before it reaches the core. You have to anchor it.
Oh, sharing valuable information, Jo.
I’ll consider that. Thank you.
Jonas, listen to me! Don’t be an…
What?
Can you see them?
Jonas, what’s your position?
JONAS: Howdy, Bill.
We’re heading northeast, parallel…
…and about to pull ahead of it on the left. Why?
BILL: Hang back a minute. We got a good view from back here.
She could shift or track and if she does…
…she’s gonna come right at you. Do you copy?
Maybe we should do what he says. He’d never put us in harm’s way.
When I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you.
Keep your mouth shut, put your foot on the gas, and stay on this heading.
MAN [OVER RADIO]: It’s unbelievable!
JONAS: What’s wrong?
MAN: The base is so huge! It must be at least a mile wide!
Do you copy, Dr. Miller?
Jonas, listen to me!
Get off this frequency, Bill.
She’s shifting.
BILL: Oh, my God.
Jonas, I’m telling you!
Eddie, I know you can hear me! Turn around now!
Get out of there!
Look out!
[SCREAMING]
Damn!
Stupid!
We tried.
There was nothing we could do.
Yes, there is.
DUSTY [OVER RADIO]: Bill, Jo, ground speed is increasing.
Get ahead of it as fast as you can, or it’s gonna bury you.
Debris! Dusty, we have debris!
Debris!
Right!
Left!
Right!
Left!
BILL: What now? JO: I have no idea.
DUSTY: Bill, Jo? You still with us?
BILL AND JO: Oh, my God.
I think we’re going in.
[SCREAMING]
Maybe we should get off this road.
I think you may be right.
DUSTY: Jo, Bill, are you all right?
Dusty, you guys set up?
DUSTY: We’re set. You going in?
We’re going in.
You ready?
I’m on it.
Be careful.
[ALARM BEEPING]
She’s up.
Okay.
BELTZER: Where are they?
HAYNES: Doppler tracking is great! Wind speed is still increasing!
SANDERS: I’ve never seen anything like this.
They’re going to punch the core.
You ready?
Yeah.
Let me just set the cruise control.
Okay, we’re good.
On three?
On three.
Go!
Ready?
JO: Ready.
BILL: One!
Two! Three!
Go, go…
…go! Go!
BOTH: Yes!
Dorothy’s flying!
Baby, she’s flying!
Look!
HAYNES: We’re in!
BELTZER: I don’t believe it! We’re in!
We’ll be very popular!
She’s flying!
RABBIT: Look at that!
It’s beautiful. It’s working. It’s Christmas time.
HAYNES: We’re inside! It’s working!
BELTZER: Dorothy did it!
I’m already getting readings!
BELTZER: This is it! We did it, man!
We just made history.
You guys, it’s about to shift northeast.
DUSTY: Bill, I think you guys should get out of there! Do you copy?
RABBIT: Bill, Jo? Do you copy?
BILL: Oh, no!
Run!
Hurry!
[NEIGHING]
BILL: The barn! Come on!
Look out!
Look out!
JO: Bill, here! Here!
BILL: Go! Hurry!
To the barn!
BILL: Stay down!
JO: My God! Who are these people?
I don’t think so.
Quick!
Oh, my God!
Come on!
Run for it!
Run!
Run!
Get down!
Come on!
Ann!
Here!
These pipes go down at least 30 feet. We anchor to it, we may have a chance!
Bill!
No good!
This one!
Come on! Get in!
Hold on!
Hang on!
You all right?
Are you all right?
Wow. Look at that.
It didn’t take the house.
We did it.
Yeah, we did.
Dorothy really flew.
It was a good idea.
Yeah. Well, I…
We’ve got so much to do.
Yeah.
I’ll get grant approval for a warning system.
We need a bigger lab. You gotta start analysis of all that data.
I do?
Yeah. We gotta generate models of the data.
And I need to run the lab.
No. No.
You’re doing the analysis, I’m running the lab.
You’re running the lab? I don’t think so.
Do you always have to do things the hard way?
HAYNES: We got it, guys! The sensors worked!
The computers went crazy! We got data coming out of our ears!
It’s the biggest twister on record!
Hey, Jo and Bill. Check out that sky.
You know what? I think we’ve seen enough.
