11 Things You Didn't Know About 'Twister'

This weekend's thriller 'Into the Storm' tracks one of the nastiest weapons in Mother Nature's arsenal: a tornado, as it rips through a small town and haunts the storm chasers who go to insane lengths to capture footage of it. In honor of the cyclone-centric new release, we’re taking a look back at the 1996 hit 'Twister,' starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as death-defying weather researchers and directed by Jan De Bont of 'Speed' fame. Here's a very windy walk down tornado alley. (Gifs created by Lisa Aileen Dragani)