Twisted

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Twisted

2016

0h 15m

6.0(1 votes)

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In Thorold, Ontario in the summer of 1996, a movie legend was made when a real-life tornado hit a drive-in theatre during a screening of Twister. But how much truth really lies inside this tale of life (or weather) imitating art?

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Directed by: Jay Cheel

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