29 Sep 1984
Country
Jewell and Gil are farmers. They seem to be working against the odds, producing no financial surplus. Gil has lost hope of ever becoming prosperous, but Jewell decides to fight for her family.
Twister
A Comic Adventure In Windy Living
An oddball family on a Kansas farm are trapped in their farmhouse by an impending storm. The patriarch of the clan is a retired soda pop tycoon. He is currently dating a children's TV evangelist. Also living at the farm is his layabout daughter and her precocious 8 year old daughter, his would-be artist son, the son's fiancée, and the black maid. Also thrown into the mix is the daughter's ex-husband, a ne-er-do-well who is seeking to get back in his ex-wife's good graces.
Top Billed Cast
Harry Dean Stanton Cleveland
Suzy Amis Maureen Cleveland
Crispin Glover Howdy
Jenny Wright Stephanie
Dylan McDermott Chris
Charlayne Woodard Lola
Lois Chiles Virginia
David Brown Bob Breevort
Tim Robbins Jeff
Ron Vawter Man in Bar
Lindsay Christman Violet
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