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6 unusual facts about Twister


Charlie Stewart

He has appeared in several commercials, for products such as Leapfrog, Twister, and Toys "R" Us.

Continuará...

The main focus of "Continuará..." are activities such as Quizzes, a Cosplay contest, a Karaoke contest, Paintball and a massive Twister competition.

Tongue-twister

In the 1952 film Singin' in the Rain, movie star Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) uses tongue-twisters while learning proper diction so he can make the transition from silent films to "talkies" in 1920's Hollywood.

It was said to be inspired by the life and work of Mary Anning.

In the cartoon episode You Said a Mouseful from Pinky and the Brain, both Pinky and Brain go through a collage of tongue-twisters that cover almost every category possible.

Twister...Ride it Out

The attraction takes guests to a small mock-up of the Oklahoma town of Wakita.


Barnstorming

In RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, a roller coaster type titled "Barnstorming Roller Coaster" is available when the Time Twister expansion pack is installed.

Daniel Langlois

Softimage software was used to create 3-D effects in such films as Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, The Matrix, Titanic, Men in Black, Twister, Jurassic Park, The Mask and The City of Lost Children.

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Linn Nygård and Sister Twister both represented Finland at the junior MGP Nordic contest in 2007.

Frank Marzullo

Marzullo was active with the Second Harvest Food Bank and was an active member of the community with his own ice cream flavor, "Frank's Twister", at all Handel's locations with proceeds going to Second Harvest.

Gregory Sporleder

Gliding through supporting roles in films such as A League of Their Own, True Romance and episodes of Murphy Brown and NYPD Blue, he landed some major supporting roles in two 1996 blockbusters, The Rock as Captain Frye and Twister as Willie.

Hardin County, Iowa

Hardin County, along with Story County, was also a primary filming location for the 1996 movie Twister, starring Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt.

Ip Man 2

Darren Shahlavi as Taylor "The Twister" Milos, a British boxing champion.

Jack Hylton

He was born John Greenhalgh Hilton in the Great Lever area of Bolton, Lancashire, the son of George Hilton, a cotton yarn twister.

Kassandra Clementi

In early 2012, Clementi travelled to Los Angeles to film the television film Christmas Twister (F6 Twister), which starred Casper Van Dien.

Kathryn Beck

She appeared in an advertising campaign for KFC's "Twister", before moving to Sydney and landing the role in Home and Away.

Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances

They're lured to the local Waffle House by a phone call from their friend Keun, who tells them that a group of cheerleaders has entered the store and are practicing their routines, as well as requesting to play Twister.

Texas Twister

Texas Twister has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book Avengers: The Initiative #1 (June 2007).

The Donut Whole

Musicians who have played in the Donut Whole's Bantam Lounge include Bill Goffrier (of The Embarrassment and Big Dipper), Mike Coykendall (of Old Joe Clarks, She & Him, M. Ward Band, Klyde Konnor, etc.), Dustin Arbuckle (of Moreland & Arbuckle), Wayne Gottstine (of Split Lip Rayfield), Jason & the Punknecks, Emilie Henry, Craig "Twister" Steward and many others.

The Rural Juror

The episode focuses on the release of Jenna Maroney's (Jane Krakowski) long-anticipated indie film, The Rural Juror, the tongue-twisting title of which Liz Lemon (Tina Fey) and the writers of TGS with Tracy Jordan cannot understand.

The Suite Life Sets Sail

Hotel heiress London Tipton (Brenda Song) and twins Zack (Dylan Sprouse) and Cody Martin (Cole Sprouse) are to attend a new semester in Seven Seas High School on the SS Tipton, a cruise ship owned by Wilfred Tipton (voiced by Bob Joles and played by Adam Tait in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody; played by John Michael Higgins in the special Suite Life On Deck episode "Twister").

Theophilus Thistle

Australian dance music group Sonic Animation used a version of the tongue twister in their break-out song "Theophilus Thistler".

Tony Twist

He also owned a chain of bars named Twister's Iron Bar Saloon, with locations in St. Charles and Ste. Genevieve Missouri.

TOtable Tornado Observatory

TOTO was the inspiration for an instrument package named "Dorothy" in the 1996 film, Twister, and for a research project in the TV movie Tornado!.

Trevor Brazile

Brazile is sponsored by Wrangler Jeans & Shirts, Justin Boots, Resistol Hats, AT&T, Cactus Ropes & Saddlery, MGM Grand, Power Service Diesel Additives, Pro Equine Products, Platinum Performance and Twister Trailers.

Whirligig

In the movie Twister, Helen Hunt's aunt Meg (played by Lois Smith) has a large collection of metal kinetic art whirligigs in her front yard to warn her of approaching tornadoes.


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