Films You Can Dig: "Scientific" Cinema on the Rocks

Disaster movies. They evoke love/hate responses from many who watch them, relying on action rather than science to move the story along. If you want to explore the science behind the action, then this class is for you. We’ll watch a series of movies, most with geological themes, over the course of the semester. More recent films like The Core and The Day After Tomorrow plus classics like Them! and Earthquake will be examined.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Twister (1996)

Chasing Tornados
Is that what the kids call it?
Make-out party! Woo!



And we begin the final stretch of the semester - the weather-related disasters. Twister was written by Michael Crichton (warming up for State of Fear, I suppose) and stars a few big names and some flying cows. Oh, wait - I think that was the same cow.

Before we twist the night away, here's some links:
Sciency explanation (with fun animations)
FEMA does tornadoes. Hmmm...
News and video of the twister that ripped through my hometown last year.

PS - Okay, okay, I know we've sucked the last couple of weeks. Mike's been sick and Sarah's been swamped at work. But at least I get to keep my big toe...

See you next week for The Day After Tomorrow!!