Twister: The Original Screenplay

michael crichton anne-marie martin

The movie's screenplay describes the competition between two rival groups of scientists determined to be the first to put a tracking device inside the funnel of a tornado

Genres fictionthrillerscience fictionmedia tie inadventurefilmadult fictionromancemystery thrillercollections

182 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1996

This edition

Format: 182 pages, Paperback
Published: May 14, 1996 by Ballantine Books
ISBN: 9780345408334
ASIN: 0345408330
Language: English

About the author

michael crichton

Michael Crichton (1942-2008) was one of the most successful novelists of his generation, admired for his meticulous scientific research and fast-paced narrative. He graduated summa cum laude and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School in 1969. His first novel, Odds On (1966), was written under the pseudonym John Lange and was followed by seven more Lange novels. He also wrote as Michael Douglas and Jeffery Hudson. His novel A Case of Need won the Edgar Award in 1969. Popular throughout the world, he has sold more than 200 million books. His novels have been translated into thirty-eight languages, and thirteen have been made into films.

Michael Crichton died of lymphoma in 2008. He was 66 years old.