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- "Twister," starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton, topped the box office in 1996.
- The movie proved the allure of CGI-fueled disaster movies, featuring iconic scenes like a flying cow.
- Here are the best red carpet photos from the film's premieres.
When "Twister" came out in 1996, audiences couldn't get enough of Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as storm-chasers trying to run from destructive tornadoes.
The movie topped the domestic box office in its first two weekends in theaters, proving audiences would flock to big-spectacle disaster movies that were fueled by computer-generated action (complete with a flying cow).