Bill Paxton's son James makes a cameo in one of the most thrilling scenes in 'Twisters'

Mon, 07/22/2024 - 09:34

James Paxton and Bill Paxton standing next to each other — (L-R) James and Bill Paxton.
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Bill Paxton starred in the original "Twister" movie in 1996.
His son, James, makes a cameo in the sequel, "Twisters," to pay homage to his father, who died in 2017.
"I did this one for Dad," James Paxton told Entertainment Weekly.

Though "Twisters" doesn't feature any of the stars from the 1996 blockbuster "Twister," the legacy sequel has a cameo that pays homage to the original — if you look closely.

In the scene following Kate (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and Tyler (Glen Powell) attending a rodeo that gets halted by an oncoming tornado, the two run for safety in a motel where an unruly man is complaining about his room.

As Kate and Tyler get everyone to hide for cover inside an empty pool, the unruly man and a woman go into his car, which suddenly gets sucked up into the tornado.