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All the Ways ‘Twisters’ Pays Homage to the Original ‘Twister’
From Kate’s wardrobe and Tyler's truck to James Paxton's cameo, here are all the ways 'Twisters' pays homage to the iconic 1996 movie, 'Twister.'
Image Credit: Universal/Warner Bros./Amblin Aside from Dorothy, perhaps one of the most obvious homages to the original “Twister” comes in the form of Tyler’s rust red Dodge Ram truck, which echoes the pickup that Paxton’s Bill rents when he rolls back into town at the beginning of the first film. Sure, Bill’s truck couldn’t shoot fireworks like Tyler’s souped-up pickup, but the red Dodge Ram 2500 is iconic in its own right: surviving getting rolled through twin water spouts while the same cow blew by, driving through a house and ultimately carrying Dorothy into flight. Image Credit: Universal/Warner Bros./Amblin/Everett Collection For Kate’s wardrobe, costume designer Eunice Jera Lee has said that she was inspired by a number “bad-ass women of cinema,” including Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road, Ellen Ripley from Alien, and Thelma and Louise.
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