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Stormchasers
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Movie Details
Director Greg MacGillivray
Language English
Audience Rating NR (Not Rated)
Running Time 38 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
The power of tornadoes, hurricanes, hailstorms, and other severe weather serve as a reminder that, despite technological advances, there are elements of nature that still have us at their mercy. Stormchasers follows the meteorologists who put their lives in danger to chart and research severe storms. A group of scientists drive hundreds of miles per day to chase down tornadoes in the Midwest, lingering until the last possible second when they actually encounter a twister. Weather Service personnel send an airplane through the middle of Hurricane Emily, with everything that can be shaken loose inside the plane tethered down for the rough ride. The "making of" segment of Stormchasers documents the crew's hair-raising experiences as they placed themselves directly in the path of danger and doubted their own sanity for doing so. Interestingly, the filmmakers were forced to manufacture a monsoon when shooting in India; the results were convincing indeed. Originally shot in large format for IMAX theaters, Stormchasers gives the formation of menacing storms a beautifully lyrical quality and goes a long way toward explaining the weather phenomena that shape our lives. --Jerry Renshaw
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 73
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Product Details
Edition Large Format
Format DVD
Region Region 1
014381911725
Release Date 6/20/2000
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1