Tornado! (1996) - full transcript

Jake is a storm chaser whose friend Dr. Branson has developed a machine that can help detect tornados and provide earlier warnings. Samantha 'Sam' Callen is an auditor who has come to evaluate the project and decide whether more research should be conducted or not. Jake must try and make the machine work and also convince Sam not to shut down the research. They must also dodge tornados in the meantime.

O.K., MY MOVE.

MOVE.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

♪ [COUNTRY MUSIC ON RADIO]

1, 2, 3.

TO YELLOW--
1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

O.K., MY TURN.

HA HA HA.
1, 2, 3.

[EMERGENCY
BROADCAST WARNING]

WE INTERRUPT
OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING...

TO INFORM YOU THAT
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...



HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
FOR OLDHAM AND PARMER COUNTIES.

RESIDENTS IN THESE AREAS
ARE URGED TO TAKE
PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

WE NOW RETURN YOU TO
OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING.

♪ [RESUMES]

[THUNDERCLAP]

[LAUGHING]
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I'LL BE
RIGHT BACK.

IT'S NOT SUPPOSED
TO BE HERE.

- AAH! COME ON, LET'S GO.
- MOLLY! MOLLY!

MOLLY!

MOLLY!

COME ON.

[SCREAMING]

COME ON, MOLLY.
COME ON, MOLLY.



WE'RE GOING TO BE O.K.
HOLD ON TO MOMMY.
HOLD ON TO MOMMY.

[RUMBLING]

[WIND WHISTLING]

HERE YOU GO, MA'AM.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

THERE YOU ARE.
THANK YOU FOR
FLYING WITH US.

WATCH YOUR STEP, SIR.

I'M SAMANTHA CALLEN.
DR. BRANSON
MUST HAVE SENT YOU.

I'M DR. BRANSON.

OH. UH, SO MUCH
FOR INTRODUCTIONS.

SHE'S IN THE CAR,
DR. B. HOWDY.

JACOB THORNE,
MEET SAMANTHA CALLEN.

JAKE. PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU, MA'AM.

SAM. ARE WE MEETING
SOMEONE ELSE HERE?

WELL, THE STAR OF OUR SHOW--
P.A.T.T.I.--

JUST CAME FROM ST. LOUIS.
YOU'RE THE LAST TO ARRIVE.

I HOPE YOUR FLIGHT
WASN'T AS BAD AS MINE.

ACTUALLY, I DROVE.
I LOVE DRIVING.

HA HA. HE'S AFRAID
OF FLYING.

I JUST HAVE
A HEALTHY RESPECT...

FOR ATMOSPHERIC
UNCERTAINTIES.

HOW'S THE WEATHER
IN WASHINGTON?

STICKY. I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO FAMILIARIZE MYSELF
WITH YOUR WORK.

WELL, I'M SURE P.A.T.T.I.
WON'T LET US DOWN.

THE SCIENCE FOUNDATION
HAS EVERY CONFIDENCE
IN YOUR WORK, DOCTOR.

THANK YOU. YOU'VE BEEN
VERY SUPPORTIVE.

UNDERSTANDABLY,
AFTER SIX YEARS,

THEY'VE DEMANDED
A FIELD TRIAL.

FRANKLY, AT N.A.O.,

WE THINK IT'S TIME
TO MAKE A FINAL
DETERMINATION.

DID YOU SAY
TERMINATION?

CONTRARY TO WHAT
YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD,

NOT ALL AUDITORS
ARE HEARTLESS.

NORMALLY IT'S
DONE IN TWO DAYS.
I'VE ASKED FOR A WEEK.

A WHOLE WEEK?
MIGHT AS WELL FIND BIGFOOT...

AND THE GUY FROM
THE GRASSY KNOLL.

HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT TORNADOES,
MISS CALLEN?

DOCTOR,
WHERE I COME FROM,

THE BIGGEST WEATHER PROBLEM
I HAVE IS HUMIDITY MAKES
MY HAIR FRIZZY.

I WAS ASSIGNED
TWO DAYS AGO, AND I'M DOING
MY BEST TO CATCH UP.

THIS IS JUST THE PLACE
FOR A CRASH COURSE.

WELCOME TO TORNADO SEASON.

[BRANSON]
THIS IS, UM, DOWNTOWN BYRON.
WHAT DO THEY CALL IT, JAKE?

"THE JEWEL
OF THE PANHANDLE."

[SAM] I'M DAZZLED.
WHERE'S THE MALL?

[JAKE]
AMARILLO.

GOOD LEGS.
EXCUSE ME?

UH, P.A.T.T.I., I MEAN.
I KNEW FROM THE START...

SHE HAD TO HAVE STRONG LEGS
TO WITHSTAND F-5 WINDS.

THAT'S WHEN
I CAME UP WITH THE TITANIUM
AERODYNAMIC SUPERSTRUCTURE...

AND THE EXPLOSIVE BOLTS.

IT TOOK ME
A SOLID YEAR OF RESEARCH...

TO GET THE BOLTS TO FIRE
IN THE PROPER SEQUENCE...

TO MAXIMIZE
TORQUE-STRESS REDUCTION.
HOW
MUCH LONGER BEFORE WE GET THERE?

ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
I TOOK
THE SCENIC ROUTE.

[SAM]
SO WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE
TO BECOME A METEOROLOGIST?

- OH, I'M NOT.
- NO. JACOB IS A, UH--

FORMER TOP GRADUATE STUDENT
OF MINE AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MISSOURI.

TILL I WASHED OUT
IN THE THIRD YEAR.

NONSENSE. AS FAR AS
I'M CONCERNED,

YOU'RE MERELY
LATE FOR CLASS.

WHAT DO YOU DO
IN THE MEANTIME?
I'M A CHASER.

ONE OF THOSE GUYS
RACING AROUND IN PICKUPS...

CHASING AFTER STORMS?

WASTE OF A FINE MIND,
IF YOU ASK ME.

WE'RE ALL
CHASING ONE THING
OR ANOTHER,

AREN'T WE?

[CAR RADIO]
♪ BUT THERE'S SOMETHIN'
IN YOUR EYES ♪

♪ THAT TELLS ME
THERE'S A WILDER SIDE ♪

♪ COME ON, LET'S TAKE IT
ON THE DANCE FLOOR ♪

♪ AND SHOW ME
WHAT YOU GOT ♪

♪ PUT YOUR ARMS
AROUND ME ♪

♪ AND HOLD ME TILL
I'M FILLED WITH DESIRE ♪

♪ HEY-- ♪

SAM, THIS IS OLIVER NESSEL,
ONE OF MY GRADUATE STUDENTS.

PLEASED
TO MEET YOU,
MA'AM.

NOW, THERE'S
A METEOROLOGIST.

THAT'S ONE PASSENGER
UNLOADED.

NOW YOU CAN SWING ME
BY MY HOTEL?
HOTEL?

I REALLY DON'T WANT
TO PUT YOU OUT.

WE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM,
BUT SUIT YOURSELF.

NEAREST HOTEL'S
ABOUT, UH...

OH, 30 MILES AWAY.

IT'S A TRUCK STOP,

BUT I'M SURE
THEY'LL PUT CLEAN SHEETS
ON A HIDE-A-BED.

THIS IS PERFECT.

I'LL NEED
A TELEPHONE.

OH, WE GOT TELEPHONES,
INDOOR PLUMBING--

ALL THE MODERN
CONVENIENCES.

LET ME GET YOUR BAGS,
MA'AM.
DON'T CALL ME MA'AM.

I CAN MANAGE
JUST FINE,
THANK YOU.

IT'S UP ON THE SECOND STORY,
FIRST DOOR TO YOUR RIGHT.

UH, IN CASE
YOU FORGOT, UH,

WE WANT HER ON OUR SIDE.

SHE'S NOT THRILLED
ABOUT WAITING AROUND
FOR A TORNADO.

I DON'T
HAVE TO TELL YOU...

THEY DON'T
RUN ON TIMETABLES.
NO, BUT THE N.A.O. DOES.

WELL, EFREM
SAYS TWO DAYS,
MAYBE LESS.

GOOD. THE SOONER,
THE BETTER.

[MAN ON RADIO]
...METROPOLITAN AREA.

FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT,

A NUMBER OF DISTURBANCES
MOVE ACROSS THE STORM FRONT,

ENHANCING RAIN AND CAUSING
WIDELY-SCATTERED SHOWERS...

AND THUNDERSTORMS
FOR TODAY AND FRIDAY.

THE METROPOLITAN
FORECAST TODAY--

CLOUDY WITH A 40% CHANCE
OF SHOWERS.

HIGH IN THE LOWER 70s.

NORTH WIND
10-15 MILES AN HOUR.

TONIGHT, CLOUDY
WITH A 60% CHANCE...

OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS,

AND POSSIBLY
SEVERE AND LARGE HAIL.

LOW IN THE LOWER 50s,
NORTH WIND AT 10-15
MILES AN HOUR.

ON FRIDAY, PERIODS OF RAIN
AND THUNDERSTORMS,

RANGING 100%...

...MILES AN HOUR
AND GUSTING.

IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST,
SATURDAY,

DECREASING CLOUDS
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,

HIGH IN THE 50s,
NEAR 60 ON SUNDAY,

PARTLY CLOUDY,
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN,

LOW IN THE 40s,
HIGHS IN THE 60s.
MONDAY--

[OTHER RADIOS
STILL AUDIBLE]

SHOOT,
DO I SMELL SMOKE?

WHERE THERE'S SMOKE,
THERE'S FIRE.

HA HA HA.
HOME BREW.

THAT'S
FOUR-ALARM HOT SAUCE.

HE ABOUT TORE UP 87
TO DELIVER IT TOO.

TEX FULTON,
MEET SAM CALLEN.

OF COURSE, YOU KNOW
DR. BRANSON OVER HERE.

DID HE SAY "TEX"?

YES, MA'AM.
THIS HERE'S
MATTIE PECK.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
WELCOME TO BYRON.

Y'ALL GOING
TO MOTOR-MOUTH
ALL DAY...

OR EAT BARBECUE?

IT'S OVER HERE.
GO ON,
FILL YOUR FACE.

NEED SOME HELP?
SURE. GRAB A KNIFE.

I DON'T BELIEVE
I'VE EVER MET
ANYONE NAMED TEX.

TRUTH IS,
I'M ORIGINALLY
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.

MAYBE THEY OUGHT
TO CALL YOU CAROL.

TEX'LL DO JUST FINE,
MA'AM.

[RINGING]
HELLO.

[WOMAN]
HOW YOU DOING, JAKEY?

ZEENA, HOW ARE YOU?

WHY AIN'T YOU TEARING
INTO A RACK OF RIBS WITH US?

SOMEBODY'S GOT TO
MIND THE STORE.

HOW ARE THING'S
IN CLIFFSIDE?

OH, IT COULDN'T
BE MORE BEAUTIFUL.

TALKED TO TODD
THIS AFTERNOON.

HE SAID
THERE'S SOME MINOR
CUMULONIMBUS ACTIVITY...

OUT SOUTH OF WAYSIDE.

SURE HASN'T
REACHED ME YET.

NAH, WE'RE LOOKING
AT A NO-SHOW DAY
ALL THE WAY AROUND.

WELL, RUDY DOESN'T THINK SO.

[LAUGHS]
JACOB, YOU'RE A CAUTION.

NOW, YOU, YOU SAVE ME
SOME RIBS NOW, YA HEAR?

YOU KNOW I WILL.
THANKS, ZEENA. BYE.

THOSE BEANS WOULDN'T
HAPPEN TO BE MADE...

WITH CANOLA OIL,
WOULD THEY?

FATBACK.

EFREM THORNE,
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET
SAM CALLEN.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
UH, MISS, IS IT?

WHY NOT? AROUND HERE,
A MISS IS AS GOOD AS A MILE.
[CLEARS THROAT]

ALL RIGHT,
GET IN HERE, SLIM.
PILE THEM IN THERE.

YES, SIR.
YES, SIR.
MMM.

HELPS COUNTERACT
GRANDPA'S COOKING.
THANKS.

DR. "B", I'M SORRY,
BUT IT SEEMS LIKE
WE'RE BUSTED.

HEY, WHAT'S THIS GIZMO
IN MY SHED?

WELL,
IT'S TIME TO MEET
THE GUEST OF HONOR.

THIS...

IS P.A.T.T.I.

LOOKS AREN'T EVERYTHING.

I'M SURE SHE'S GOT
A TERRIFIC PERSONALITY.

THE MOST DIFFICULT PART...

WAS COMING UP
WITH A NAME.

AFTER SIX YEARS OF WORK,

I WANTED SOMETHING
TRULY SPECIAL.

P.A.T.T.I.--
P-A-T-T-I,

STANDS FOR "PORTABLE
ANALYZER OF TECHNICAL
TORNADO INFORMATION."

IT'S ALSO MY WIFE'S NAME.

IT TOOK ME WEEKS
TO REALIZE IT, OF COURSE.

OLIVER, WHY DON'T WE
SHOW THEM HER BRAIN?

MAY I?
BY ALL MEANS.

ALL THE MONITORING DEVICES
ARE HOUSED HERE
IN THE CONTROL SHELL.

YOU HAVE YOUR DIGITAL
BAROMETER, YOUR CEILOMETER,

YOUR ELECTROPOTENTIOMETER--

AH, BUT CHECK OUT
THE LEGS.

THEY'RE MADE
OF TITANIUM ALLOY,

WHICH ALLOWS FOR
TORSION FROM THE WINDS,
BUT WON'T BREAK.

THE BOLT INSIDE
CAN BE DRIVEN UP TO
2 FEET INTO THE GROUND,

THEREBY ALLOWING US
TO ACTUALLY TAKE READINGS
FROM WITHIN THE VORTEX.

ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS PLACE HER DIRECTLY
INTO THE PATH OF A TORNADO.

IS THAT DIFFICULT?

NO, IT'S, UH,
DAMN NEAR IMPOSSIBLE.

UM, IT'S, UM...

UP TO US SCIENTISTS TO,
UH, DO THE IMPOSSIBLE.

ALL THIS
TORNADO TALK
MAKES ME THIRSTY.

SURE IT WASN'T YOUR SAUCE?

- WHO'S UP FOR JIMMY JACK'S?
- WHAT'S A JIMMY JACK?

♪ [COUNTRY-WESTERN ]

♪ [WOMAN SINGING]

IS THIS PLACE
BITCHIN' OR WHAT?

OH, DEFINITELY
"BITCHIN'."

THEY DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING LIKE THIS
IN MISSOURI,

DO WE, DR. BRANSON?

OOH, HOW ABOUT
A LITTLE SALT
THERE, DARLING?

BET YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
LIKE THAT EITHER, DO YOU, OLLIE?

BEHAVE YOURSELF.
THERE ARE LADIES PRESENT.

SO, JAKE, WHAT WAS
YOUR DISSERTATION ON?

MMM--

GLOBAL WARMING.

LET'S DANCE. MAYBE IT'LL
HELP YOU KEEP YOUR FOOT
OUT OF YOUR MOUTH.

YOU KNOW, JAKE, AS FAR
AS WASHINGTON'S CONCERNED,

GLOBAL WARMING
IS JUST A NASTY RUMOR...

COOKED UP BY
GRANT-HUNGRY SCIENTISTS.

WELL, THAT'S FINE,
BUT, UH,

TAKE ANTARCTICA,
FOR EXAMPLE.

THIS PAST JANUARY,

THE TEMPERATURE
ACTUALLY ROSE
ABOVE FREEZING.

THERE WERE
FLOWERS GROWING
ON THE ICE SHELF.

NOW, THAT'S
NOT A RUMOR.
THAT'S A FACT.

YES, FLOODS,
DROUGHTS,

EARTHQUAKES,
HURRICANES,
TORNADOES--

ALL GETTING
MORE SEVERE,
MORE UNPREDICTABLE,

WHICH IS PRECISELY
WHY I INVENTED
P.A.T.T.I.

EARLY PREDICTIONS
MEANS EARLY WARNINGS.

EARLY WARNINGS
MEANS LIVES SAVED.

SO WHY ARE TORNADOES
ALWAYS PICKING ON TEXAS?

WELL,
COULD BE THE HATS.

[OLIVER]
HA HA HA.

NOW, THIS...

IS...

THE GOOD OLD
U.S. OF A. NOW...

[CLEARS THROAT]

COLD, DRY AIR...

TRAVELS SOUTHEAST
FROM CANADA.

NOW, WHAT HAPPENS IS...

IT COMES DOWN ACROSS
THE ROCKIES HERE,

WHERE IT PICKS UP
MORE COLD AIR,

AND THEN IT
CONTINUES ON,

UNOBSTRUCTED,
TO THE PLAINS.

NOW, THIS REPRESENTS
WARM, MOIST AIR THAT...

TRAVELS NORTH FROM
THE GULF OF MEXICO,
RIGHT AROUND BROWNSVILLE HERE.

A STRAIGHT,
UNOBSTRUCTED PATH
TO THE PLAINS, RIGHT?

AND WHEN THESE
TWO ELEMENTS MEET...

WHAT HAPPENS
IS THE COLD, DRY AIR
FROM CANADA...

RESTS DIRECTLY
ON TOP OF THE GULF'S
WARM, MOIST AIR.

YES. WHICH LEAVES
ONE FINAL ELEMENT--

- JET STREAM.
- BINGO!

[JAKE]
HEAVY WEATHER...

SOME GENUINE...

KICK-BUTT TORNADOES.

AND THAT IS WHERE
OUR EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE
OF TORNADO FORMATION ENDS.

- SO ALL IN ALL--
- ALL IN ALL, BASICALLY,
WE KNOW... JACK.

JIMMY JACK.

HELLO, JAKE.

WHAT BRINGS YOU
TO THE BOONDOCKS,
RICHIE?

FAMILY BUSINESS--
I FORGET HOW BORING IT IS.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS ARE
HAVING ALL THE FUN OVER HERE.

SAM CALLEN,
DR. BRANSON,
OLIVER NESSEL...

MEET
THE ONE AND ONLY
RICHIE COCHRAN.

RICHARD COCHRAN,
KLCA-TV, AMARILLO.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

YOU'RE ON TV, HUH?

OH, YEAH. RICHIE'S
THE BIG CITY WEATHER GUY.

BROADCAST JOURNALIST.
WEATHER'S JUST TEMPORARY.

YOU'RE NOT
FROM AROUND HERE,
CLEARLY.

THE COAST-- EAST.

JAKE, WHATEVER
ARE YOU DOING...

WITH FOLKS
FROM THE BIG CITY?

WELL,
WE'RE FROM MISSOURI,

CONDUCTING
A TORNADO ANALYSIS
FIELD TEST.

DR. BRANSON'S A METEOROLOGIST.
HE WAS MY ADVISOR
AT GRAD SCHOOL.

DID YOU EVER GET AROUND TO
FINISHING UP THAT DEGREE?

I'VE KNOWN JAKE
BEFORE HE WAS A COWBOY.

FINISHING
IS NOT HIS FORTE.

BUT YOU, SAM,

YOU'RE MUCH TOO PRETTY
TO BE A METEOROLOGIST.

I'M AN AUDITOR...

FOR THE GOVERNMENT.

WELL, IF YOU'RE SERIOUS
ABOUT FINDING A TORNADO,

COME DOWN TO THE STATION.

WE HAVE THE MOST
UP-TO-DATE MONITORING SYSTEM...

WITH COMPLETE ACCESS
TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE.

I'M TAKING A CAMERA CREW
TO THE N.W.S. TOMORROW MORNING.

WHAT TIME
SHOULD I PICK YOU UP?

- HER DANCE CARD'S
GETTING PRETTY FULL.
- 10:00 WILL BE FINE.

- WHAT ABOUT
YOUR DANCE CARD TONIGHT?
- RICHIE, IT'S FULL, O.K.?

I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF.

- WANT TO DANCE?
- SURE.

LOVE TO.

JAKE AND I
RAN TRACK TOGETHER
IN HIGH SCHOOL.

HE WAS A FAST STARTER.

I WAS A FINISHER.

♪ FIVE'LL GET YOU 10 ♪

♪ I'M GOING HOME ALONE
AGAIN TONIGHT ♪

♪ NOT FROM
LACK OF OPPORTUNITY... ♪

YOU HAVE A REAL FEEL
FOR THE WEATHER.

I CAN THANK
MY GRANDPA FOR THAT.

SOME THINGS
YOU CAN'T LEARN
IN SCHOOL.

LIKE DANCING?

HOW DID A TIGHT-ASS
BEAN COUNTER
FROM WASHINGTON...

LEARN THE TEXAS
TWO-STEP?

HOW'D A REDNECK
GOOD OLD BOY...

EARN 2/3 OF A Ph.D.?

HEY,
ARE WE FLIRTING?

IF WE ARE,
WE'RE RUSTY
AS HELL.

NOTHING A LITTLE OIL
WON'T FIX.

WHOO!
HA HA!

WHOO!

AHH!

YES.

I TELL YOU,
I LOVE DANCING.

SO, YOU, UH,

DRINK MUCH TEQUILA
IN WASHINGTON, DO YOU?

MOSTLY CHARDONNAY,
WHY?

ASK ME IN THE MORNING.

[WIND HOWLING]

[THUNDER]

[ROOSTER CROWING]

[MEN'S VOICES]

[HAMMERING]

[SIGHS]

[BANGING]

SHIT.

- AH... MORNING!
- [MAN] HOW'S THAT?

[MOANS]

[MAN ON RADIO]

AH, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE
GOOD, CLEAN COUNTRY AIR.

GUARANTEED, YOU'LL
NEVER WANT TO LEAVE,

ESPECIALLY AFTER
HAVING MY WORLD-FAMOUS
BACON AND EGGS.

THESE CONTAIN
A VERY SPECIAL
INGREDIENT...

PASSED DOWN
FROM GENERATION
TO GENERATION.

HEY, HEY,
NO PEEKING.

WELL, GOOD MORNING.

PREPARE FOR HEAVEN.
HOW ABOUT SOME EGGS?

I'VE JUST SEEN HELL.
JUST COFFEE.

HMM, YOU SURE?
JAKE'S VERY EXCITED
ABOUT THIS DISH.

IT HAS A SECRET
INGREDIENT-- CAYENNE.

HEY. YOU'RE NOT
ONE OF THOSE...

FINICKY EASTERNERS,
ARE YOU?

I'M ONE
OF THOSE BRUTALLY...

HUNG-OVER EASTERNERS.

DECREASING CLOUDS
WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS,

HIGH IN THE 50s--

UM, I DIDN'T...

DO ANYTHING
I SHOULDN'T HAVE
LAST NIGHT, DID I?

NOT A THING,
BUT WE CAN TRY AGAIN
TONIGHT.

CHANCE OF SHOWERS,
LOW IN THE 40s--

HOW MANY RADIOS
DO YOU HAVE HERE?

CURRY.

I DON'T KNOW.
A DOZEN, EASY.

THEY'RE SPREAD
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.

THEY'RE ON 24 HOURS
AND TUNED TO THE WEATHER.

EVERY BOY
MUST HAVE HIS HOBBY.

I'VE GOT IT--
CILANTRO.

DOC, PLEASE,
YOU'RE BLOWING MY COVER.

SOUNDS LIKE
A PRETTY FINICKY...

EASTERN SECRET
INGREDIENT TO ME.

WELL, COOKING
IS MY REAL HOBBY.

JAKE, COME LOOK
AT THIS.

THESE SATELLITE PICTURES
OUTSIDE OF DENVER
LOOK VERY PROMISING.

UH-HUH.

OLIVER, WHY DON'T YOU
FLAG THE HOOK?
YOU GOT THE COORDINATES?

YOU BETCHA.

YOUR STUDENT'S GOING
TEXAN ON YOU, DOCTOR.

IT HAPPENS
TO THE BEST OF US.

IF THE RETURN MOISTURE POOL
PICKS UP A FEW MORE KNOTS,
[HORN HONKING]

WE COULD HAVE
THE SUPER-CELL
DYNAMICS WE NEED.

YEAH. THAT SUCKER
COULD BUST A CAP.

OOH, WHEN DO YOU DO
THE SUPER TORNADO
FANATIC HANDSHAKE?

DAMN!

NEAR ABOUT REAR-ENDED
THAT POOR EXCUSE
FOR A WEATHERMAN.

OHH, I NEED
TO FRESHEN UP.

COLD AND RAINY CONDITIONS
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

COLD FRONTS MOVING IN
FROM THE NORTH...

WILL PASS THROUGH
THE AREA THIS MORNING...

UH, RICHIE,
I DON'T THINK
SAM IS FEELING...

UP TO THIS
LITTLE FIELD TRIP.

MAYBE SHE'D LIKE TO
TELL ME THAT HERSELF.

SHE HASN'T
FULLY RECOVERED
AFTER LAST NIGHT...

IF, UH, YOU GET
MY MEANING.

I'M READY.
YEAH. SO AM I.

MAYBE WE COULD DROP
YOU SOMEPLACE, JAKE.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW INTERESTING
THIS WILL BE FOR YOU.

I'M ALWAYS EAGER
TO LEARN FROM REAL
WEATHER PROFESSIONALS.

THAT'S A--
THAT'S AN OFFICIAL
POLICE SCANNER.

IN MY RACKET, IT'S
AROUND THE CLOCK,
READY ALERT.

WELL, IF IT'S NOT
ASKING TOO MUCH,

CAN WE BE
QUIETLY ON ALERT?

YEAH. YEAH, SURE.

THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN CHARDONNAY
AND TEQUILA.

WHEN WE'RE FULLY ON-LINE,
WE'LL BE CONNECTED...

WITH EVERY WEATHER
SERVICE REGIONAL OFFICE
IN THE COUNTRY,

AS WELL AS N.C.A.R.
AND N.O.A. AND S.P.C.

DIGITAL OB, SATELLITE
SCANNING, THE WHOLE BIT.

ARE WE BORING YOU,
JAKE?

NO, NO. I WAS AN
ARMCHAIR WEATHERMAN
MYSELF ONCE.

YOU WERE
ABOUT TO SAY?

PRETTY SOON,
WE WON'T HAVE TO RELY...

ON THE OFFICE
IN OKLAHOMA TO GUIDE
OUR PREDICTIONS.

WE'LL HAVE
TEXAS PREDICTIONS
FOR TEXAS WEATHER.

WHAT ABOUT
CHASERS?

THEY'LL BE CHASING
THEIR OWN TAILS.
TOTALLY OBSOLETE.

THAT'S NOT REALLY
THE CASE.

TAKE THE TWISTER
IN ADRIAN.

DOPPLER DETECTED
THE STORM COMING,

HAD THE HOUR
ON THE NOSE.

THEY CALLED IT
FOR 3:30 P.M. EXACTLY.

THAT'S
INCREDIBLE.

THE ONLY
PROBLEM IS,

THEY HAD IT
THREE COUNTIES AWAY
IN PARMER,

SO THE WARNING BOX
WAS OFF BY 75 MILES.

AS I WAS ABOUT TO SAY,

WE'LL ALWAYS RELY
ON SPOTTERS AND CHASERS.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO PINPOINT
THE STORM FORMATIONS
MUCH MORE EXACTLY.

AND GET DATA UP TO YOU...

SO YOU CAN GIVE BETTER,
EARLIER WARNINGS
TO YOUR VIEWERS.

THAT'S THE THEORY,
ANYWAY.

I DON'T HAVE TO BE
BACK AT THE STUDIO
FOR ANOTHER HOUR.

HOW ABOUT
SOME LUNCH?

I'LL TAKE A RAIN CHECK.

WELL, IF YOU'D LIKE
TO FIND OUT MORE...

ABOUT THE INS
AND OUTS OF
THE WEATHER GAME--

RICHIE, WHY DON'T
YOU GO JUDGE
A TRACTOR PULL...

OR WHATEVER IT IS
YOU WEATHER GUYS DO...

WHEN YOU'RE
OFF CAMERA?

WHY DON'T YOU
GET A LIFE.

I GOT ONE, THANKS.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT
SINCE WE WERE KIDS.

I'M SURE EVENTUALLY
ONE OF YOU WILL
OUTGROW IT.

BESIDES BEING AN EYEFUL,

SHE'S GOT A GOOD HEAD
ON HER SHOULDERS,

WHICH IS
MORE THAN I CAN SAY
FOR PRESENT COMPANY.

DON'T GET ANY IDEAS
ABOUT BEING A MATCHMAKER.

WHY NOT? CAN'T LOOK
AFTER YOU FOREVER.

I'VE BEEN EDITING
THIS FOOTAGE.

IT'S FOR MY OWN
PRIVATE COLLECTION.

THE FUJITO
WIND DAMAGE SCALE...

RATES THE STORM'S POWER
FROM AN F-1 TO AN F-5.

THIS IS AN F-1.

AN F-2.

F-3. JACOB SHOT THIS,
ACTUALLY.

F-4...

AND FINALLY...

WIND SPEEDS OVER
300 MILES PER HOUR.

CUTS A PATH SOMETIMES
OVER A MILE WIDE.

THAT'S WHAT
WE CALL AN F-5.

OTHERWISE KNOWN
AS A KILLER TORNADO.

DO YOU NAME THEM?

WHAT?

LIKE HURRICANES.
DO YOU GIVE THEM
NAMES?

YOU DON'T PUT A NAME
TO WHAT AIN'T HUMAN.

NOTHING HUMAN
ABOUT A TORNADO.

JUST GOD'S BLIND FURY.

AND YOU DON'T OUTGUESS IT
WITH PREDICTIONS.

YES, BUT, UM,

DOPPLER RADAR PINPOINTS
THE ELEMENTS OF A STORM...

BEFORE THE TORNADO--

YOU CAN'T GUESS WEATHER
SITTING AT A COMPUTER SCREEN.

DOPPLER IS ONLY
ONE OF OUR TOOLS.

WE HAVE
COMPUTER SIMULATIONS
ON THE VERGE...

OF ACCURATELY
PREDICTING THE PATH
OF A MESOCYCLONE--

HEY, WITH ALL OF YOUR
FANCY MACHINES--

I MEAN ALL OF THEM--

YOU KNOW YOU STILL
CAN'T TELL ME...

WHEN A TORNADO'S
GOING TO COME...

AND WHERE
IT'S GOING TO GO.

YES, BUT--

YES, BUT NOTHING.

YOU SEE THAT BAROMETER
ON MY PORCH?

THAT'S ALL I NEED.

THAT AND MY SENSES,
'CAUSE SOONER OR LATER,

YOU GOT TO GET OUTSIDE
AND SMELL THE WEATHER.

LOOK, LET'S NOT FORGET,

IT DOESN'T TAKE
A KILLER TORNADO
TO KILL PEOPLE.

15,000 PEOPLE DIED
IN NORTH AMERICA
THIS CENTURY ALONE.

THEY ALL
HAD THE BENEFIT
OF A BAROMETER.

IF P.A.T.T.I.
CAN SAVE ONE LIFE,

OUR EFFORTS
WOULD HAVE BEEN
WORTHWHILE.

ALL THE COMPUTERS
IN CREATION CAN'T
CHANGE NATURE.

NOW, A TORNADO'S GOT
A DEVIL'S HEART
AND A DEAD SOUL,

AND UNTIL
YOU'VE SEEN THAT,

YOU AIN'T
TELLING ME NOTHING
ABOUT NOTHING.

PROPRIETARY
ON THE SUBJECT,
ISN'T HE?

WELL, HE'S GOT
HIS REASONS.

I THOUGHT
MAYBE IT RAN
IN THE FAMILY.

NOW, WHAT IS THAT
SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

LAST NIGHT
AT JIMMY JACK'S,

YOU KIND OF
TREATED ME LIKE
YOUR PROPERTY.

[CLEARS THROAT]
YES, WELL, I THINK A CHANGE
OF SCENERY WOULD DO US GOOD.

MATTIE HAS INVITED US...

TO HER FOLKS' HOUSE
FOR DINNER TONIGHT.

I COULD USE
SOME HOME COOKING.
SORRY, OLIVER.

WE HAVE TO KEEP
OUR EYE ON THE PRIZE.

PLENTY OF LEFTOVERS.

MEANTIME, JUST KEEP
PLAYING PAC MAN,

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT
YOU'RE GOOD AT.

SAM.

[TRUCK DRIVER]
IT BLEW IN FAST.

ROADS ARE DOWN.
I'M PULLING OFF.

THIS IS BIG.
STAY CLEAR.

WELL, JOANIE,
THAT WAS TERRIFIC.

I CAN'T REMEMBER
WHEN I'VE EATEN
SO MUCH.

YOU'RE NOTHING
BUT SKIN AND BONES.

DON'T THEY FEED YOU
IN NEW YORK?

WASHINGTON.
UH-HUH.
SAME DIFFERENCE.

HOW'S THE HUNT GOING?
NOTHING SO FAR TODAY,

BUT WE GOT
SOME PROMISING
DEVELOPMENTS FROM S.P.C.

WANT TO COME
SEE MY TREE?

IT'S THE BEST
CLIMBING TREE IN BYRON.

I BET IT IS.

SAM DOESN'T
WANT TO SEE
YOUR TREE.

SHE JUST SAID
SHE DID.

MAYBE LATER,
MONKEY.
SO,

THEY GOT THE SPEECH
THIS AFTERNOON.

YOU DID?
DID HIS EYES BUG OUT?

♪ TORNADO GOT A HEART
AND A SOUL ♪

♪ AND A GALLBLADDER
AND A STOMACH ♪

♪ TORNADO GOES
TO THE SUPERMARKET ♪

♪ BUYS SOME GROCERIES,
BRINGS IT HOME ♪

♪ COOKS UP PANCAKES
FOR BREAKFAST ♪

HA.
♪ TORNADO
EATS THEM PANCAKES ♪

♪ WITH RASPBERRY SYRUP ♪

LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THAT TREE,
HUH, MONKEY?

SURE.

[SCREEN DOOR
OPENS AND CLOSES]

YOU CLIMB
PRETTY GOOD
FOR A GIRL.

SO DO YOU.
JUST DON'T TELL JAKE.

IT'LL SPOIL
HIS IMAGE OF ME.

HOW DO YOU LIKE
THE VIEW?

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

JUST DON'T LOOK DOWN.

I CAN SEE WHY YOU LIKE
COMING UP HERE.

GO ON AHEAD.
I'M RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

YOU WALK AS GOOD
AS YOU CLIMB?

TRY ME.

THAT WAS A NICE
THING YOU DID.

CLIMBING A TREE
WITH A 10-YEAR-OLD?

NO. KEEPING TEX
FROM GOING ON ABOUT
A CERTAIN 70-YEAR-OLD.

I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE
TALKING ABOUT HIM.

THERE'S ENOUGH TALK
AS IT IS.

IT'S SO PEACEFUL.
YEP.

IN WASHINGTON,
THERE WOULD BE...

A THOUSAND
CAR ALARMS GOING OFF
AND SIRENS AND SUBWAYS.

I'M SURPRISED
YOU'D EVEN NOTICE,
BEING FROM THERE.

NOBODY'S
FROM WASHINGTON.

I'M FROM INDIANA.

SO YOU'RE NOT
A REAL YUPPIE.

WHY NOT? AS FAR
AS I CAN TELL,

YOU'RE NOT
A REAL COWBOY.

THAT'S 'CAUSE
I'M A FARMER.

YOU KNOW THAT FIELD
BEHIND EFREM'S?

I GOT SOME SOY
GROWING IN THERE.

I'M THINKING
OF PUTTING IN
SOME ALOE.

JAKE THORNE,
SOY AND ALOE FARMER.

I DON'T BUY IT.

WAS THAT
AN OFFICIAL OPINION?

I'M NOT SAYING
YOU'RE NOT GOOD AT IT.

YOUR HEART'S NOT IN IT.

KNOW WHAT
I'M GOOD AT?

SIZING THINGS UP.

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAY
AT THE OFFICE.

SIZE ME UP.

YOU WEREN'T
A Ph.D. WASHOUT.

YOU WERE A WALKOUT.

FAIR ENOUGH.

BUT WHY WOULD I
DO THAT?

I HAVEN'T FIGURED
THAT PART OUT YET.

POSSIBLY YOU HAD
A FALLING OUT
WITH BRANSON.

MORE LIKELY, YOU FELT
YOU OWED EFREM SOMETHING.

NOT BAD.

O.K., YOU'RE SO SMART,

SIZE YOURSELF UP.

JUST YOUR
RUN-OF-THE-MILL MBA.

NOTHING FANCY.

NOT HARVARD. VIRGINIA.

LET ME GUESS.
FIRST IN YOUR CLASS?

FIFTH, BUT GOOD GUESS.

KNOW WHAT THEY CALL ME
AT THE OFFICE?

THE TERMINATOR.

THEY BRING ME IN
WHENEVER THEY WANT
TO KILL A PROGRAM.

I'M THE ULTIMATE
HATCHET MAN.

NOT MUCH OF A LIFE
SOMETIMES,

KILLING OTHER
PEOPLE'S DREAMS.

JAKE, THIS IS
OLIVER. COME IN.

JAKE, JAKE.

YEAH. THIS IS JAKE.
I HEAR YOU. GO AHEAD.

THIS IS OLIVER.

EASY, OLLIE. I READ YOU
LOUD AND CLEAR.

I THINK WE'VE
GOT SOME ACTIVITY
15 MILES NORTHWEST.

ZEENA JUST CALLED.

HER BEST GUESS
IS 35 WIDE BY 101 TALL.

ALL RIGHT,
LET'S SADDLE UP.

[TRUCK HORN HONKS]

DOC, IS SHE READY?

OH, SHE'S READY.
LET'S GO.

LOAD IT UP.

ALL RIGHT, JAKE,
LET'S GO.

OLLIE, GET IN
THE TRUCK.

IS THIS DANGEROUS?

I GOT IT.

I'M READY
AS I'LL EVER BE.

ALL RIGHT,
THE LAST ONE THERE
BUYS THE BEER.

THAT'LL BE YOU.

DR. B,
WE GOT TO MOVE.

VERY NICE.
LET'S GO.

[BRANSON]
THE COORDINATES
POINT HERE.

[JAKE]
TEX, THIS IS IT.

COPY.

O.K., GUYS.
LET'S DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, JAKE.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.

COME ON.

ARE THERE
ANY WARNING SIGNS
I SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

THERE'S USUALLY RAIN
FOLLOWED BY A BRIEF CALM,

BUT THAT'S ALREADY
BEHIND US.

THERE'S HAIL
AND STRONG WINDS
JUST BEFORE IT HITS.

I'M GOING TO SET
THE FIRING MECHANISMS.

O.K., OLIVER.
LET'S OPEN HER UP.

IT'S WHAT WE'RE
WAITING FOR.

IT'S BREAKING UP.

SAVE YOUR AMMO,
DOCTOR.

FALSE ALARM.

BUT ALL THE DATA
POINTED HERE.

I MEAN, WE'RE LOOKING
AT F-2, F-3s AT LEAST.

DOC, THIS THING JUST
AIN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.

WE BUSTED.

[BRANSON]
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
ALL THE DATA--

LOOKS LIKE WE MISSED
THIS ONE, DR. B.

[MAN]
GALVESTON, BAROMETER
DROPPING RAPIDLY.

I HAVE EXTREME LOW
PRESSURE AND HIGH SEA.

[ROOSTER CROWS]

HELLO?

HOO, GAVE ME
A START THERE, DOC.

SORRY.

YEAH, I JUST MUST BE
GOING DEAF IN MY OLD AGE.

CHECKING THE VOLTAGE
ON THE ELECTRIC CURRENT...

FOR THE CHARGES
IN THE LEGS.

YOU REALLY THINK
THEM BOLTS WILL
HOLD HER DOWN?

OH, I'M SURE OF IT.
UH-HUH.

WELL, 90% SURE.

UH-HUH.

- WOULD YOU BELIEVE
CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC?
- UH-HUH.

THEY'VE GOT TO HOLD.

YOU KNOW, UM,

YOU CAN TAKE
A CLOSER LOOK
IF YOU LIKE.

HMM.

HA HA. SHE REALLY IS
A PEACH, AIN'T SHE?

YES. THE BOLTS IN
THE LEGS ARE THE KEY
TO EVERYTHING.

YOU REALLY THOUGHT
YOU HAD ONE YESTERDAY,
DIDN'T YOU?

I WOULD'VE
BET THE RENT.

YOU'D HAVE LOST.

HMM. ALL THE PIECES
WERE IN PLACE.

YOU A CHECKERS MAN, DOC?

WELL, I PREFER CHESS,
BUT I CAN HOLD MY OWN.

UH-HUH. YOU SEE,
WEATHER IS CHECKERS.

IT'S A ZIG HERE, ZAG THERE,
JUMP ALL OVER CREATION.

ONE THING IT AIN'T
IS SMART.

IT'S LIKE PLOWING
WITH A MULE.

NO SENSE TRYING
TO OUTSMART IT.

YOU JUST GOT TO DUMMY DOWN...
TILL YOU GET WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO
STOP TRYING TO OUTSMART
THE WEATHER.

SO JUST DUMMY DOWN,
AND NATURE WILL TAKE
ITS COURSE.

THAT IS A PURE,
NATURAL FACT, SIR.

SHOW ME HOW THIS
CONTRAPTION REALLY WORKS.

O.K. NOTICE HERE
THE DOPPLER LINK.

YEAH?

I THOUGHT I WAS
GOING TO TAKE YOU
UP TO SEE ZEENA'S PLACE,

BUT, UH, LOOKS LIKE YOU
GOT A BETTER OFFER.

IT'S NOT
THAT I DON'T ENJOY...

STANDING IN THE DRIZZLE
WITH YOU, JAKE.

IT'S JUST NOT WHAT
I WAS SENT HERE TO DO.

THE TRUTH IS,
I'VE SEEN ENOUGH.

I'M LEAVING.

SO THAT'S IT, HUH?
JUST LIKE THAT?

YOU WON'T EVEN
GIVE BRANSON
A FIGHTING CHANCE?

HE'S HAD SIX YEARS.

A FEW MORE DAYS WON'T
MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

DON'T YOU CARE
THAT THE WORK HE'S DOING...

MIGHT ACTUALLY
HELP SOME PEOPLE?

IF YOU CARE SO MUCH,

WHY ARE YOU PLANNING
A CAREER IN SOYBEANS?

ONE THING HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH THE OTHER.

I'LL ASK
OLIVER FOR A LIFT
TO THE AIRPORT.

NO. I'LL TAKE YOU MYSELF.

I WANT TO SEE
WITH MY OWN TWO EYES
THAT YOU ARE GOOD AND GONE.

♪ I'M JUST AN
OLD-FASHIONED GIRL ♪

♪ IN A MODERN-DAY WORLD ♪

♪ AND IT JUST
SUITS ME FINE ♪

♪ SO IF THEY WANNA... ♪

THE SILENCE
IS GETTING PRETTY THICK,
DON'T YOU THINK?

TRY WATCHING
THE CLOUDS.

IT'S A GREAT WAY
TO PASS THE TIME.

YOU MEAN, LIKE,

"THAT ONE'S A BUFFALO,
AND THAT ONE'S NIXON"?

NO, I'M ACTUALLY
TRYING TO BE
SERIOUS HERE.

THERE'S A CERTAIN
ZEN TO IT.

I WATCH THE CLOUD,
I BECOME THE CLOUD.

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

NO, JAKE, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN.

12 MONTHS OF THE YEAR,
I LOOK AT NUMBERS.

SOMETIMES THEY LET ME
GO IN THE FIELD
AND SEE ACTUAL PEOPLE,

BUT STILL, I'M JUST STILL
SUPPOSED TO SEE NUMBERS.

WHAT DO YOU DO
FOR FUN?

I'M A YUPPIE.
I DON'T HAVE FUN.
I HAVE STRESS.

NO. YOU'RE
A FAKE YUPPIE.

WELL, THE STRESS
IS REAL ENOUGH.

I DON'T SIT AROUND READING
CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY.

I HAVE PARTIES.
I HAVE BRUNCH.
I HAVE FRIENDS.

BOYFRIENDS?

YES. THERE'S NO SHORTAGE
OF BOYS ON CAPITOL HILL.

NOT TOO MANY OF YOU
COW-COUNTRY MARLBORO MEN.

SAM, I'M
FROM CHICAGO.

YOU WANT TO TALK
ABOUT STRESS?

TRY BEING
THE ONLY CHILD
OF TWO LAWYERS.

THEY STILL
COULDN'T WORK OUT
THEIR OWN DIVORCE.

WE'RE EARLY.

I COULD STAND
A BITE TO EAT.

ANDY, HONEY,
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?

YEAH. A STRONG FLOW
OFF THE GULF.

WE HAVE ANYTHING
NEW FROM S.P.C.?

NOT SINCE 10:00.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

YOU KNOW,
JUST TO BE SAFE,

WE BETTER GET THEM TO
ISSUE A RISK FOR SEVERE...

FROM MILBURN TO DALHART.

THANKS.

SOMEHOW,
I STILL CAN'T SEE
YOU ON THE FARM.

OH, I DID MY TIME
AWAY AT COLLEGE.

MISSOURI'S GOT A KILLER
METEOROLOGY DEPARTMENT.

THEN WHY DID YOU
COME BACK?

MY GRANDMA DIED.

AND YOU FIGURED
EFREM NEEDED
LOOKING AFTER?

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.

IT'S NOT LIKE HE WAS
GOING TO THROW HIMSELF
OFF THE SILO OR ANYTHING.

SINCE GRANDMA DIED,
HE ONLY SEES
THE DARK SIDE OF NATURE,

SO I FIGURED HE COULD USE
SOMEBODY AROUND...

TO HELP SEE LIFE AGAIN.

AND YOU'RE STAYING
BECAUSE...

SAM, I'M NOT A FOOL.

I KNOW IN A CERTAIN SENSE,
WE'RE ALL JUST--

I DON'T KNOW-- ROAD KILL
HERE ON TORNADO ALLEY,

BUT THERE'S A CERTAIN...

A CERTAIN WONDER TO IT ALL.
A CERTAIN MYSTERY.

HOW CAN THE SAME TORNADO
SMASH A FREIGHT TRAIN
TO SPLINTERS...

AND ALSO PICK UP
A CARTON OF EGGS...

AND SET IT DOWN
THREE COUNTIES AWAY...

WITHOUT BREAKING
A SINGLE EGG?

FOR TWO PEOPLE WHO AREN'T
SUPPOSED TO LIKE EACH OTHER,
WE SURE DO TALK A LOT.

[BEEPER BEEPING]

O.K., MARGIE.
THANKS.

YOU GOT THE WORD
TO THEM AT THE FARM?

I OWE YOU.

WE GOT ONE, SAM.

HAVE A SAFE TRIP,
HUH?

I'M NOT FLYING
IF I COULD BE
CHASING A TORNADO.

[HORN HONKING]

COME ON, OLIVER.
GET UP FRONT.

IT'S NOT SAFE TO
RIDE BACK THERE.

GET UP IN THERE,
OLLIE.
SLIDE IN, GRANDPA.

I'M SLIDING.
I'M IN. LET'S GO.

[TEX]
STAY WITH ME NOW.

WE GOT IN LINE, JAKE.

TEX, IF WE GET
ON 385 NORTH
TO 54 EAST,

WE'LL KEEP ON IT.

EFREM'S WATCHING
FOR SOUTH WINDS.

THERE'S NO WAY
IT'S GOING TO
TACK UP TO 54.

WE GOT TO
STAY ON IT.

WE AIN'T NEVER
GOING TO CATCH IT.

JUST STAY STRAIGHT
TO 385.

IT'S GOING TO BE
A RIGHT TURN,

AND WE'LL CIRCLE IT.
WE'LL GO AROUND.

WE'VE GOT
PLENTY OF TIME.

[TEX]
COPY THAT, JAKE.

[SAM]
IF THE DRIVING'S
THIS BAD,

HOW MUCH WORSE
COULD THE ACTUAL
TORNADO BE?

DID YOU GET
AN UPDATE FROM S.P.C.?

DID THEY GET
A WATCH OUT?

THIS CAME
OUT OF NOWHERE.

THEY'VE ISSUED
A RISK FOR A SEVERE,
BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.

OVER THERE.

IT'S GOING TO
BE A BIG ONE,
EH, GRANDPA?

YOU'D BETTER BELIEVE IT.

[JAKE]
TEX, LET'S HIT IT.

HOLD ONTO YOUR HATS.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]
YEAH.
HOLD ON, MARGIE.

TEX, I GOT MARGIE ON NOW.
LET ME GET BACK TO YOU.

YES, MA'AM.

JAKE, YOU ON
THIS CRITTER?

IT SNUCK UP ON US.

WE HAD IT
TARGETED WEST.

YEAH, I'M ON IT.

WE'RE 5 MILES
SOUTH OF MILBURN
OFF 385 NORTH.

THE CORE IS 2 MILES
NORTH OF HERE,

ABOUT
30 MILES AN HOUR.

O.K, I'M GETTING THAT DOWN.
WE NEED TO ISSUE A WARNING STAT.

GIVE ME YOUR BEST SHOT.
WHERE'S IT GOING?

IT'S GOING TO BE
A RIGHT TURNER, EAST.

O.K., EAST.
MARGIE, BUT
IT'S UNSTABLE.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET
CONFIRMATION FROM NORTH
OF MILBURN, ASAP, O.K.?

WILL DO.
GOOD HUNTING, JAKE.

ALL RIGHT, HANG ON,
'CAUSE HERE WE GO.

[WIND HOWLING]

WOW.
IT'S REALLY PICKING
UP OUT THERE.

YEAH.

IF THE TORNADO
HITS US,

THE TRUCK WILL
PROTECT US, RIGHT?

IF WE SEE IT,
WE BAIL AND HEAD
FOR A DRAINAGE DITCH.

IF WE DON'T
SEE IT COMING?

GET RELIGION
IN A HURRY.

AAH!

THANK GOD FOR
SAFETY GLASS, HUH?

I'M HOPING TO
THANK HIM FOR
BETTER THAN THAT.

TEX, I'M HEADING UP
TOWARDS ROSEVILLE.
COPY.

LEAVE YOUR DOORS
OPEN.

MY GOD,
LOOK AT THAT.

HOW WOULD YOU
CALL IT, JAKE-- F-3, 4?

THAT ONE IS
AT LEAST A 4,
MAYBE EVEN A 5.

[TEX]
GIVE ME THAT CAMERA,
OLLIE.

SORRY, DR. B. THIS ONE
WAS TOO FAST FOR US.
[BRANSON] INCREDIBLE.

YOU CALLED IT
DEAD-ON, JAKE.
THAT'S A RIGHT-TURNER.

[SAM]
JAKE, IT'S TURNING BACK.

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

IT'S HEADED
STRAIGHT FOR ROSEVILLE.

MARGIE, THIS IS JAKE.
I NEED A BLAST, PRONTO.

PUT THE BIKE DOWN.
LET'S GO.

MARTY, LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S REALLY BLOWING.
JEEZ.

THEY HAVEN'T ISSUED
A WARNING.

[WARNING SIREN]

[MAN]
HELP!

[WOMAN]
SOMEBODY, PLEASE.

[MAN]
YEAH. THERE'S TWO
OF THEM OVER THERE.

[WOMAN]
I CAN'T FIND MY BABY.

[MAN]
CLARICE,
WHERE ARE YOU?

[MAN]
I FOUND HER!

[WOMAN]
I FOUND HER
OUT BACK.

[WOMAN]
RIGHT HERE.

OHH!
IT'S GONE!

TINA!
TINA, OVER HERE!

THIS IS JAKE THORNE
REQUESTING EMERGENCY
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.

WE NEED MEDICAL EVAC
AND PERSONNEL HERE ASAP.

WESTBURY HOSPITAL
SHOULD BE PUT ON ALERT
FOR INCOMING CASUALTIES...

AND FOR THE HELICOPTER
TO DELHART GENERAL. COPY?
COPY.

[MAN]
WE GOT TO GET
MORE HELP IN HERE!

[WOMAN]
SOMEBODY, PLEASE HELP US!

[MAN]
ANYBODY GOT A CELL PHONE
THAT WORKS?

JUST TRY NOT TO MOVE
YOUR ARM, O.K.?

SEE IF YOU CAN
FIND SOME BANDAGES,
SHEETS, ANYTHING.

TAKE IT EASY.

[WOMAN]
I DON'T THINK
THEY'RE WORKING.

[MAN]
HEY, MEL,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

WHERE'S MY WIFE?
HAVE YOU SEEN MY WIFE?

COME ON.
WALK OVER HERE.
LET'S GET SOME WATER.

HEY, EVERYTHING'S
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

HEY, WE'RE NOT
GOING TO LEAVE YOU.

NO, NO, WE'RE NOT
GOING TO LEAVE YOU.

[SIRENS APPROACHING]

[HELICOPTER HOVERING]

EXCUSE US.
COMING THROUGH.

AND YOU WERE
IN YOUR KITCHEN WHEN
THE TWISTER STRUCK?

WE WERE GOING UP
EARLY 'CAUSE I--

I DON'T
REMEMBER WHY.

NORMALLY,
I WORK ON THURSDAYS.

WHEN THE TORNADO HIT,
CAN YOU TELL US
WHAT HAPPENED?

WHERE'S MY WIFE?
WHERE IS SHE?

RICHARD COCHRAN,
KLCA-TV.

O.K., O.K., JUST HOLD
TILL THE NEXT LIVE FEED.

RICHIE, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE
WITH THAT CAMERA?

DON'T PREACH
AT ME, JAKE.

THAT MAN'S WIFE
COULD BE DEAD.

THIS IS MY JOB.

I GET AN ASSIGNMENT,
I DO IT.

RIGHT OR WRONG,
IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THIS IS NEWS.

THIS IS WHAT
THE PUBLIC WANTS.

YOU'RE ONLY
TOO HAPPY TO OBLIGE,
AREN'T YOU?

YOU CAN ROT IN
THIS JERKWATER TOWN
FOR ALL I CARE,

BUT I'M GOING PLACES.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION,
THE NETWORK CALLED
FOR A SATELLITE PICKUP.

IF YOU TORNADO
CHASERS DID YOUR JOB
A LITTLE BIT BETTER,

I WOULDN'T BE
DOING THIS AT ALL.

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED
ONE LITTLE BIT
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU GOT
ALL THAT RIGHT.

I'M STILL
A FINISHER,

AND YOU ARE
STILL A LOSER.

BETTER FIX YOUR HAIR
FOR THE CAMERAS, RICHIE.

YOU'RE
A LITTLE MESSED UP.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
ON THE FIELD TRIALS,
ARE YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, I KNOW
YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY
TO THE AIRPORT.

PLEASE, THERE'S NO TIME
FOR BUREAUCRATIC DOUBLE-TALK.

I NEED MORE TIME.

I'M JUST
THE MESSENGER.

THE MESSAGE WAS
WRITTEN LONG BEFORE
I SET FOOT IN TEXAS.

WELL, I WAS HOPING
AGAINST HOPE.

ALL RIGHT,
I SHOULD'VE
GUESSED THAT.

FOR A SCIENTIST,
I CAN BE EXTREMELY
NAIVE.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO
PUT YOU ON THE SPOT.
I KNOW.

JUST RELAX.
RELAX.

[CHILD]
MAMA! MOMMY!

YOU SEE IT ON TV,
BUT...YOU DON'T
SEE IT AT ALL.

ONCE YOU SEE IT
FIRSTHAND,

YOU NEVER SEE IT
IN ANY OTHER WAY.

HOW OLD WERE YOU
THE FIRST TIME?

I WAS PLAYING
IN THE PARLOR
WITH MY SIS...

WHEN I HEARD
THE ROAR.

BEING A BOY,
I HAD TO GET ME
A CLOSER LOOK.

I'M OUT
IN THE BACKYARD.

THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,
I CAN'T MOVE A MUSCLE,

'CAUSE THERE,
RIGHT IN FRONT
OF MY EYES,

I SEE A FUNNEL
FORMING,

AND THEN A SECOND ONE
AND THEN ANOTHER ONE,

LIKE SOME
THREE-HEADED MONSTER.

MY MOTHER'S CALLING ME,
AND I'M CALLING HER,

AND ALL YOU CAN HEAR
IS THAT ROAR.

I WATCHED MY MOTHER
GET PULLED UP
INTO THAT FUNNEL.

THAT WAS THE LAST
I EVER SAW OF HER.

I WAS 5 YEARS OLD
WHEN THAT MONSTER CAME
AND ATE MY WORLD,

AND NOW
IT'S COMING AGAIN.

[MEN CHATTERING]

I OVERSLEPT.

THAT ROOSTER'S
FALLING DOWN
ON THE JOB.

JAKE.

IF THOSE PEOPLE HAD
ANY WARNING AT ALL,
EVEN 10 MINUTES.

THEY HAD A SIREN.
I SAW IT.
YOU CAN'T
BLAME YOURSELF.

I CALLED IT WRONG, SAM.
I CALLED IT EAST.

HOW COULD
YOU KNOW IT WAS
GOING TO TURN?

ALL EVERYBODY'S
BEEN TELLING ME
SINCE I GOT HERE...

IS HOW UNPREDICTABLE
THEY ARE.

YOU'RE NOT GOD.
YOU DID YOUR BEST.

WHAT GOOD IS
ALL THIS MACHINERY AND MANPOWER
IF WE KEEP GETTING TRICKED?

- WHY EVEN BOTHER?
- DO YOU REALLY MEAN THAT?

I'M GOING TO
GET A CALL
FROM MY OFFICE...

WONDERING WHY I'M NOT
SITTING AT MY DESK FILING
A TERMINATION REPORT.

WHAT SHOULD I TELL
THEM, JAKE, HUH?
[KNOCK ON DOOR]

IF IT'S A BAD TIME--
NO, NO.
COME ON IN.

ACTUALLY, JAKE,
I WAS HOPING...

MAYBE YOU AND ME
COULD TAKE A WALK.

YEAH, SURE.

I'LL TALK WITH SAM.

BIG DAY YESTERDAY.

I CAN'T DO IT
ANYMORE, JAKE.

I CAN'T CHASE.
I DIDN'T KNOW--

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
IT WOULD BE LIKE.

I MEAN, REALLY,
IN REAL LIFE.

I SAW THOSE PEOPLE,
AND SUDDENLY IT SEEMED...

LIKE I'VE BEEN
CHASING MY OWN TAIL,
GOING IN CIRCLES.

I ASKED MATTIE
TO MARRY ME.

HEY, HEY, TEX,
THAT'S GREAT!

WELL, THEN
IT'S JUST AS WELL.

A CHASER'S NO WORK
FOR A FAMILY MAN,
ANYWAY. ALL RIGHT.

HE CAME
OUT OF THE BLUE.

HE SHOWED UP AT MY HOUSE
AND WOKE US UP...

AND ASKED ME
TO SET THE DATE.

AND HE WANTED
TO DO IT TOMORROW.

I NEED MORE TIME.

I GOT TO GET A DRESS.

WE DECIDED WE'RE GOING
TO DO IT IN TWO WEEKS.

OH, THAT'S WONDERFUL.
CONGRATULATIONS.

I'D LIKE IT IF
YOU COULD BE HERE
FOR THE WEDDING.

CAN YOU COME?
OH, THAT'S
VERY KIND, MATTIE,

BUT I MIGHT HAVE TO
GO BACK TO WASHINGTON
ON SHORT NOTICE.

I KNOW.
[ HORN HONKING]

I JUST WANTED
YOU TO KNOW THAT
YOU WERE WANTED.

- [HONKING]
- HEY, THERE SHE IS.

I JUST HEARD.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.

BYE-BYE.
BYE-BYE.

LOVE BLOOMS
IN THE PANHANDLE.

TEX IS QUITTING.
I GUESSED AS MUCH.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?
ARE YOU QUITTING TOO?
[PHONE RINGS]

[RINGING CONTINUES]
JAKE, THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU NEED TO KNOW.

THE ANTI-ENVIRONMENTAL
LOBBY WANTS TO PULL THE PLUG
ON ANY PROJECT...

THAT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGES
GLOBAL WARMING.

[RINGING CONTINUES]
SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,

WE WERE FINISHED
BEFORE WE EVER STARTED?

I'M SAYING THIS COULD
COST ME MY JOB.

I NEED TO KNOW NOW.
ARE YOU GOING TO QUIT TOO?

I TOLD DR. BRANSON
I WAS GOING TO
HELP HIM OUT,

AND THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO.

WHAT ABOUT YOU, SAM?

YOU GOING TO ANSWER
THAT CALL?

[RINGING]

IMAGINING
WHAT THE ALOE'S
GOING TO LOOK LIKE?

OH, COULD BE.

YOU'RE NO MORE
A FARMER THAN
YOU ARE A CHASER.

THAT'S EFREM'S LIFE.

HE TOOK ME IN, SAM.
I OWE HIM.

DON'T WAIT
TOO LONG, JAKE.

YOU MIGHT END UP
BEING THE PERSON
YOU NEVER WANTED TO BE.

YOU MEAN LIKE
THE TERMINATOR?

[THUNDER]
YEAH.

HERE.
LET'S GO ON UP.

- [THUNDERCLAP]
- [GASPS]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

EVENING.

OH, I WAS
JUST GOING TO GET
A DRINK OF WATER.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, COULD YOU USE
SOMETHING JUST
A TAD STRONGER?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
COME ON IN,
SIT YOURSELF DOWN.

NIGHTMARE.
YEAH.

YEAH.
YOU WON'T TELL JAKE
ABOUT THIS, WILL YOU?

YOU KNOW, HE'S A LITTLE
OLD LADY ABOUT MY DRINKING,

AND MY DOCTOR
AIN'T MUCH BETTER.
I PROMISE.

YEAH. I USED TO HAVE
THEM ALL THE TIME,

REAL FIRE AND
BRIMSTONE BEAUTIES.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
A DEAD BODY BEFORE.

HERE'S HOPING
YOU NEVER SEE ONE
AGAIN.

MMM...

HEY,
YOU PLAY CHECKERS?
OF COURSE YOU DO.

LET'S FINISH THE GAME
THAT JACOB AND ME STARTED.

IT'LL RELAX YOU.
YOUR MOVE.

MM-HMM.

DO YOU THINK
P.A.T.T.I.'S GOING TO WORK?

I'VE NEVER
KNOWN A MACHINE...

THAT CAN BEAT A TORNADO.

NUTS AND BOLTS
AND COMPUTER CHIPS,

ALL THAT MANMADE STUFF.

I WISH DOC WELL.
I SINCERELY DO.

BUT I JUST DON'T
THINK THAT MACHINE
OF HIS WILL DO IT.

THE ONLY THING
THAT'LL BEAT A TORNADO
IS FLESH AND BLOOD.

THE OFFICE CALLED TODAY.

THEY WANT ME
TO KILL THE PROGRAM.

- AND?
- I DIDN'T TAKE THE CALL.

[CHUCKLES]

WELL, I TELL YOU.

YOU HAVE A GREAT
HEART, SUGAR,

BUT YOU ARE A LOUSY
CHECKER PLAYER.

[CHUCKLING]

YOU KNOW, DOC THINKS
ONE OF THE WEATHER
PIECES IS MISSING,

BUT THEY'RE
ALWAYS ALL THERE...

JUST HIDING
IN PLAIN VIEW.

IT'S A QUESTION
OF WHAT YOU
MAKE OF THEM.

ANOTHER ONE?
NO. THANK YOU.

I THINK I'M READY
TO GO BACK TO SLEEP.

NOW, NOT SO FAST,
SLICK.

FIRST, KING ME.

[CHUCKLES]
GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

KING ME, YOU ROTTEN
SON OF A BITCH.

THIS TIME I'M GOING
TO BE READY FOR YOU.

♪ [RADIO: COUNTRY MUSIC]

JUST ON THE EAR,
RIGHT?

YEAH. CAN'T
DO IT THERE.

HOW ABOUT
THEM RANGERS?

SO, I SOLD ALL
MY IBM STOCK.

THERE'S NO WAY
I'M GETTING INTO
ON-LINE SERVICES.

[EMERGENCY BROADCAST
WARNING BLARES]

WE INTERRUPT
OUR REGULAR PROGRAMMING...

TO INFORM YOU THAT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...

HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH
FOR THESE COUNTIES--

UNTIL THEY UPGRADE THEIR
WARNING, I DON'T STOP CUTTING.
[PHONE RINGS]

HELLO?
YEAH, MARGIE.
WHAT DO WE HAVE?

WHERE? ALL RIGHT,
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

GEORGE, STOP CUTTING.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[YELPS]

[THUNDER]

WE GOT BIG
TROUBLE, JAKEY.

RUDY CAN SMELL IT.

HEY, ZEENA,
EASY, EASY, EASY.

O.K., NOW, WHAT DOES
YOUR BAROMETER SAY?

UH-HUH.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
KEEP US POSTED.

I DON'T GET IT.

WE GOT THESE
SATELLITE IMAGES...

STRAIGHT FROM
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE THIS MORNING,

YET SOMEONE
REPOSITIONED THIS FLAG...

IN THE EXACT SAME PLACE
LAST NIGHT.

YOU SEE THIS LINE?

THIS IS THE SECOND WAVE
OF A JET STREAM...

WHICH HAS BEEN
BUILDING STEADILY,

ALMOST LIKE A PHANTOM,
GETTING STRONGER.

ALL OF WHICH MEANS
WE COULD HAVE A TORNADO.

ALL OF WHICH MEANS
THAT LAST TORNADO
WAS THE FIRST TASTE...

OF THIS MASSIVE
WEATHER SYSTEM.

[SCREEN DOOR OPENS]

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS WHICH FORTUNETELLER
FLAGGED IT?

I DID,

AND IT'S GOING
TO BE A KILLER,

THE LIKES OF WHICH
WE AIN'T SEEN
IN MANY A DAY.

AIN'T THAT RIGHT,
DOC?

ON A SCALE
OF 1 TO 10,

IF THE LAST WAS A 5,
THIS WOULD BE...

15.

[THUNDERCLAP]

IF WE CAN'T GET
A COMMITMENT FROM S.P.C.,

WE BOX IT OURSELVES.

TAKE A LOOK.

OH, MY.

LORD HAVE MERCY.

I DON'T SEE WHY
WE GOT TO GO
TO AMARILLO.

TEX FULTON,

THERE'S NO DAMN WAY
I'M GETTING MY WEDDING RING...

AT THE BYRON JEWELRY BARN.

WELL, DOESN'T
THAT DALHART MALL...

HAVE A FIVE AND DIME?
OH!

I'M WARNING YOU, BOY.

YOU KNOW, I GOT
THIS SUDDEN URGE TO SEE
MOM AND DAD. MONKEY TOO.

DO YOU MIND?

AS LONG AS
IT'S FOR YOU,
I DON'T MIND A THING.

LISTEN, RICHIE,
I KNOW YOU AND I
HAVEN'T BEEN COMPADRES,

BUT YOU'VE GOT TO COME
THROUGH ON THIS ONE.

THE S.P.C. SAYS THE STORM
IS SOUTH OF AMARILLO,
HEADING EAST,

BUT IF YOU LOOK,
THE NORTH END
IS LEADING THE LINE.

THESE STORMS WON'T PASS
ANYWHERE NEAR BYRON.

THEY'RE BLOWING
SOUTH OF AMARILLO
IN MY VIEWING AREA.

WHEN DID YOU
BECOME AN EXPERT?

I NEED YOU TO UPGRADE
TO A WARNING.

DON'T TELL ME
MY BUSINESS.

NOW, S.P.C. HAS ONLY
RED-BOXED IT FROM...

FROM AMARILLO
TO MIDLAND.

UNTIL I GET MORE
FROM WEATHER SERVICE,

I CAN'T UPGRADE ON MY OWN.

I'M TELLING YOU,
THE STORM IS
HEADING NORTH.

THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

I'M NOT GONNA PUT MY CAREER
ON THE LINE BECAUSE
YOU GOT SOME FEELING.

WOULDN'T I LOOK THE FOOL
WITH A FALSE WARNING?

JAKE, I'VE GOT TEX
FROM THE ROAD.

PUT HIM ON SPEAKER.
DON'T DISAPPEAR, RICHIE.

JAKE? JAKE,
YOU THERE?

COME IN, JAKE.
CAN YOU READ ME?

TEX, WHAT'S GOING ON?

MATTIE AND I ARE
JUST NORTH OF
AMARILLO ON 87.

THERE'S A STORM
OUT HERE.

A PRETTY BIG ONE.
ANY REPORTS--

TEX, YOU'RE
BREAKING UP.
[STATIC]

YEAH. IT CAME UP
SUDDENLY.

THIS COULD BE WORSE
THAN THE LAST ONE.
TEX?

[STATIC]

YOU HEAR THAT,
MR. WEATHERMAN?

TEX ALWAYS LANDS
ON HIS FEET.

IF ONE PERSON GETS INJURED
BECAUSE OF YOUR INCOMPETENCE,

I'LL LAND ON YOU
LIKE A TON OF BRICKS.

IT'S ALMOST ON US.
GET THAT BELT OFF.

GET OUT OF THE TRUCK.
FIND A DITCH.

HOLD ON, MATTIE!

MATTIE!

AN ENORMOUS MESOCYCLONE
HAS ALREADY DEVELOPED.

WE HAVE REPORTS
OF A FEW TWISTERS,
MOST LIKELY F-5s.

300 MILES
AN HOUR, EASY.

SO, WHEN DO WE
START CHASING?

SAM...

WE DON'T HAVE
TO CHASE ANYTHING.

THE STORM IS HEADED
STRAIGHT FOR US.

I, UH, NEED TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.

YOU'RE WONDERING ABOUT
THE NETWORK REACTION...

TO YOUR SATELLITE FEED.

DID THEY LIKE IT?

LIKE IT?

THEY WENT NUTS.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
WE'RE GOING TO
HANG ON TO YOU HERE.

I AM GOING
TO FRAME THIS.

LISTEN, WE MIGHT
HAVE A BIG TORNADO
ON THE WAY.

I'D LIKE TO GO ON AIR
WITH A WARNING.

DID WE GET SOMETHING
FROM N.W.S.?

NOTHING OFFICIAL.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
IT'LL BLOW OVER.

YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

I'M JUST WOUND
A LITTLE TIGHT, IS ALL.

I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.

OF COURSE, I WANTED
REVEREND SWANBECK,

BUT MATTIE
THINKS HE'S TOO BORING,

SO SHE'S TALKING TO THAT
REVEREND MADDEN FELLOW...

OVER IN DALHART.

I NEED AN EMERGENCY
CUT-IN, NOW.

LET'S PLACE IT
RIGHT HERE.

O.K.

MONKEY, COME ON!

HURRY! THERE WAS
A BULLETIN ON TV.

A TWISTER'S COMING!

I'M WORRIED
ABOUT MATTIE!

THE WIND IS OUT OF
THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST.

GOOD. THIS IS
THE BEST PLACE.

ONCE I SET
THE FIRING MECHANISM,

THERE'S
A 10-SECOND DELAY.

[BEEPING]

O.K., STAND BACK.

NO! ONE OF THE PINS
DIDN'T FIRE!

UNLESS ALL FOUR ARE PLANTED,
IT WON'T HOLD.

WHAT CAN WE DO?

I'VE GOT TO CHECK
THE FIRING MECHANISM.

WE'RE RUNNING
OUT OF TIME!

I NEED A DRIVING PIN
AND THE TOOLBOX.

I GOT THEM!

WE'VE GOT TO GET
MOVING! NOW!

HEY!

NOW! LET'S GO!

COME ON!

DR. B!

HEY!

WHAT?

I CAN'T!

I HAVE TO FIX THE LEG!

[SIREN SOUNDS]

AN OCTOPUS?

NO. IT'S
A BAT, SEE?

BATS SHOULD BE
UPSIDE DOWN.

I'LL STAND
ON MY HEAD.

[THUMPING]

ALL RIGHT, HONEY.
WHAT'S THIS?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL,
COME ON. TRY.

DAVID, I DON'T KNOW.

[SCREAMING]

[BEEPING]

I'LL HAVE TO SHUT IT MANUALLY.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH TIME.

YOU CAN DO IT!

GET INSIDE!

NOW!

GRANDPA!

EFREM!

COME ON, GRANDPA!

FORGET IT!

NO! I NEED
ANOTHER MINUTE!

COME ON!

NO!

NO! I'VE GOT
TO GET IT!

GRANDPA, PLEASE,
COME ON!

LEAVE ME BE!

COME ON!

WE'LL NEVER
MAKE IT!

UNH!

JAKE!

SAM!

HANG ON!

AAH!

[WIND SUBSIDES]

WE'RE INSIDE.

WE'RE INSIDE IT?

IT'S ALL AROUND US.

OH, MY GOD.

YOU O.K.?
I'M ALL RIGHT.

GET TO
THE STORM SHELTER...

BEFORE THE OTHER
SIDE REACHES US.

COME ON!

HURRY, JAKE!
WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME!

IT'S NOT GOING TO HOLD!

COME ON!
GET INSIDE!

COME ON, GRANDPA!

PLEASE, EVERYBODY
GET DOWN!

COME ON!

[GLASS BREAKS]

I'VE GOT TO SET
THE LEG!

GRANDPA!

EFREM!

NO!

EFREM!

YEAH.

O.K., EVERYBODY.
LET'S GET
THE POSTMORTEMS.

[RING]

N.W.S.

OLDHAM COUNTY
REPORTING?

[PHONE RINGS]
N.W.S.

PARMER COUNTY?
GO AHEAD.
WHAT'S THE STORY?

[BARKING]

[BARKING]

WHAT DO YOU
THINK, BOY?

MAYBE WE'LL START
A FRANCHISE.

WHY HAVEN'T WE
HEARD FROM THEM?

I'M SURE
THEY'RE FINE.

WE DID
ALL RIGHT.

NO REAL DAMAGE.

OH, HEAVENS.
MATTIE!

HEY, MAMA!

I'LL TELL YOU,
TEX WILL DO ANYTHING...

TO AVOID
GETTING MARRIED.

HEY, MONKEY.

OHH!

YOU O.K., SIS?

IT'LL TAKE MORE
THAN A LITTLE BUMP
ON THE HEAD...

TO MAKE ME MISS
OUR WEDDING DAY.

AND THOU WILL DWELL
IN THE HOUSE OF
THE LORD FOREVER.

AMEN.

HEY.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING
THAT I CAN DO I--

YOU CAME THROUGH
JUST FINE, RICHIE.

I'M JUST FOLLOWING
YOUR LEAD.

I THINK HE WENT
THE WAY HE WANTED TO.

OR MAYBE THE ONLY WAY
HE COULD.

I BET HE LOOKED RIGHT
INTO THE DEAD SOUL
OF THAT MONSTER...

AND RIPPED OUT
HIS DEVIL HEART FOR GOOD.

P.A.T.T.I. NEVER
COULD HAVE SURVIVED
THAT STORM WITHOUT YOU.

THE MEASUREMENTS
SHE TOOK THAT NIGHT...

WILL ALLOW US
TO SAVE MANY LIVES.

THAT IS YOUR LEGACY.

JAKE...

I DON'T KNOW
IF THIS IS
THE RIGHT TIME,

BUT I HAVE
A DEPARTMENTAL
FELLOWSHIP...

THAT'S YOURS
FOR THE ASKING.

DO THINK ABOUT IT,
WON'T YOU?

I'LL DO THAT, DOC.

THAT'LL BE THE DAY,
WHEN JAKE THORNE
GOES BACK TO SCHOOL.

ONCE A CHASER,
ALWAYS A CHASER?

ONCE A TERMINATOR,
ALWAYS A TERMINATOR?

I CAN'T SEE
GOING BACK TO IT.

TRUTH IS,
I CAN'T SEE PAST
TEX AND MATTIE'S WEDDING.

YOU KNOW,
I'LL NEED A DATE.

HOW WOULD YOU FEEL
ABOUT BEING CHASED
FOR A CHANGE?

I COULD GET TO
LIKE THAT JUST FINE.