A mid-90s disaster movie with a 7-letter title that begins with "T" and features Bill Paxton.

[Lionel Mandrake]

That's right. Next time you're at a party, work in this little piece of trivia and you. will. be. asked. to. leave.

....

Anyway, this is a Billy Zane in Titanic appreciation thread.

 

[zoggy]

Disaster implies natural disaster so twister

Stupid poll

 

[FerrisBueller]

"Easy... Tornado!"

*opens thread*

"Oh yeah Twister"

 

[ostrichKing]

Paxton is more featured in Twister…so that one.

 

[beelulzebub]

Titanic is the better film, but Twister came to mind because Paxton is in that one more.

 

[Sheepinator]

What an amazing run of films he was part of, from 84-97:

Streets of Fire
The Terminator
Weird Science
Commando
Aliens
Tombstone
True Lies
Apollo 13
Twister
Titanic

 

[BLEEN]

I forgot that was him in Titanic and it's one of my favorite flicks.

R.I.P. Paxton.

 

[The Albatross]

In my 6th grade yearbook everybody voted on like "Time Capsul" questions, and Twister won "Best Movie" for whatever year that was.

Independence Day came out like a month after school ended and it would have been that.

 

[HStallion]

It's obviously Aliens

 

[refusi0n1]

RIP chet

 

[Badpsychometry]

The only thing I remember about twister was that big ass steaks for breakfast

 

[CHC]

lol "Tornado" came to mind even though it's called Twister

 

[NealMcCauley]

 

[atdawnwestrike]

What an amazing run of films he was part of, from 84-97:

Streets of Fire
The Terminator
Weird Science
Commando
Aliens
Tombstone
True Lies
Apollo 13
Twister
Titanic

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Only actor to be killed by a Terminator, a Xenomorph and a Predator.

 

[Dullahan]

Easily Twister. Better movie too.

 

[AuthenticM]

yall are deluded if you think that Twister is legitimately a better movie than Titanic. It's alright. Titanic is a fucking James Cameron movie.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Bill Paxton was a really cool guy, I hung out with him and his kids back in the day.

RIP

 

[ArgyleReptile]

What if the Titantic ran into an Iceberg and a tornado came out of the iceberg? That would've definitely improved the movie for younger me.

 

[Nerdkiller]

It's obviously Independence Day, don't try to correct me on that.

 

[Kaban]

Only title I could think of was Tremors

 

[ForgeForsaken]

What an amazing run of films he was part of, from 84-97:

Streets of Fire
The Terminator
Weird Science
Commando
Aliens
Tombstone
True Lies
Apollo 13
Twister
Titanic

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Yo don't forget, Near Dark! Maybe his best in that lot.

 

[Dyle]

Twister is the only movie I ever associate with Bill Paxton. Sure he was in a lot but he was in Twister and was part of the attraction at Universal so who cares about those other movies

 

[AlexBasch]

Why the fuck did I think that the movie was Tornado instead of Twister.

Did I get bamboozled into a Mandela Effect trap? Fuck I need a drink.

 

[Davidion]

Only title I could think of was Tremors

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100% Tremors

 

[NeverWas]

8 letters, but, like...there's a fire.

 

[Slim Action]

yall are deluded if you think that Twister is legitimately a better movie than Titanic. It's alright. Titanic is a fucking James Cameron movie.

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Call me deluded then.

 

[Mcfrank]

Titanic is a better movie, but twister popped into my head first so I voted that. Honestly forgot Paxton was in Titanic.

 

[DrForester]

I don't think I've ever heard Titanic referred to as a disaster film before.

It's not wrong, I just usually see it grouped into drama or romance.

 

[Okabe]

Titanic is a fucking James Cameron movie.

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That doesn't mean much to me tbh lmao

 

[h1nch]

I loved Twister when I saw it as a kid and it still holds up today. Cheesy as hell but the cheese is fun and not super annoying to me. Loved seeing pre-famous Philip Seymour Hoffman stealing every scene he's in. Surprisingly the CG tornadoes hold up pretty well.

 

[Tobor]

I don't think I've ever heard Titanic referred to as a disaster film before.

It's not wrong, I just usually see it grouped into drama or romance.

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It's half disaster movie, and half boring. 😎

…I'll see myself out.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

I wonder if anyone ever rented Titanic on VHS and accidentally only got the first tape and just assumed the movie ended right after the iceberg, before the sinking starts.

 

[Balphon]

I don't think I've ever heard Titanic referred to as a disaster film before.

It's not wrong, I just usually see it grouped into drama or romance.

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That's because they sold it as a romance after test screenings.

Just look at the early marketing:

 

[SirCheese]

What an amazing run of films he was part of, from 84-97:

Streets of Fire
The Terminator
Weird Science
Commando
Aliens
Tombstone
True Lies
Apollo 13
Twister
Titanic

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And half of them start with 'T'.

Coincidence? I think not.

 

[Deleted member 25606]

Never seen either to be honest (I know both huge films) but as a horror person I really like Paxton so I pick twister.

 

[Brunire]

Twister is the only movie I ever associate with Bill Paxton. Sure he was in a lot but he was in Twister and was part of the attraction at Universal so who cares about those other movies

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Not even Frailty?

 

[Goldenroad]

Jesus. That poll. lol.

Yeah, Twister is just a more fun and rewatchable movie, and is more a vehicle for Paxton being awesome.

 

[Deleted member 4614]

Disaster implies natural disaster so twister

Stupid poll

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Brutally incorrect first response.

 

[abellwillring]

I gotta be honest, my mind went solely to Titanic based on the clue but obviously Twister is more of an iconic role for him specifically. I just don't really ever think about it these days.

I hope that everyone is familiar with Paul F. Tompkins' version of Brock Lovett.. he's the best. This is time stamped to start at 2:38 but if it doesn't work, you could skip ahead to there.

 

[Onebadlion]

Titanic a much better movie, but I'd rather watch Twister.

 

[Rookhelm]

Had no idea he was in titanic. I thought of Twister

 

[captive]

can you really say he was featured in Titanic? how many minutes is he even in it and its all in the present?

 

[Jeff Albertson]

I totally couldn't work out who Paxton was in Titanic I totally forgot the modern day scenes.

I also had to check if it was a trick question and it was actually Bill Pullman In Twister.

Thirdly I just now found out Bill Paxton was dead :(

 

[Netherscourge]

I liked his Agents of SHIELD character as well.

In fact, that season was my favorite season of SHIELD.

 

[WrenchNinja]

Wow ERA, sometimes you do make the right choice.

 

[MIMIC]

LMAO that's right, he was was in Titanic too

Titanic is my all-time favorite movie but I think of Twister whenever I hear "Bill Paxton" or "90s disaster"

 

[Deleted member 32005]

is this a billy zane thread or a bill paxton thread WTF

 

[skeezx]

there's a bill pullman joke somewhere in here but nothing's coming up

 

[Beef Supreme]

Twister came to mind. Probably because I would rather watch it then that overrated slog of a film.

 

[Fat4all]

makes me with bill paxton was in tremors