May 10, 1996 –
The disaster film, Twister, directed by Jan de Bont and starring Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, and Cary Elwes, debuted on this date.
The production bought eight blocks of houses in the old downtown area of the real town of Wakita, Oklahoma, for $7,000 to $10,000 per house. These houses and an additional 30 homes built by the production were subsequently demolished by the film’s crew for the scenes after the twister passes. The town later rebuilt the downtown area, and also kept the new fire truck used in the film.
The Haus of Dcaligari 