There were also apparently upsides to the constant influx of tornadoes, as they allowed Chung to add a kinetic feeling to the film’s cinematography that may not have been there otherwise. The storm timeline meant he had to “incorporate that fast speed that we were filming into the language of the film,” which isn’t a bad thing when you’re making a fun, high-octane flick about adrenaline junkies who are, themselves, in a race against a storm. It’s a gambit that worked for some critics who caught “Twisters” early, including /Film’s Jeremy Mathai, who wrote that “the use of actual sets and stunning vistas packed full of wind-blown debris easily lends an air of verisimilitude” to the movie.

According to USA Today, a scene in the film involving a gathering of storm chasers also featured real gear and trucks used by the hobbyists. “Those extras were real storm chasers, in their own vehicles,” star Glen Powell told the outlet. He apparently caught a bit of the storm chaser bug himself, as he noted that, “You just land in Oklahoma and everyone talks like an amateur meteorologist, just looking at the sky with excitement. It was infectious.” Co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones, who reportedly joined Powell and actor Brandon Perea on some real tornado chases between shoots, said she “enjoyed the irony that we often had to shut down for actual weather only to then recreate it on camera afterward.”