In the lead up to the release of “Twisters,” the original stunt coordinator from 1996’s “ Twister ” spoke to The Independent about the chaos that ensued during the production of the first movie. Mic Rodgers recalled “Twister” director Jan de Bont having an alleged meltdown on set one day that resulted in the crew temporarily abandoning the production. Per The Independent : “De Bont’s most notorious outburst nearly scuppered the entire production.
The crew was filming in a ditch one day, when the director shoved a camera assistant aside, who tripped and tumbled down the gulley. After the director refused to apologise for the incident, [the] entire camera crew stormed off the set, promptly followed by the audio team, then the wardrobe department.” “It had been brewing,” Rodgers told the publication about the set tension.
According to Rodgers, none other than executive producer Steven Spielberg arrived the next day to Norman, Oklahoma to admonish the director over the chaotic production. Apparently Spielberg never made it to set and de Bont met him at the airport. “The ramp came down on the Learjet and Spielberg walked down it and he never touched the ground,” Rodgers said.
“He just stood there yelling at Jan. He never even got off the plane. He was just fucking yelling, pointing his finger at him, screaming at him.
I don’t know what he said to him, but he barked at him for, like, 15 minutes and got back in the plane. The plane left without him ev.