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Unraveling the Misunderstood Character in Twister

Warner Bros / Everett Collection As an adult , I believe Melissa , played by Jami Gertz , is the misunderstood heart of " Twister . " When I first watched the 1996 classic film Twister as a kid , I remember being in awe of the tornadoes on screen and the characters who dedicated their lives to tracking them . In the movie , Bill ( Bill Paxton ) visits Jo ( Helen Hunt ) at her field site in Oklahoma to get their divorce papers signed . Its supposed to be a short visit , so Bill brings along his current fiance , Dr. Melissa Reeves ( Jami Gertz ) . But when tornadoes strike , Bill does not resist the allure of his old job as a storm chaser and his ex - wife . He joins Jos scientific mission to deploy a new tracker technology into a tornado and eventually falls in love with Jo again.

 Melissa is the most misunderstood character in the film who is treated as an interloper by everyone she meets . She is a fertility therapist who thought she was marrying a TV weatherman , but in reality , Bill and his old scientist buddies are all thrill seekers who do not understand why someone like Melissa would not want to risk her life in the same way that they do.

Melissa could have been a negative nag , but she is genuinely curious about her fiancs past profession as a storm chaser . Melissa is out of her depth , but she gamely drives a truck behind the caravan of storm chasers , and almost dies when a wind - blown vehicle narrowly misses her . Despite his future wifes near - fatality , Bill keeps dragging Melissa into more tornado hunts.

The Unveiling of Kate 's Mother in Twisters

Unveiling the Legacy of Melissa in Twister: The Ultimate Breakthrough

Theres something strange in Lee Isaac Chungs Twisters . In Twisters , Daisy Edgar - Jones plays a plucky young storm - chaser named Kate Cooper , who loses several friends ( including her boyfriends ) during a college experiment gone wrong . Years later , she is wooed back to the world of tornado - hunting by Javi ( Anthony Ramos ) , the only other survivor of their doomed college project . During that fateful outing , she gets a phone call from her mom ; her friends revere her mother ( and her mothers cooking ) . They look forward to visiting Kates mom after the experiment concludes without incident . In Twisters , Daisy Edgar - Jones plays a plucky young storm - chaser named Kate Cooper , who loses several friends ( including her boyfriends ) during a college experiment gone wrong.

 It 's also worth noting that when Twisters was really gearing up , it was revealed in the trades that Helen Hunt was indeed part of the plan . The hope is to bring Helen Hunt back , with a drama that focuses on the daughter she had with the character played by the late Bill Paxton.

The Legacy and Intrigues of Twisters

Two decades after the films release , there is a small but growing number of fans who see what an unfair position Melissa was put in and want justice for her . In fact , Melissa is what makes Twister work . As our audience surrogate , Melissa is the one who asks the scientists how exactly tornados and their warning systems work . She does not have a flashy job like storm chasing , but she is as dedicated to her career as Jo and Bill are to theirs . When TheWrap interviewed Chung over the weekend , we asked him to look us in the eyes and tell us that he did nt try and get Helen Hunt . And he said , I never did . Really ? We could nt let this go and asked Chung about the biggest telltale sign that Kates mom is Jo Harding . Twisters is in theaters now.