#gonna get a shirt that says 'I ❤️ Dusty's sideburns'

[philhoffman]

Twister (1996) might be the PSH movie I’ve seen most often, but this is the first time I’ve watched it as a ✨ Monday Philm! ✨

I seriously love everything about this movie. We share a birthday (shout out to May 10th!), it was one of my late uncle’s favorite movies, it was the first PSH film I ever saw on the big screen at a retro showing at my local theater (still one of my favorite theater experiences ever). Soooo cheesy, nearly every line is quotable, a fantastic cast, the best, most ridiculous behind-the-scenes stories. I love Bill Paxton and this is probably my favorite Helen Hunt role. Dusty is THE comfort character and this gang is THE best found family trope.

I wrote before about how Phil seemed to talk about Twister with a bit of embarrassment sometimes, but it’s such a fun, lovable, totally committed performance. He’s the standout of the ensemble cast, the happy-go-lucky golden retriever of the group and another one of those performances where he’s so immersed in the character it can be hard to recognize glimpses of Phil himself (which is what he wanted!), though it’s easier to find him if you close your eyes and just listen to his voice. Every time I rewatch it another line or expression sticks out to me, from the funny parts like “Give me a kiss, baby!” to the way he uses his big, beautiful hands to cover the others and cradle Preacher’s head during the drive-in theater scene. I also think about the story Phil told about eating too many hot dogs on set and gaining like 20 lbs over the course of the film, which screwed up the continuity LMAO

I’m so glad Twister happened to be this week’s movie — watching the film role Phil took so he could move back to NYC, the same week I visited NYC again for the first time in years. I can’t even believe the influence he’s had on my life sometimes, this big red-headed puppy dog of a guy with such singular talent, how much I love him.