An extraordinary encounter with another human being.
Harassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as "Powder" struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do incredible things. This phenomenon changes the lives of all those around him in ways they never could have imagined.
DramaFantasyteenage boyheld at gunpointteacher student relationshipalbinofaintingchrist allegorypsionic powerhealing powerflickering lightextrasensory perceptionpalepowerful
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
28 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Provocateurs.
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Cast
- Mary SteenburgenJessie Caldwell
- Sean Patrick FlaneryJeremy 'Powder' Reed
- Lance HenriksenSheriff Doug Barnum
- Jeff GoldblumDonald Ripley
- Brandon SmithDeputy Harley Duncan
- Bradford TatumJohn Box
- Susan TyrrellMaxine
- Missy CriderLindsey Kelloway
- Ray WiseDr. Aaron Stripler
- Esteban PowellMitch
Crew
- Victor SalvaDirector
- Victor SalvaScreenplay
- Jerzy ZielińskiDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Dennis M. HillEditor
- Daniel GrodnikProducer
- Roger BirnbaumProducer
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