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.
- 7.0
- 1995
- Released
- 1h 52m
Mary Steenburgen
Jessie Caldwell
Sean Patrick Flanery
Jeremy 'Powder' Reed
Lance Henriksen
Sheriff Doug Barnum
Jeff Goldblum
Donald Ripley
Brandon Smith
Deputy Harley Duncan
Bradford Tatum
John Box
Susan Tyrrell
Maxine
Missy Crider
Lindsey Kelloway
Ray Wise
Dr. Aaron Stripler
Esteban Powell
Mitch
Danette McMahon
Emma BarnumPaula Engel
Anna ReedBonnie Gallup
Nurse
Dee Macaluso
Nurse #1
Tom Tarantini
Steve Barnum
Brady Coleman
Dr. Deggan
Alex Morris
Dr. Duane Roth
Woody Watson
Deke Kelloway
Released
en
$9,500,000.00
$30,900,000.00
- #teenage boy
- #held at gunpoint
- #teacher student relationship
- #albino
- #fainting
- #christ allegory
- #psionic power
- #healing power
- #flickering light
- #extrasensory perception
- #pale
Reviews
_**"Can't imagine there's meanness; can't imagine one lie"**_ "Powder" was the first of two films that came out in 1995-1996 dealing with a gifted individual who is super-smart and has paranormal powers; the second was "Phenomenon" with John Travolta. "Powder" is the superior. While "Phenomenon" is good, "Powder" reaches for greatness and, in some ways, achieves it, even while it’s marred by