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.
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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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“Would a little humor have helped?”
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“Is Powder too earnest?”
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“Does the ending land?”
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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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Pairings
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