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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Victor Salva (written by)
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Release Date:
27 October 1995 (USA) more
Tagline:
Pure energy has a name more
Plot:
A young bald albino boy with unique powers shakes up the rural community he lives in. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
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(6 articles)
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The message is quite clear for all of us........ more (135 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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

Reed Frerichs ... Skye

Chad Cox ... Zane
Joe Marchman ... Brennan

Phil Hayes ... Greg Reed (as Phillip Maurice Hayes)
Danette McMahon ... Emma Barnum
Tom Tarantini ... Steve Barnum
Woody Watson ... Deke Kelloway
Alex Morris ... Dr. Duane Roth (as Alex Allen Morris)

Brady Coleman ... Dr. Deggan
Barry Berfield ... Paramedic #1
Paula Engel ... Anna Reed

Meason Wiley ... Arturo
Dee Macaluso ... Nurse #1
James Huston ... Doc. Assoc. #1 (as James Houston)
Bill Grant-Minchen ... Doc. Assoc. #2

Bonnie Gallup ... Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sean Cain ... Ambulance doctor (uncredited)

David Scott Heck ... Student (uncredited)

Darla Rae ... Mrs. Kubler (uncredited)
Barry Strickland ... Reform school kid (uncredited)
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Directed by
Victor Salva 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Victor Salva (written by)

Produced by
Roger Birnbaum .... producer
Riley Kathryn Ellis .... executive producer
Daniel Grodnik .... producer
Dennis Murphy .... co-producer
Robert Snukal .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith 
 
Cinematography by
Jerzy Zielinski 
 
Film Editing by
Dennis M. Hill 
 
Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson 
 
Production Design by
Waldemar Kalinowski 
 
Art Direction by
Barry Kingston 
 
Set Decoration by
Florence Fellman 
 
Costume Design by
Betsy Cox 
 
Makeup Department
Barney Burman .... special makeup effects artist
Thomas R. Burman .... special makeup
Bari Dreiband-Burman .... special makeup
Kris Evans .... key hair stylist
Kris Evans .... key makeup artist
Ken Johnson .... assistant hair stylist
Ken Johnson .... assistant makeup artist
Steve LaPorte .... special makeup effects artist
 
Production Management
Dennis Murphy .... unit production manager
Dennis Stuart Murphy .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carol Green .... first assistant director
Edward L. Haggarty .... second second assistant director
Jeff Kay .... second second assistant director
Larry Lerner .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Russell R. Anderson .... lead person
Kelley A. Hankins .... scenic artist
Dick Kyker .... property master
Robert Scott Kyker .... assistant props
Charles Page .... construction foreman
Charles Phillips .... construction coordinator
Mark B. Quick .... lead scenic
Grant Sawyer .... on-set dresser
 
Sound Department
Steve C. Aaron .... sound mixer
Peter Austin .... supervising sound editor
Peter Bergren .... sound effects editor
Tony Cappelli .... foley editor
Joan Chamberlain .... adr recordist
Dean Drabin .... adr mixer
Eric Erickson .... adr editor
Gary Gegan .... sound re-recording mixer
Don Givens .... foley recordist
Dennis Gray .... dialogue editor
Robert Guastini .... foley editor
Ann Hadsell .... adr recordist
John Haeny .... sound effects editor
James Hebenstreit .... foley editor
Ellen Heuer .... foley walker
Matthew Iadarola .... sound re-recordist
David Jobe .... foley mixer
Robin Johnston .... sound recordist
Gary Lewis .... dialogue editor
Chris Main .... cable person
Anthony Mazzei .... supervising sound editor
Scott Millan .... sound re-recordist
Michael Mirkovich .... assistant sound editor
Christopher Moriana .... foley walker
Brian Thomas Nist .... sound effects editor
Ralph Osborn .... adr editor
Randy Piotroski .... adr recordist
Charleen Richards .... adr mixer
Brian Ruberg .... adr mixer
Art Schiro .... sound recordist
Ron Sistare .... boom operator
Greg Steele .... adr mixer
Bruce Tanis .... sound effects editor
Richard Taylor .... foley editor
Tami Treadwell .... adr recordist
 
Special Effects by
Barry Beaulac .... assistant mechanical special effects
Danny Lester .... special effects foreman
Lars Sloan .... special effects assistant
Brandon Trost .... special effects assistant
Ron Trost .... mechanical special effects coordinator
 
Visual Effects by
Andy Atkins .... digital effects animator
Brian Hanable .... digital effects animator
Linda Komperda .... visual effects producer
Paul Lear .... film I/O
Ralph Maiers .... compositor
Ralph Maiers .... previs design artist
Joe Mandia .... digital effects animator
Rodney Montague .... digital compositing producer
Jeff Pierce .... film I/O
Stephanie Powell .... visual effects supervisor
 
Stunts
Dani Barden .... stunts
Tim Buchanan .... stunts
Jackson Burns .... stunts
Mark Chavarria .... stunts
Steve Domahidy .... stunts
Nick Gomez .... stunts
Bob Ivy .... stunt double: Bradford Tatum
Mike Mireles .... stunts
David Sanders .... stunt coordinator
Monty L. Simons .... stunt technician
Troy Sneed .... stunts
Chris Sykes .... stunts
Russell Towery .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
William D. Barber .... camera operator
Tony R. Chennault .... electrician
Scott Conn .... electrician
Sean Devine .... grip
Debra Dotts-Sladek .... second assistant camera (as Debra Dotts)
Bart Flaherty .... grip
Steven A. Guerrero .... rigging grip
Nathaniel Kendrick Jr. .... electrician
Richard Lacy .... rigging grip
Brian LeGrady .... first assistant camera
Mark A. Lindsay .... electrician
Robena Malicoat .... best boy grip
Sean Maxwell .... dolly grip
Glenn E. Moran .... best boy electric
John S. Moyer .... Steadicam operator: "b" camera
Brian H. Reynolds .... key grip
Andy Ryan .... gaffer
John P. Shine .... grip
Don Simandl .... rigging key grip
Peter Simonite .... assistant camera
Dean Williams .... still photographer
Rolf Eberlein .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Dara Gray .... extras casting
Melinda Muse .... extras casting
Ron Surma .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Matthew Bartkowiak .... costumer
Elaine Davis .... set costumer
Leesa Evans .... costume supervisor
Kimberly Guenther .... costume supervisor
Brandie Parsons .... costumer
Joseph M. Rendon .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Dale E. Grahn .... color timer
Jimmy Hill .... assistant editor (as Jim Hill)
Theresa Repola Mohammed .... negative cutter
Gary Simon .... second assistant editor
 
Music Department
Bruce Botnick .... music mixer
Bruce Botnick .... music recordist
Alexander Courage .... orchestrator
Vic Fraser .... music preparation
Jerry Goldsmith .... conductor
Kenneth Hall .... music editor (as Ken Hall)
Sidney Sax .... orchestra contractor
 
Transportation Department
Rick Damazio .... transportation
Kelly Kern .... transportation co-captain
Ron Kern .... transportation coordinator
Jimmy Ray Pickens .... driver: cast
Marti Wells .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Peter Austin .... co-supervisor
Kirk Bailey .... adr voice
Joanne Bloomfield .... puppeteer
Susan Bradley .... title designer
Linda Brattain .... first assistant accountant
Craig Busch .... location assistant
Anne Carr .... key set medic
Alfred Cervantes .... location assistant
Robert Clotworthy .... adr voice
David Cowgill .... adr voice
Dr. Leo Creip .... medical advisor
Jyllel Syage Dickerman .... production accountant
Ned Dowd .... head of production: Caravan Pictures
Jeff Edwards .... puppeteer
Aryana Eisenmann .... adr voice
Ike Eisenmann .... adr voice
Susan Elkins .... location manager
Patricia A. Fullerton .... script supervisor
Jackie Gonneau .... adr voice
Dr. Norman Guzick .... medical advisor
Sherry Hursey .... adr voice
Cynthia Johnson .... production assistant
Brad Koepenick .... adr voice
Liz Landers .... craft service
Francine Lauzon .... assistant accountant
Donald R. Lawson .... production assistant
Anne McCaffrey .... production coordinator
Mimi N. McGreal .... production assistant
Jeffrey D. Nelson .... assistant production coordinator
Phil Nichols .... puppeteer
Dina M. Nitti .... production secretary
Paige Phillips .... location assistant
Stuart K. Robinson .... adr voice (as Stuart Robinson)
Israel Sifuentes .... production assistant
Rene Toth .... animal trainer
Andrea Whittington .... key production assistant
Darryl Wright .... unit publicist
Lynnanne Zager .... adr voice
Lisa Rodgers .... post production coordinator (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense, sometimes frightening elements of theme, and for language.
Runtime:
111 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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There was a great deal of consternation among many of the cast and crew when it came to light halfway through production that director Victor Salva had been convicted for child molestation several years earlier. The main cause of concern was that many of the production members had brought their family to the set. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the girl is lying on the bed, the lamp changes sides between shots. more
Quotes:
Lindsey Kelloway: What are people like, on the inside?
Powder: Inside most people there's a feeling of being separate, separated from everything.
Linsey: And?
Powder: And they're not. They're part of absolutely everyone, and everything.
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31 out of 42 people found the following review useful.
The message is quite clear for all of us........, 2 November 2005
10/10
Author: spookymarsh from United Kingdom

A story that encapsulates where we as a race are heading for a very bad outcome indeed. As clearly stated in the film by Jeff Goldblum's character, " when technology surpasses humanity". We as a species are in severe danger and crisis over how we perceive what our lives are truly about. We are losing our humanity by advancements in our technology that serve only to relieve us of harnessing our one true purpose that makes us unique within our humanity........Choice. The film also shows that a pure and unique individual is not accepted within those who are already lost of their own humanity. I find myself relating to 'powder' in many ways, albeit minus his physical and other obvious electrical abilities. But I do understand his humanity and choice to make humane decisions that do affect all of us. And his feeling of isolation and not 'fitting in' to his fellow kind. Hopefully one day we can be at a point where our humanity will rise above our technological demands, otherwise we are on a roller-coaster ride to self destruction. Good film,good message.

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