Powder (1995)

Director:

Victor Salva

Writer (WGA):

Victor Salva (written by)

Release Date:

27 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Pure energy has a name

Plot:

A young bald albino boy with unique powers shakes up the rural community he lives in.

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Albino | Death | Fainting | Jacobs Ladder

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sat. June 9

3:30 PM

TMC

Cast

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
Melissa Lahlitah Crider	...	Lindsey Kelloway (as Missy Crider)
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)
David Perkins	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Darla Rae	...	Mrs. Kubler (uncredited)
Barry Strickland	...	Reform School Kid (uncredited)

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 Stuart 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 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
Kimberly Guenther Durkin	....	costume supervisor (as Kimberly Guenther)
Leesa Evans	....	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
Lisa Rodgers	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)

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
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn

Transportation Department
Ricky 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
Leo Creip	....	medical advisor (as Dr. Leo Creip)
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
Norman Guzick	....	medical advisor (as Dr. Norman Guzick)
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
Molly Vernon	....	production staff
Andrea Whittington	....	key production assistant
Braden Wright	....	unit publicist
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr voice

Production Companies

• Caravan Pictures
• Daniel Grodnik Productions
• Hollywood Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Prooptiki (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Abril Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Falcon (Czech Republic)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)

Special Effects

• Burman Studio, The (make-up special effects)
• Out of the Blue Visual Effects (visual effects by)

Other Companies

• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• National Philharmonic Orchestra  orchestra

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense, sometimes frightening elements of theme, and for language

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Brazil:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Denmark:16 | Germany:12 (w) | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

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.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the deer is shot Harley claims a clean shot through the heart. When they zoom in on the deer the bullet hole can plainly be seen on the neck where the trachea would be, no where near the chest cavity.

Quotes:

Deputy Harley Duncan:I'm just saying that that's more than albino, Doug. That is spooky.
Sheriff Doug Barnum:I never thought we'd find a man too white for you there Harley.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Facts and Fiction in the Life of Mr. Henriksen (2012)

Soundtrack:

PUPPET MARCH

A "Best of All Times"

I honestly can't understand why some people disliked, or even hated this movie. I absolutely adore this movie. I think the acting is great (but then I again, I happen to love both Jeff Goldbloom and Lance Henrickson), and I also feel that Sean Patrick Flanery put on an awesome performance. This movie resonates with anyone who was the underdog in school, as I, and many were when they were young. The story is touching, emotional, and liberating. I don't think I've ever watched this once without crying. Add to that the spectactular soundtrack (which some movie-watchers often overlook), and this movie is right up there on my own "Best of All Times" list. If you haven't seen this, I only ask that you ignore the negative comments until you've had the chance to watch it yourself and make up your own mind... you might be pleasantly surprised.