Powder (1995)

6.2	Listal rating
6.1	IMDB rating

Drama (7), Fantasy (3), Sci-fi (2), Supernatural (2), 1995 (2), Social Services (1), Empathy (1), School Students (1), (1), Science Fiction (1), High School (1), 1990's (1), School (1), Students (1), Telepathy (1), Odd (1), Outcast (1), High Schoolers (1), Electricity (1)

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When sheriff Barnum investigates the death of an elderly rural resident, he discovers a teenage grandson living in the basement. Raised by his grandparents, he has experienced the world only through books, never leaving the family farm. He is sent to a state home for boys where he has trouble fitting in socially. His odd appearance and unusual abil ... (more)

Directed by

Victor Salva

Starring (View all) :

Jessie Caldwell

Jeremy 'Powder' Reed

Sheriff Doug Barnum

Donald Ripley

Deputy Harley Duncan

John Box

Maxine

Lindsey Kelloway

Dr. Aaron Stripler

Mitch

Written by (View all) :

Victor Salva

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A UNIQUE CHARACTER IN A CONFORMIST MOVIE

Posted : 2 months, 3 weeks ago at Sep 2 0:14

by Dane Youssef Victor Salva's "Powder" is the kind of movie that when you first read it's screenplay, you'd think to yourself... God, this is so full of potential. Think of the endless possibilities. It just needs a rewrite, maybe even a script doctor and we can make this the talked-about film of the year. But the movie gets rushed into filming and it's left with an unfinished feeling. It feels like the studio or the director wanted to make a movie about persecuted outsiders and then thought, "Well, we want this movie to drive people here in hoards. We need a mainstream film... so lets not make it too smart for people to follow and too deep for people to want to get into. We don't wanna go over people's heads." It takes a truly original character and plugs him into a m...Read more

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