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Powder (1995)

Director: Victor Salva

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From Time Out Film Guide

When his guardian grandparent cops it, 'Powder' (Flanery), a traumatised, telepathic teenage albino, is dragged from his cellar into the unknown world of rural Texas. His frightened-rabbit appearance is only intensified by the hostile reception he encounters. Still, some folk are kindlier: Jessie (Steenburgen), for instance, principal of the kids' home he is taken to, or Sheriff Barnum (Henriksen), converted to the cause after Powder provides a medium to his comatose mother's final wishes. Then there's Goldblum's chipper science teacher, sufficiently intrigued to make reference to Einstein's forecast of a more evolved, more enlightened future humankind. It's astonishing how far writer/director Salva's film takes its ideas of innocence, beauty and goodness versus all that is false and ugly: thoroughly OTT and yet apparently straight-faced, with nary a wink of self-recognition. Impassioned nonsense, really, but something to behold.

Author: NB 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Time Out Film Guide

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  • Sarah said...
    Posted on Jun 29 2009 12:22 One of the best films ever. So pleased I could get a copy on DVD 12 years after seeing it for the first time and being stunned. I wasn't keen on the ending, it was very sad.
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  • girl said...
    Posted on Jul 05 2008 18:33 niiiiiiiice
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  • Gods Gift to Men said...
    Posted on Jul 05 2008 18:30 it was pretty good
    sad and depressing but alright
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  • Mr.Chase said...
    Posted on Jul 05 2008 18:29 I hated the ending althought the basic plot of the movie was farely good. Matter of fact, it was really a good movie. The ending should have been more thorugh...i dont think it should of ended like that let alone have the poor boy dead...dont you agree?
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  • prettyYungThang said...
    Posted on Jul 05 2008 18:24 yeah i agreed...loved the movie
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  • dani said...
    Posted on Jul 05 2008 18:23 this was the best movie ever!
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Cast & crew

Director: Victor Salva

Producer: Roger Birnbaum, Daniel Grodnik

Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery, Mary Steenburgen, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Goldblum, Brandon Smith, Bradford Tatum, Susan Tyrrell full cast

Duration: 112 mins


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