Powder (1995)

Regista:

Victor Salva

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Victor Salva (written by)

Data di uscita:

27 ottobre 1995 (USA)

Genere:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Slogan:

Pure energy has a name

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Genius | Psionic Power | Mutant | Death | Extrasensory Perception

Premi:

1 win & 1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

The message is quite clear for all of us........

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
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

Alias:

Powder - un incontro straordinario con un altro essere (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

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

Durata:

111 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital

Divieti:

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

Luoghi delle riprese:

Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Errori:

Factual errors: After the deer is shot by the hunter, within seconds of dying the animals legs appear stiff and suspended in mid-air. Rigamortis does not set in this quickly. The deers limbs should have remained limp.

Citazioni:

Lindsey: It's hard to believe that, all of that.
Powder: It's because you have this spot that you can't see past. My grams and gramps had it, the spot where they thought they were disconnected from everything.
Lindsey: So that's what they'd see if they could? That they're really connected?
Powder: And how beautiful they really are. And that there's no need to hide, or lie. And that it's possible to talk to someone without any lies, with no sarcasms, no deceptions, no exaggerations or any of the things that people use to confuse the truth.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Rifatto come Alag: He Is Different.... He Is Alone... (2006)

Colonna sonora:

ROLL UP WALTZ

The message is quite clear for all of us........

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.