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Phenomenon (1996)

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User Rating: 6.3/10 (21,424 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Jon Turteltaub
Writer (WGA):
Gerald Di Pego (written by)
Release Date:
3 July 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Some things in life just can't be explained.
Plot:
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
7 wins & 7 nominations more
User Comments:
Travolta and Duval at their finest..... more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Travolta ... George Malley

Kyra Sedgwick ... Lace Pennamin

Forest Whitaker ... Nate Pope

Robert Duvall ... Doc Brunder
Jeffrey DeMunn ... Prof. John Ringold
Richard Kiley ... Dr. Wellin

Brent Spiner ... Dr. Bob Niedorf

Vyto Ruginis ... Ted Rhome
Bruce A. Young ... FBI Agent Jack Hatch (as Bruce Young)

Michael Milhoan ... Jimmy

Sean O'Bryan ... Banes

David Gallagher ... Al Pennamin
Ashley Buccille ... Glory Pennamin

Tony Genaro ... Tito
Troy Evans ... Roger
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for language and mild sensuality.
Runtime:
123 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (FotoKem)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
SDDS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Auburn, California, USA more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Nate Pope (Forest Whitaker) is an Amateur Radio operator with the call sign WB6QLF. QLF is amateur shorthand for "I am sending with my left foot", a reference to someone whose Morse Code sending skill is very bad. This is normally sent as a question "QLF?" meaning "Are you sending with your left foot?" to an operator who is very difficult to understand in Morse. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When George uses the tape recorder to record the Morse code signals, there's no tape in the recorder. more
Quotes:
George Malley: Everything is on its way to somewhere. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "My Name Is Earl: Monkeys in Space (#1.14)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
Everyday is a Winding Road more

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20 out of 25 people found the following comment useful:-
Travolta and Duval at their finest....., 3 August 2000
Author: Michael Richter (myklrichter@aol.com) from Beaverton, Oregon

This movie was, without a doubt, one of the finest ever made in a long, long time. I was expecting ti to take a sci-fi route with abductions and vulcan mind-melds...but the ending and explanation for George's predicament are not only plausable but heart-breaking. You cannot help but feel for a like George Malley. I didn't buy into too much of the hyseria surrounding the townsfolk as it seemed a little "tacked on"...but the performances by Travolta, Duval, Kyra Sedgwick and Forrest Whitaker made up for any shortcomings and plot holes. I have watched this movie time and time again and the combination of true emotional drama and a beautiful score nearly bring me to tears everytime. 9 out of 10.

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