Powder

Powder
by Victor Salva

Powder
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Actor: Brandon Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Lance Henriksen, Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery
Director: Victor Salva
Brand: BUENA VISTA HOME VIDEO
Cinematographer: Jerzy Zielinski
Writer: Victor Salva
Producer: Daniel Grodnik
Producer: Dennis Murphy
Producer: Riley Kathryn Ellis
Producer: Robert Snukal
Producer: Roger Birnbaum
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 1.85:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-08-10
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Walt Disney Video

DVD Reviews of Powder

DVD Review: Powder
Summary: 4 Stars

Package arrive in about 8-day from a forwarding point. Touching, meaningful with strong message on humanity. Too bad it can't be played in my D.V.D. player and I've watched it on a P.C. instead.

DVD Review: Powerful....
Summary: 5 Stars

So true that those who have gifts are treated horribly by bullies who have super egos and fears. Those who understand people such as Powder and offer help are the true heroes of our time. I knew that Powder would not make it in this world and like how he became one with the universal energies.

DVD Review: Powder
Summary: 5 Stars

The product arrived without delay and in fine condition. I appreciate the service and have suggested that friends use the service. I have had difficulty finding the movie and was ever so happy to have found it with Amazon.

DVD Review: Trite
Summary: 1 Stars

Trite, sappy, and predictable. You can see the plot coming a mile away. Hackneyed screenplay. Average acting at best. Don't bother

DVD Review: was a gift
Summary: 5 Stars

I have seen this movie a long time ago and this was a gift to my daughter who wanted it.
Thank you

Description of Powder

You've never experienced anything quite like POWDER -- the uplifting, must-see hit that audiences and critics loved! Harassed by classmates who won't accept his shocking appearance, a shy young man known as Powder struggles to fit in. But the cruel taunts stop when Powder displays a mysterious power that allows him to do extraordinary things. This phenomenon changes the lives of all those around him ... in ways they never could have imagined. Hollywood stars Jeff Goldblum (JURASSIC PARK) and Mary Steenburgen (PHILADELPHIA) lead a top-notch cast in this unforgettable story of hope and wonder.
For all its flaws, Powder is still worthwhile for attempting to be unique and well intentioned. The film's qualities were overshadowed after its 1995 release when it was revealed that writer-director Victor Salva had served 15 months in prison for molesting a child actor during production of the 1988 TV movie Clownhouse. Controversy aside, Powder is a welcome step off the beaten path with sufficient strengths to balance its weaknesses. Fantasy and drama combine in the story of a teenager known as Powder for his snow-white skin. Powder is introduced into a tiny Texas community after spending his entire life in his grandparents' basement. He's a wise genius, but an outcast, alienated by those who misunderstand and fear him. When a schoolmaster (Mary Steenburgen) and science teacher (Jeff Goldblum) discover that Powder has a capacity for empathic insight and possesses the power to control electricity, the unusual boy becomes a tragic Christ-like figure--peaceful, prophetic, and perhaps too good to survive in the real world. In telling this heartfelt story, Powder struggles to be all things to all viewers--equal parts E.T. and The Elephant Man--which compromises its overall impact. But even though it's not a great movie, it sincerely tries to accomplish something original and wonderful, and that's more than most movies can claim. --Jeff Shannon

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