Phenomenon Movie Review 1996

Average small town schmoe George Malley (Travolta) is turned into a genius when he's struck by a bright light on his 37th birthday. This development brings him to the attention of the scientific community and, of course, the military. The locals scorn him, thus fulfilling the Hollywood stereotype of rural folks fearing anything they don't understand. Good-natured weeper plays the Gump card (but turns too paranoid) and wins as Travolta gets to be the nice guy, while attractive Sedgwick is fine as romantic interest Lace.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 123 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Unexplained Phenomena, Top Grossing Films of 1996, Bar & Grill, Books & Bookstores, Doctors & Nurses, Earthquakes, Rabbits

Screenplay

Gerald Di Pego

Cast

John Travolta, Robert Duvall, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Richard Kiley, Brent Spiner

Cinematography

Phedon Papamichael

Director

Jon Turteltaub

Music

Thomas Newman

Producer

Barbara Boyle, Michael Taylor, Charles Newirth, Jonathan D. Krane, Touchstone Pictures, Buena Vista