POWDER

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Jeremy "Powder" Reed is a young albino man who has incredible intellect and is able to sense the thoughts of the people around him. Jeremy's brain possesses a powerful electromagnetic charge, which causes electrical objects to function abnormally when he is around them, particularly when he becomes emotional. The electromagnetic charge also prevents hair from growing on his body.
Jeremy's mother was struck by lightning while pregnant with him; she died shortly after the strike, but Jeremy survived. His father disowned him shortly after his premature birth, and he was raised by his grandparents. Jeremy lived in the basement and worked on their farm, never leaving their property and learning everything he knew from books. He is taken from his home when his grandfather is found dead of natural causes. Jessie Caldwell, a child services psychologist, takes him to a boys' home because he is now effectively a ward of the state.
Directed by - Victor Salva
Written by - Victor Salva
Produced by - Roger Birnbaum, Daniel Grodnik
Starring - Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lance Henriksen, Jeff Goldblum
Cinematography - Jerzy Zieliński
Edited by - Dennis M. Hill
Music by - Jerry Goldsmith
Production companies - Hollywood Pictures, Caravan Pictures, Roger Birnbaum Productions, Daniel Grodnik Productions
Distributed by - Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date - October 27, 1995
Running time - 111 minutes
Country - United States
Language - English
Budget - $9.5 million
Box office - $30.9 million