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Phenomenon is a 1996 American fantasy science fiction drama film directed by Jon Turteltaub and produced by Touchstone Pictures. The movie stars John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, and Robert Duvall. It was filmed in San Francisco, California, Santa Rosa, and Auburn, with Thomas Newman composing the score and Phedon Papamichael serving as director of photography. The narrative centers on an ordinary man who discovers he has super-intelligence and telekinesis after seeing a bright light descend from the sky.
The film has a runtime of 123 minutes and was originally released in English. It had a budget of 32,000,000 and generated revenue of 152,000,000. Distribution includes Netflix and Disney+ via video on demand. Critical reception includes a review score of 50%, a rating of 5.9 out of 10, and a score of 41 out of 100. Audience metrics show an average vote of 6.479 and an IMDb rating of 6.5.
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Film · TMDB
6.5An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.
Cast
- John Travolta as George Malley
- Kyra Sedgwick as Lace Pennamin
- Forest Whitaker as Nate Pope
- Robert Duvall as Doc
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Professor Ringold
- Richard Kiley as Dr. Wellin
Themes
- brain tumor
- genius
- terminal illness
- telekinesis
- doctor
- psionic power
- philosophical
- awestruck
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- brain tumor
- Director
- Jon Turteltaub
- Cast member
- Vyto Ruginis
- Composer
- Thomas Newman
- Production company
- Touchstone Pictures
- Cinematographer
- Phedon Papamichael
- Filming location
- Auburn
- Duration
- 123
- FilmAffinity ID
- 906608
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1996-10-03
- film editor
- Bruce Green
- title
- Phenomenon
- distributed by
- Disney+
- different from
- Phenomena
- review score
- 41/100
- capital cost
- 32000000
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