Powder (1995)

Director:

Victor Salva

Writer (WGA):

Victor Salva (written by)

Release Date:

27 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Pure energy has a name

Plot:

A young bald albino boy with unique powers shakes up the rural community he lives in.

Plot Keywords:

Psionic Power | Mutant | Genius | Death | Extrasensory Perception

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Mary Steenburgen	...	Jessie Caldwell
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Jeremy 'Powder' Reed
Lance Henriksen	...	Sheriff Doug Barnum
Jeff Goldblum	...	Donald Ripley
Brandon Smith	...	Deputy Harley Duncan
Bradford Tatum	...	John Box
Susan Tyrrell	...	Maxine
Missy Crider	...	Lindsey Kelloway
Ray Wise	...	Dr. Aaron Stripler
Esteban Powell	...	Mitch
Reed Frerichs	...	Skye
Chad Cox	...	Zane
Joe Marchman	...	Brennan
Phil Hayes	...	Greg Reed (as Phillip Maurice Hayes)
Danette McMahon	...	Emma Barnum
Tom Tarantini	...	Steve Barnum
Woody Watson	...	Deke Kelloway
Alex Morris	...	Dr. Duane Roth (as Alex Allen Morris)
Brady Coleman	...	Dr. Deggan
Barry Berfield	...	Paramedic #1
Paula Engel	...	Anna Reed
Meason Wiley	...	Arturo
Dee Macaluso	...	Nurse #1
James Huston	...	Doc. Assoc. #1 (as James Houston)
Bill Grant-Minchen	...	Doc. Assoc. #2
Bonnie Gallup	...	Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sean Cain	...	Ambulance doctor (uncredited)
David Scott Heck	...	Student (uncredited)
Barry Strickland	...	Reform school kid (uncredited)

Directed by
Victor Salva

Writing credits (WGA)
Victor Salva		(written by)

Produced by
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Riley Kathryn Ellis	....	executive producer
Daniel Grodnik	....	producer
Dennis Murphy	....	co-producer
Robert Snukal	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jerry Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Jerzy Zielinski

Film Editing by
Dennis M. Hill

Casting by
Junie Lowry-Johnson

Production Design by
Waldemar Kalinowski

Art Direction by
Barry Kingston

Set Decoration by
Florence Fellman

Costume Design by
Betsy Cox

Makeup Department
Barney Burman	....	special makeup effects artist
Thomas R. Burman	....	special makeup
Bari Dreiband-Burman	....	special makeup
Kris Evans	....	key hair stylist
Kris Evans	....	key makeup artist
Ken Johnson	....	assistant hair stylist
Ken Johnson	....	assistant makeup artist
Steve LaPorte	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Dennis Murphy	....	unit production manager
Dennis Stuart Murphy	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carol Green	....	first assistant director
Edward L. Haggarty	....	second second assistant director
Jeff Kay	....	second second assistant director
Larry Lerner	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Russell R. Anderson	....	lead person
Kelley A. Hankins	....	scenic artist
Dick Kyker	....	property master
Robert Scott Kyker	....	assistant props
Charles Page	....	construction foreman
Charles Phillips	....	construction coordinator
Mark B. Quick	....	lead scenic
Grant Sawyer	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Steve C. Aaron	....	sound mixer
Peter Austin	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Bergren	....	sound effects editor
Tony Cappelli	....	foley editor
Joan Chamberlain	....	adr recordist
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Eric Erickson	....	adr editor
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Givens	....	foley recordist
Dennis Gray	....	dialogue editor
Robert Guastini	....	foley editor
Ann Hadsell	....	adr recordist
John Haeny	....	sound effects editor
James Hebenstreit	....	foley editor
Ellen Heuer	....	foley walker
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recordist
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Robin Johnston	....	sound recordist
Gary Lewis	....	dialogue editor
Chris Main	....	cable person
Anthony Mazzei	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recordist
Michael Mirkovich	....	assistant sound editor
Christopher Moriana	....	foley walker
Brian Thomas Nist	....	sound effects editor
Ralph Osborn	....	adr editor
Randy Piotroski	....	adr recordist
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Brian Ruberg	....	adr mixer
Art Schiro	....	sound recordist
Ron Sistare	....	boom operator
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Richard Taylor	....	foley editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Barry Beaulac	....	assistant mechanical special effects
Danny Lester	....	special effects foreman
Lars Sloan	....	special effects assistant
Brandon Trost	....	special effects assistant
Ron Trost	....	mechanical special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Andy Atkins	....	digital effects animator
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects animator
Linda Komperda	....	visual effects producer
Paul Lear	....	film I/O
Ralph Maiers	....	compositor
Ralph Maiers	....	previs design artist
Joe Mandia	....	digital effects animator
Rodney Montague	....	digital compositing producer
Jeff Pierce	....	film I/O
Stephanie Powell	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Dani Barden	....	stunts
Tim Buchanan	....	stunts
Jackson Burns	....	stunts
Mark Chavarria	....	stunts
Steve Domahidy	....	stunts
Nick Gomez	....	stunts
Bob Ivy	....	stunt double: Bradford Tatum
John Patrick McLaughlin	....	stunts
Mike Mireles	....	stunts
David Sanders	....	stunt coordinator
Monty L. Simons	....	stunt technician
Troy Sneed	....	stunts
Chris Sykes	....	stunts
Russell Towery	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
William D. Barber	....	camera operator
Tony R. Chennault	....	electrician
Scott Conn	....	electrician
Sean Devine	....	grip
Debra Dotts-Sladek	....	second assistant camera (as Debra Dotts)
Bart Flaherty	....	grip
Steven A. Guerrero	....	rigging grip
Nathaniel Kendrick Jr.	....	electrician
Richard Lacy	....	rigging grip
Brian LeGrady	....	first assistant camera
Mark A. Lindsay	....	electrician
Robena Malicoat	....	best boy grip
Sean Maxwell	....	dolly grip
Glenn E. Moran	....	best boy electric
John S. Moyer	....	steadicam operator: "b" camera
Brian H. Reynolds	....	key grip
Andy Ryan	....	gaffer
John P. Shine	....	grip
Don Simandl	....	rigging key grip
Dean Williams	....	still photographer
Rolf Eberlein	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dara Gray	....	extras casting
Melinda Muse	....	extras casting
Ron Surma	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Matthew Bartkowiak	....	costumer
Elaine Davis	....	set costumer
Leesa Evans	....	costume supervisor
Kimberly Guenther	....	costume supervisor
Brandie Parsons	....	costumer
Joseph M. Rendon	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Jimmy Hill	....	assistant editor (as Jim Hill)
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Gary Simon	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Bruce Botnick	....	music mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	music recordist
Alexander Courage	....	orchestrator
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Jerry Goldsmith	....	conductor
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (as Ken Hall)
Sidney Sax	....	orchestra contractor

Transportation Department
Rick Damazio	....	transportation
Kelly Kern	....	transportation co-captain
Ron Kern	....	transportation coordinator
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver: cast
Marti Wells	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Peter Austin	....	co-supervisor
Kirk Bailey	....	adr voice
Joanne Bloomfield	....	puppeteer
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Linda Brattain	....	first assistant accountant
Craig Busch	....	location assistant
Anne Carr	....	key set medic
Alfred Cervantes	....	location assistant
Robert Clotworthy	....	adr voice
David Cowgill	....	adr voice
Dr. Leo Creip	....	medical advisor
Jyllel Syage Dickerman	....	production accountant
Ned Dowd	....	head of production: Caravan Pictures
Jeff Edwards	....	puppeteer
Aryana Eisenmann	....	adr voice
Ike Eisenmann	....	adr voice
Susan Elkins	....	location manager
Patricia A. Fullerton	....	script supervisor
Jackie Gonneau	....	adr voice
Dr. Norman Guzick	....	medical advisor
Sherry Hursey	....	adr voice
Cynthia Johnson	....	production assistant
Brad Koepenick	....	adr voice
Liz Landers	....	craft service
Francine Lauzon	....	assistant accountant
Donald R. Lawson	....	production assistant
Anne McCaffrey	....	production coordinator
Mimi N. McGreal	....	production assistant
Jeffrey D. Nelson	....	assistant production coordinator
Phil Nichols	....	puppeteer
Dina M. Nitti	....	production secretary
Paige Phillips	....	location assistant
Stuart Robinson	....	adr voice
Israel Sifuentes	....	production assistant
Rene Toth	....	animal trainer
Andrea Whittington	....	key production assistant
Darryl Wright	....	unit publicist
Lynnanne Zager	....	adr voice

Production Companies

• Caravan Pictures
• Hollywood Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1998) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Abril Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (Greece) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Falcon (Czech Republic)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Prooptiki (Greece)

Special Effects

• Burman Studio, The (make-up special effects)
• Out of the Blue Visual Effects (visual effects by)

Other Companies

• Hollywood Records  soundtrack
• National Philharmonic Orchestra  orchestra

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense, sometimes frightening elements of theme, and for language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 (video rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Singapore:NC-16 | Iceland:L | Brazil:14 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:M | Denmark:16 | Germany:12 (w) | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Houston, Texas, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Powder gets his first kiss with the redhead, you see her standing when her father is coming towards them, but then in the next shot she's still sitting and just about to get up.

Quotes:

Powder: And then its possible to talk to someone without any lies. With no sarcasms, no deceptions, no exaggerations, or any of the other things people use to confuse the truth.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Alag: He Is Different.... He Is Alone... (2006)

Soundtrack:

PUPPET MARCH

Simple story, but a powerful emotive film

If someone explained the plot of Powder to me, I would assume it was some sappy, simple, over emotional clap trap, from someone like Spielberg. Yet when I actually saw the film, I found it to be deep, intelligent and very moving.

There are some things wrong with the film, a number of the characters are stereotypes and some parts of the plot are a little unexpected. If you ignore these simple problems, the quality of the direction and acting shine through, to provide an excellent film.

I very rarely say this, but I think, Sean Patrick Flanery's performance is one the most remarkable I have ever seen. Tender and awkward, without looking false.

Overall an excellent film, but maybe for the more mature viewer.