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Synopsis: John Travolta plays George Malley, who owns the local auto repair shop in a small California town. After celebrating his birthday with friends at the local bar/hang-out, George heads for home. He pauses to watch a strange light in the sky, then collapses for a few seconds in the middle of the deserted street. In the days and weeks that follow, George finds his IQ and consciousness expanding dramatically, and develops telekinetic abilities. Despite his attempts to explain what has happened to him, with just a very few exceptions, most of the local townspeople treat the "new" George as a freak. His state of isolation becomes even more pronounced when his new-found abilities allow him to correctly predict an earthquake, and outside authorities become interested in what's happened to him.
Director(s): Jon Turteltaub
Production: Disney
  7 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
41
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
PG
Year:
1996
123 min
2,193 Views


- Y'all set?

- Yeah.

Great. This is great.

Tito, wait, wait, wait. Tito!

Thanks for comin'

to my party, man.

- Happy birthday, kid.

- Yup, happy birthday.

Yup, happy birthday.

Thirty-seven.

Thirty-seven.

Anybody see that?

Th-Th-- There was that light--

- What kind of light?

- Th-Th-Th-There was a noise.

D-D-D-Did ya hear it?

-No.

-Can we finish the game, George?

Man, it, it, it was like, like, like, an

explosion, and, and, and it was a flash!

- Like a plane?

- No. lt was bigger than that.

lt wa-wa-wa-was farther away.

Oh, you mean,

like a star, George?

Man, it knocked me off my feet.

- You fell?

- Yeah, l fell. l was--

The man's inebriated.

- l warned you.

- l am not drunk, Nate.

l'm taking your queen, George.

Now pay attention.

lsn't that checkmate?

That's checkmate, isn't it?

You mean he beat you?

You let him win, Doc?

Birthday present?

l didn't let him win anything.

You're a little pissed off

about that, aren't ya?

- Play another one?

- Y-Y-You can get your revenge

on me tomorrow, all right?

- You feeling okay?

- Yep.

- Can you drive, George?

- Yeah, l'm all right.

Hey, thanks, everybody.

- Happy birthday, buddy.

- Happy birthday, George.

That was a good party.

Oh, l can't sleep.

That's it!

- What?

- l figured it out.

Jesus, George, what are you

doing calling me? lt's late.

l thought that farmers got up

when it was still dark?

That's if you have cows.

l don't have any cows, George.

Now look. There's only one

explanation for that rabbit.

What?

You see, when l built

that fence higher and deeper,

he was already in there.

See, he was hiding.

l fenced him in.

- There's only one thing l

can do now. Just let him out.

- Good night, George.

Good night.

- Here's Roger.

- George, can l have my Bronco back?

l don't have any cash right now,

but l need my car.

Well, l need some solar panels

installed on my roof.

- l don't know

anything about solar.

- Well, Charlie Shipper does,

and, uh, he needs a well

dug on his property.

You help him dig the well, he'll help me

with the panels, and l'll fix your car.

Deal?

Yeah, deal.

l'll, uh, l'll call Charlie.

Hi. l just called

about, uh, fixin' my brakes.

Oh, yeah, yeah. l'll be right

with ya. Uh, Tito--

- Come on.

- Tito, he speaks Spanish

better than l do now.

Yeah, better than me too.

All right. Where's the owner

and operator of this vehicle?

- You a cop?

- Our mom's in the store.

- Mm-hmm. You got the brake on, sport?

- His name's Al.

- And what's your name?

- Glory.

Well, l'm George.

Pop the hood, Al.

Why?

You know how

to start this thing?

Duh.

Ah! Emergency

road service, ma'am.

Your truck can't breathe

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Gerald Di Pego

Gerald Di Pego was born in 1941. He is a writer and producer, known for Instinct (1999), Phenomenon (1996) and The Forgotten (2004). He has been married to Christine DiPego since 1992. He was previously married to Janet Kapsin. more…

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