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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
2,225 Views


Okay. All right. Okay.

Oh, God.

Oh, God! Oh, man!

ls somebody trying

to tell me something? Huh?

What?

- Did ya pee in the cup?

- Yep.

- Still having trouble sleeping?

- Yep. Any ideas?

How long you been

feeling this way?

You know how long

l've been feeling this way.

Everybody does. lt's been

over a month since my birthday.

Notice anything else, or--

- Yeah.

- What?

- Well, watch your fountain pen there.

- Whattaya mean?

- lt's telekinesis.

- Yeah.

ls that okay?

Do it again. Do it again.

You know, l consider myself

a rational man. A man of science.

You know, open to whatever.

But, uh, l feel like a child, George.

- l feel scared.

- Me too.

Well, whatever the reason is,

l promise you we'll find it. Okay?

Now, let me see you

do that one more time.

lt's a monster, George.

Yep, yep. This old Frankenstein here

gets 90 miles to the gallon on methane,

and it's made from my garbage

and Nate's pig manure.

- Special blend.

- Sure smells like it.

See, Georgie.

- Hello, Lace.

- Hey. These are a little bit different.

- l used a little bit

of a wider branch on these.

- Yeah, they look great.

George, are these yours?

Yeah, yeah. l've been

working on some, uh,

special organic fertilizers.

- Go ahead. Taste it.

- Mmm.

No, no, no. Bite into it

like a, like an apple.

You got some on your chin. Sorry.

Maybe, uh, maybe

the kids would like some?

- lt's great. Thanks.

- No, no, no. Wait. Wait.

Let me pick some out for you.

lf the kids like them, you know,

y-y-you could make anything.

You could make a sauce or a soup.

George, l thought you were smart.

Hey, what she got, anyway?

Yeah, yeah,

besides uncomfortable chairs.

My heart, amigos. My heart.

Jump in, let's go

Lay back, enjoy the show

Jump in, let's go

These are the days

when anything goes

Every day is a winding road

l get a little bit closer

Every day is a faded sign

- l get a little bit closer

- Hey, George! Where do you

think you're goin'?

- To feelin' fine

- You guys going home?

You want a ride?

- Okay.

- Glory!

- Oh, what?

- Glory, come on.

- Would you come on?

- All right.

- Al!

- Okay.

Hurry. Hurry up!

Jump in, let's go

These are the days

when anything goes

Every day is a winding road

l'm feelin' fine

- Are those for our mom?

- Yep.

l thought flowers were for dates.

- Don't get spooky, Al.

- Did she invite you?

Hey, wait a minute!

Blue. l don't have blue.

Every day is a winding road

- Every day is a winding road

- Oh, great.

- You guys know the name

of this, uh, this flower?

- No.

- No.

A Delphinium belladonna.

That's the Ranunculaceae family.

l didn't always know

the names of flowers,

but it seems, recently, that l can

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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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