DramaRomanceScience FictionFantasy

Phenomenon

- Some things in life just can't be explained.

An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.

Release Date : 1996-07-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Touchstone Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : George Malley

Original Name : John Travolta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lace Pennamin

Original Name : Kyra Sedgwick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nate Pope

Original Name : Forest Whitaker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc

Original Name : Robert Duvall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor Ringold

Original Name : Jeffrey DeMunn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Wellin

Original Name : Richard Kiley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Al

Original Name : David Gallagher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Glory

Original Name : Ashley Buccille

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tito

Original Name : Tony Genaro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Banes

Original Name : Sean O'Bryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Michael Milhoan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roger

Original Name : Troy Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jack Hatch

Original Name : Bruce A. Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ted Rhome

Original Name : Vyto Ruginis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Bob

Original Name : Brent Spiner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ella

Original Name : Elisabeth Nunziato

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bonnie

Original Name : Ellen Geer

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pete the Cop

Original Name : James Keane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Susan Merson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cal

Original Name : James Anthony Cotton

Gender : Male

Character Name : UFO Man

Original Name : Justin DiPego

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Mark Soper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Father at Book Fair

Original Name : Daniel Zacapa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Book Fair Heckler

Original Name : Cab Covay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ella's Father

Original Name : Tony A. Mattos

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alberto

Original Name : Mark Valim

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Orchard

Original Name : Carl D. Parker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female FBI Agent

Original Name : Beth Kennedy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Male FBI Agent

Original Name : Tom Fridley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer at Malley's

Original Name : Richard Gross

Gender : Male

Character Name : MRI Technician

Original Name : Jack Chouchanian

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Shipper

Original Name : Michael Forner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Officer

Original Name : Sage Callaway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsperson

Original Name : Jewel Benedict

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsperson

Original Name : Betsy Berryhill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsperson

Original Name : Mariann V. Carothers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsperson

Original Name : Claudia Crespin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsperson

Original Name : Joseph A. Nicosia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsperson

Original Name : Dan Partain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Townsperson

Original Name : Isaac Reiswig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attila

Original Name : Charlie

Gender : Male

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2023-12-26

**A good film, spoiled by a horrible ending.** When I decided to watch this film, I was quite curious about its story. In fact, the film has its interest and works almost until the end. It is precisely the ending that ruins the efforts made so far. It's not the first time, and it certainly won't be the last, that I've come across a film that would have had everything to work if the screenwriter and director had had the ability to end the story as happily as they started it. Technically, the film doesn't present anything special. Cinematography, visual and sound effects, sets, costumes, filming locations, soundtrack... it's all reasonably well executed, but it doesn't present any surprises or quality notes worth mentioning. It's just another bland, meek and nothing special film. As for the cast, it is up to us to recognize everyone's collective effort and the good performance of most of the groups. John Travolta, who is an actor that I don't like very much, manages to give us a very friendly and committed performance, creating an appealing character, who easily captures our empathy and who has the necessary charisma to stand out and captivate the audience. Alongside him are two excellent actors, Robert Duvall and Forest Whitaker. Both stand out for their sympathy and manage to give us two secondary characters strong enough to give the film additional interest. Kyra Sedgwick is worse off, as she doesn't seem to have any value to the film other than being a love interest. The script has excellent premises that, although not really original, manage to have the interest they need to support the film: a completely ordinary man who lives in rural America becomes a genius after suffering an inexplicable incident on the night of his birthday with a light coming from the sky. In addition to an extraordinary ability to think and reason that allows him to solve problems quickly, he begins to read uncontrollably, learn everything and improve things around him, in an absolutely visionary way. Everything indicates that he suffered some type of incident with aliens, and this hypothesis is used for a lot of discussion in the film. When we are approaching the end, the script completely derails and gives us the most anticlimactic ending we could imagine, which not only disrespects everything that has been done but does not explain even half of what happened to that man. Worse than this, just a hard kick to our heads.