Phenomenon (film)
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| Directed by | Jon Turteltaub |
| Produced by | Barbara Boyle Michael Taylor Charles Newirth |
| Written by | Gerald Di Pego |
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| Music by | Thomas Newman |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael, Jr. |
| Edited by | Bruce Green |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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Release date
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July 5, 1996 (USA) |
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Running time
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123 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $32,000,000 US (est.) |
| Box office | $152,036,382 US (est.) |
Phenomenon is a 1996 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by Jon Turteltaub, written by Gerald Di Pego, and starring John Travolta, Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker, Robert Duvall, and Jeffrey DeMunn.
In the film, an amiable, small-town everyman is inexplicably transformed into a genius with telekinetic powers. The original music score was composed by Thomas Newman. It was filmed in Auburn, Colfax, Davis, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Sonoma County, and Treasure Island, all in Northern California.
George Malley is a kind but average auto mechanic in a small town in Northern California. While celebrating his 37th birthday at a local bar with his best friend, Nate, and father figure, Doc Brunder, he steps outside while drunk. A ball of shining bright white lights moves around in the sky, grows closer and hits him in the head, making a loud sound and knocking him down. When he comes to and re-enters the bar, he learns that nobody else saw the lights nor did they hear the sound. Doc notices something is amiss when George quickly achieves a checkmate in their chess game.
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