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An ordinary mechanic, John Travolta, in a small California town has a bit of a close encounter on the night of his birthday. He sees a strange very bright light that is almost blinding. The next day, he has remarkable clarity and the ability to think and reason like never before. Suddenly, he starts having ideas about inventions and this terrible desire for knowledge. Before long he is reading four or five books a day, learning languages in a matter of hours, and developing telekinetic powers. Soon, universities want him for tests, and the government, fearing him to be a security risk, is afraid to let him stay free. His friends and the townspeople are afraid of him, and doctors want to do experiment on his brain. All he wants is to find out what is going on and why it is happening to him. He falls in love with a local woman, Kira Sedgwick, and only wants to be left alone. His friend and doctor, tells him that the reason for this remarkable clarity is a very large tumor on his brain that is killing him. He spends his last days with her finally able to accept his fate.Read full review
Great DVD, in excellent shape, great movie, seen it years ago but wanted it on hand.
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Intellectuals scoff at a Travolta film - but this one is really wonderful! Country life, with Robert Duval and Kyra Sedgewick; it takes you on a fictional journey with a true innocent - a mechanic in a garage who suddenly becomes a genius. Very sweet and engaging...
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I saw this movie more than 10 years ago and loved it, and it was on TV last night pretty late, so I watched it again. I want my 9-year old son to see it. It's really, really fascinating and it's something I can show to a child of 9 years. I've never seen anything like it before. In this movie, John Travolta actually had a role that required a really good actor, and he certainly hit a home run. Kyra Sedgwick is also really good, as is George Whitaker. You can't miss this one!!
This movie was a good movie. Even though I am never one to watch movies based on magic powers, this one was a great one to watch. I knew it had to be good to have John Travolta starring in it. George Malley (Travolta) plays a country boy with telekinetic powers after being hit by something shooting from the sky. George tries to help out people thinking he's doing good for the town. The town folk is not so sure and soon becomes afraid. He soon discovers its a large growing brain tumor thats giving him this ability. I would recommend this movie for older children and adults.
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