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About
An ordinary man sees a bright light descend from the sky, and discovers he now has super-intelligence and telekinesis.
Theatrical
Jul 5, 1996
Box Office
$152.0M
Budget
$32.0M
Return
4.8x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 7, 1997
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Touchstone Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Call to Change the World
Change the World
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[[w:Change the World|Change the World; [Eric Clapton; [w:Tommy Sims|Tommy Sims; [w:Gordon Kennedy|Gordon Kennedy; [w:Wayne Kirkpatrick|Wayne Kirkpatrick; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHPWoDsyE6M Video related to movie; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGDIxcuPT7s Live performance by Clapton]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Longing for Connection and Understanding
Change the World
If I could reach the ] I'd pull one down for you Shine it on my ] so you could see the ] That this ] I have inside is everything it seems But for now I find it's only in my ]
[[stars; [heart; [truth; [love; [dreams]
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Cast
Full credits →J
John Travolta
George Malley
K
Kyra Sedgwick
Lace Pennamin
Forest Whitaker
Nate Pope
Robert Duvall
Doc
J
Jeffrey DeMunn
Professor Ringold
R
Richard Kiley
Dr. Wellin
D
David Gallagher
Al
A
Ashley Buccille
Glory
T
Tony Genaro
Tito
S
Sean O'Bryan
Banes
M
Michael Milhoan
Jimmy
T
Troy Evans
Roger
B
Bruce A. Young
Jack Hatch
V
Vyto Ruginis
Ted Rhome
B
Brent Spiner
Dr. Bob
E
Elisabeth Nunziato
Ella
E
Ellen Geer
Bonnie
J
James Keane
Pete the Cop
S
Susan Merson
Nurse
J
James Anthony Cotton
Cal
