Saugatuck Red Barn Theatre Movie Night-"Phenomenon”

Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Start Time: 7:00 pm

Location: Red Barn Theatre

Category: Saugatuck & Douglas Events

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The Red Barn Theater’s film series continues April 3 with "Phenomenon,” a 1996 science fiction romance starring John Travolta, Forrest Whittaker, Robert Duvall, and Kyra Sedgwick.

Travolta stars as George, a mechanic in a rural California town. On his birthday, George celebrates at a bar with friends Nate (Forest Whitaker) and Doc (Robert Duvall), the local physician. When he steps outside, George sees a bright light in the sky and falls briefly unconscious. He awakens with incredible intellectual and physical powers. Good thing he’s a Nice Guy. In quick order he learns he can read books by the wheelbarrow, becomes an inventor, a psychic, has telekinetic powers, predicts an earthquake, and memorizes Portuguese in minutes.

Using his powers For Good, George becomes a hero, but he can't totally win over the spooked townsfolk, who view him as a freak, or the standoffish Lace (Sedgwick), a single mom burned by love once too often. As George's kindness breaks down Lace's reserve and a romance begins, his fame spreads, bringing him to the attention of the FBI and curious university scientists. They, of course, want to use his powers for Other Purposes.

Jon Turtletaub and Brent Spiner of Star Trek fame co-directed from a script by Gerald DiPego. Spiner also appears as a psychologist. The film was nominated for several awards, winning BMI laurels for Most Performed Song from A Film (“Change the World”).

Join host John Hardy at 7 p.m. in front of The Big Screen at The Red Barn, 3657 63rd St. at Blue Star Hwy., Saugatuck, about a quarter mile east of Exit 41 off of I-196. Suggested donation is $5. Free popcorn from CNJ Popcorn Co. and $1 concessions. Call (269) 857-5300 for more information or email lakeshore arts@comcast.net.


Location Details

Red Barn Theatre
63RD & Blue Star Hwy.
Saugatuck Mi 49453

Location Phone: 269-857-5300