Powder (1995 film)

Powder
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Directed byVictor Salva
Written byVictor Salva
Produced byRoger Birnbaum
Daniel Grodnik
Starring
CinematographyJerzy Zieliński
Edited byDennis M. Hill
Music byJerry Goldsmith
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • October 27, 1995 (1995-10-27)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$9.5 million
Box office$30.9 million

Powder is a 1995 American science fiction drama film written and directed by Victor Salva. It stars Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Lance Henriksen, and Jeff Goldblum. Flanery plays the title character, a young albino man with an incredible intellect and supernatural powers.

The film was produced by Walt Disney Studios through its Hollywood Pictures label. Filming took place in Texas around suburbs of Houston, San Antonio, and Austin, Texas. The production was controversial due to Salva's prior conviction for child sex abuse, which prompted a boycott against the film led by his victim.

Powder was released October 27, 1995. It received mixed reviews, but was a commercial success, grossing $30.9 million on a $9.5 million budget.