Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder

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Jeremy "Powder" Reed is the pale, telepathic and electromagnetically gifted outcast at the center of the 1995 fantasy drama film "Powder," whose extraordinary abilities and isolation drive the movie’s exploration of humanity and difference.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn 1995 film Powder NERFINISHED
Powder NERFINISHED
bornDuring lightning storm
bulliedBy school classmates
centralThemeOf exploration of humanity and compassion
exploration of otherness
fear of difference
connectedTo all living things
electromagnetic fields
createdBy Victor Salva NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Powder (1995) NERFINISHED
genreContext fantasy drama
hasAbility electrokinesis
electromagnetic manipulation
empathic perception
heightened intelligence
precognition
psychokinesis
telepathy
hasAlias Powder NERFINISHED
hasGender male
hasHairColor bald or nearly hairless
hasRoleIn protagonist of the film Powder
hasSkinColor extremely pale
hasSpecies human
hasTrait compassionate
emotionally sensitive
highly intelligent
introverted
misunderstood
socially isolated
interactsWith Donald Ripley NERFINISHED
Jessie Caldwell NERFINISHED
Sheriff Doug Barnum NERFINISHED
medium live-action film
narrativeArc journey from isolation toward connection and transcendence
narrativeFunction catalyst for self-reflection in other characters
portrayedBy Sean Patrick Flanery NERFINISHED
raisedBy grandparents
setIn rural Texas (within the film's story)
subjectOf critical discussions about difference and prejudice in cinema
symbolizes alienation
human potential
spiritual transcendence

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Sean Patrick Flanery notableRole Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder