John Travolta plays a mechanic who is struck by lightning on his 37th birthday. He discovers that he now has astonishing mental abilities and tries to win the heart of a single mother. Co stars Kyra Sedgwick, Forest Whitaker and Robert Duvall.

Film Trivia

• Many have claimed that there is a strong similarity between the words and actions of George (John Travolta) and those of the Church Of Scientology, of which Travolta is a member.

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