The Gifted One (1989)
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Filmed in Alberta, The Gifted One was intended as the pilot for a weekly TV series. The title character, played by Pete Kowanko, is a very young man with remarkable mental and physical powers. Raised from childhood as a modern superman, Pete begins yearning for his roots and accordingly conducts a search for his birth mother. He is then pursued by sinister characters who have their own reasons for preventing Pete from finding out the truth about himself. The whole thing sounds a lot like the 1990s series The Pretender, which managed to get past the pilot stage. Also starring Wendy Phillips, Brandon Call, G.W. Bailey and John Rhys-Davies, The Gifted One was first telecast June 25, 1989. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Stephen Herek
Synopsis of The Gifted One
Filmed in Alberta, The Gifted One was intended as the pilot for a weekly TV series. The title character, played by Pete Kowanko, is a very young man with remarkable mental and physical powers. Raised from childhood as a modern superman, Pete begins yearning for his roots and accordingly conducts a search for his birth mother. He is then pursued by sinister characters who have their own reasons for preventing Pete from finding out the truth about himself. The whole thing sounds a lot like the 1990s series The Pretender, which managed to get past the pilot stage. Also starring Wendy Phillips, Brandon Call, G.W. Bailey and John Rhys-Davies, The Gifted One was first telecast June 25, 1989. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Gifted One
- Brandon Call - Michael (age 10)
- Pete Kowanko - Michael Grant
- Joe El Rady - Frankie (Age 10-12)
- Gregg Henry - Jack
- Dey Young
- Tom Callaway
- John Rhys-Davies - Carl Boardman
- Wendy Phillips - Sarah Grant
- G.W. Bailey - Doctor Winslow
- Kristopher Kent Hill - Billy Farady
- Khrystyne Haje - Mary Joe
- Director(s):
- Stephen Herek
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