Film of the Day: Learning to Drive

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MOVIE

Phenomenon

1996

123 minutes (2 hrs 03 mins)

CAST & DIRECTOR BOX OFFICE DATA GLOBAL RELEASES TOP GROSSING NEWS

Director and Cast Quickview

Directed by

Jon Turteltaub

Starring

John Travolta · Kyra Sedgwick · Forest Whitaker · Robert Duvall · Jeffrey DeMunn · Richard Kiley

Full cast & crew

Release dates

US release: 3rd July 1996

Box Office Quickview

UK box office

Debut box office: 30th Aug '96
Debut position: 2
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: £1.8 Million
Total chart weeks: 7

US box office

Box Office debut: 5th Jul '96
Debut position: 3
Highest position: 2
Debut gross: $16.2 Million
Total chart weeks: 8

Chart position history

UK box office

30 Aug, 1996
2

6 Sep, 1996
2

13 Sep, 1996
4

20 Sep, 1996
3

27 Sep, 1996
4

4 Oct, 1996
6

11 Oct, 1996
11

US box office

5 Jul, 1996
3

12 Jul, 1996
2

19 Jul, 1996
2

26 Jul, 1996
3

2 Aug, 1996
5

8 Aug, 1996
6

16 Aug, 1996
10

23 Aug, 1996
15

Global box office

Total grosses

UK total gross
United Kingdom Flag

£6.2 Million

US total gross
United States Flag

$104.6 Million

Global total gross
Global Flag

$152 Million

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Jon
Turteltaub

Director

Role

Jon Turteltaub

Directed By

John
Travolta

Forest
Whitaker

Actor

Character

John Travolta

George Malley

Kyra Sedgwick

Lace Pennamin

Forest Whitaker

Nate Pope

Robert Duvall

Doc Brunder

Jeffrey DeMunn

Prof. John Ringold

Richard Kiley

Dr. Wellin

David Gallagher

Al Pennamin

Ashley Buccille

Glory Pennamin

Tony Genaro

Tito

Sean O'Bryan

Banes

Michael Milhoan

Jimmy

Troy Evans

Roger

Bruce A. Young

FBI Agent Jack Hatch

Vyto Ruginis

Ted Rhome

Brent Spiner

Dr. Bob Niedorf

Elisabeth Nunziato

Ella

Ellen Geer

Bonnie

James Keane

Pete the Cop

Susan Merson

Nurse

James Anthony Cotton

Cal, Hospital Orderly

Justin DiPego

UFO Man

Mark Soper

KCUD-TV Reporter

Daniel Zacapa

Father at Book Fair

Cab Covay

Book Fair Heckler

Tony A. Mattos

Ella's Father

Mark Valim

Alberto

Carl D. Parker

Man in Orchard

Beth Kennedy

Female FBI Agent

Tom Fridley

Male FBI Agent

Richard Gross

Customer at Malley's

Jack Chouchanian

MRI Technician

Michael Forner

Charlie Shipper

Sage Callaway

Female Officer

Jewel Benedict

Townswoman (May)

Betsy Berryhill

Townswoman (at bar)

Mariann V. Carothers

Townswoman (furniture store owner)

Claudia Crespin

Townswoman (in crowd)

Joseph A. Nicosia

Townsman (man #2 at bar)

Dan Partain

Townsman (man #3 at bar)

Isaac Reiswig

Townsman (in crowd)

Joseph Amey

Book fair spectator

Mike Justice

College student

Noah Michael Levine

FBI Agent

Anni Long

Maj. Benz

Scott Mullin

Agent

Will Prater

Helicopter Pilot

Anthony Snow

Interrogation Recorder

Theodore Carl Soderberg

Officer

Sandy Stoltz

Duck Carnie

Eric Tignini

Agent

Derek Zemrak

FBI Investigator