The Gifted One

Sarah Grant (Wendy Phillips) is near to deliver her baby and her husband John Grant (Thomas Callaway) drives her to the hospital where there is another pregnant woman waiting for Dr. Winslow (G. W. Bailey). Saras has some problems in the delivery and her baby goes to the ICU. The other woman delivers her baby and on the next morning, Dr. Winslow delivers her healthy baby boy Michael. Along the years, Michael is a gifted boy with the power to heal small animals and other powers. Twenty-five years later, when his parents died, Dr. Winslow takes Michael (Peter Kowanko) to a government facility where his former student Dr. Carl Boardman (John Rhys-Davies) is the administrator to evaluate Michael. Soon a board of doctors learn that Michael uses 100% of his brain, and they want to hold him. However, Dr. Winslow and Michael flee and Dr. Winslow discloses a secret to Michael. Sarah's daughter died in the delivery and his real mother left the hospital without leaving any identification but a picture and a motel receipt. Michael decides to look for his biological mother while Carl Boardman tries to find him.

"The Gifted One" is a good TV pilot that could have been a great TV series. Released in Brazil only on VHS, the plot is promising and engaging. However, in the 80's and 90's there was excellent films and series, and unfortunately this pilot was not enough to the studios to produce a series. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Homem Especial" ("The Special Man")

This story involves a young man of uncertain parentage whose foster mother and father have died. The young man has mental gifts far beyond normal folks, able to assemble complicated toys as a child, blowing the top off an intelligence test, and even able to heal folks and animals with his gift. Now that his parents are dead and an evil doctor is after him, he's on a road trip to find his real mother.

One question. If he's so smart why did he get such bad writers to tell his story?

I really wanted to like this movie and the fact that the actor was attractive in a vulnerable, open sort of way would have made that easy. If it weren't for the HORRIBLE writing.

Even a fantasy story needs some rationalization.

The same here, I saw it by mistake on YouTube and I wanted to see the test, but it was never made. Sad, is entertaining

It's a shame that it wasn't picked up. It would have made a good series or at least a 2 part movie so the audience wasn't left hanging. I was really disappointed that no one carried through with the project.

I hope after checking the reviews again that someone smartens up and finishes this with either another movie at or a TV series. Now would be a good time for it to be done. There are too many apocalyptic movies on and too much fear mongering about war. There is also a plethora of Prepper information floating around right. It makes you wonder if it is time to sell everything and head for the hills. Everyone needs a feel good boost about now!

This had all the good elements for a good T.V. show. The story line sounds a little like Smallville and Roswell. So why was it not a series? The story about a young man with special powers. On the run from a government. And tries to find why he is so different. All the questions never got answered.