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Saved By The Light
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Saved By The Light

1995-12-12 · 96 min · ★ 4.5

Drama · TV Movie

A mean, loud-mouthed town bully is talking on the phone one night during a storm when, in a freak occurrence, a bolt of lightning strikes a telephone pole, travels down the phone wires and hits him. He is declared clinically dead, but miraculously recovers shortly thereafter--with a completely new personality and, he claims, the ability to communicate with the dead.

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Directors
Lewis Teague
Production companies
Four Point Entertainment, Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Eric RobertsEric RobertsDannion Brinkley
Lynette WaldenLynette WaldenCasey Brinkley
Don McManusDon McManusDr. Raymond Moody
K CallanK CallanDannion's Mother
Don HarveyDon HarveyT.M.
Ted MansonTed MansonBrink
Amber EliasJulie Weldon
Chris Nelson NorrisChris Nelson NorrisBob Weldon
Allison McKayAllison McKayPsychic
Michael FlippoCoach
Fred MooneyhamShoplifter
Dan BrightDan BrightGas Station Attendant
Michelle T. CarterNursing Home Manager
Elizabeth AlleyGrace Ann
Autumn HuffNear-Death Survivor
Eulan MiddlebrooksYoung Guy
Eliza RobertsEliza RobertsFemale Motorist
Brett RiceBrett RiceLeonard
George ColangeloER Doctor
Tom ChapmanMr McCauley

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