Continuity mistake: When John Travolta is showing the young boy how to tighten the air filter top, he makes sure the boy gives the wing nut an extra twist. Next he notices a car coming up the road and he leaves. When the FBI agent comes over and looks inside the hood of the truck, the air filter top is again off, the air filter is out and the carburetor is exposed.
Phenomenon (1996)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jon Turteltaub
Starring: Robert Duvall, John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Kyra Sedgwick, Brent Spiner
A brain tumour gave John Travolta his abilities; he dies.
More mistakes in Phenomenon
Bonnie: George Malley! You learned the Portuguese language in 20 minutes?
George Malley: Not all of it.
Trivia: Nate Pope (Forest Whitaker) is an Amateur Radio operator with the call sign WB6QLF. QLF is amateur shorthand for "I am sending with my left foot", a reference to someone whose Morse Code sending skill is very bad. This is normally sent as a question "QLF?" meaning "Are you sending with your left foot?" to an operator who is very difficult to understand in Morse.
Question: If it was just a tumour that made him think more, how did he get telekinesis?
Answer: Certain parts of the brain, emotions, personality traits and learning abilities can be amplified with specific stimulation. It's believed that this can happen with psychic abilities: premonition, telekinesis and pyrokinesis. Ever get a "feeling" you're being followed or "know" that someone is lying to you?
You're describing intuition, not psychic abilities.
Answer: Yes, that's a form of ESP. When your brain cells are heightened, so is your intuition.