9) DOCTOR SAM BECKETT
Another genius-level intellect, Sam Beckett’s time travel experiments led him to become unstuck in time, “leaping” back through his lifetime into the bodies of other people. In order to get home, Sam finds himself unsnarling various time paradoxes (something which he finds he excels at), eventually discovering that he had the subconscious ability to control his leaps, meaning that, on some level, Sam chose to use his time-travel “powers” to repair the lives of others, including his friend and time-overseer, Al…
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Honorable Mention: Max Fielder from the movie Modern Problems, as portrayed by Chevy Chase. From IMDB:
“Air traffic controller Max Fiedler is unhappy with his career and his second marriage. An exposure to toxic waste gives him the power of telekinesis. He comes to a crossroads at a beachhouse he shares with his wife, his ex, and a voodoo priestess.”
I remember that movie. One of my friends was a huge fan back in like sixth grade or something…