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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Adam Beach |
Victor Joseph
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| Evan Adams |
Thomas Builds-the-Fire
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| Irene Bedard |
Suzy Song
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| Gary Farmer |
Arnold Joseph
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| Tantoo Cardinal |
Arlene Joseph
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| Cody Lightning |
Young Victor Joseph
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| Simon Baker |
Young Thomas Builds-the-Fire
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| Michelle St. John |
Velma
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| Robert Miano |
Burt
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| Molly Cheek |
Penny
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| Monique Mojica |
Grandma Builds-the-Fire
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| John Trudell |
Randy Peone
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| Chief Leonard George |
Lester Fallsapart (as Leonard George)
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| Plot |
| This dramatic feature was written, directed, and co-produced by Native Americans. Native American writer Sherman Alexie scripted this adaptation of his 1993 short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Director Chris Eyre 's previous short Someone Kept Saying Powwow is incorporated into the 88-minute feature. Developed at the Sundance Lab in 1995, the film was a winner of both the Audience Award and the Filmmakers' Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. In 1976, an infant survives a fire that kills his parents. In a flash forward to the present day, the infant has grown up to become the skinny, nerdy adult Thomas ( Evan Adams ). At Idaho's desolate Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation, the overeager youth is mostly ignored by others, including stoic athletic Victor Joseph ( Adam Beach ), even though it was Victor's father, alcoholic Arnold Joseph ( Gary Farmer ), who saved the infant Thomas' life in the fire. A drunken Arnold later abandoned his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father in a decade. When Victor learns of Arnold's death in Phoenix, Thomas offers to pay for the trip to Phoenix if he can accompany Victor. They make an odd couple since Victor is embarrassed by Thomas' geekiness. In Phoenix, they find that Arnold lived in a small trailer in the desert, and they meet Arnold's friend Suzy Song ( Irene Bedard ), who provides disturbing truths about Arnold that impact on Victor. — Bhob Stewart |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama |
| Director |
Chris Eyre |
| Producer |
Larry Estes; Scott Rosenfelt |
| Writer |
Sherman Alexie |
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| Studio |
Miramax |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG-13 |
| Running Time |
88 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
6/26/1998 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
32 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
1/20/2004 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 1.85:1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
717951002945 |
| Chapters |
22 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned Widescreen |
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