The Ghost Dance (film)

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This article is about the 1982 film. For the 1983 film, see Ghost Dance (film).

The Ghost Dance
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Directed byPeter F. Buffa
Screenplay by
  • Peter F. Buffa
  • Robert Sutton
Produced byRobert Sutton
Starring
CinematographyFred Murphy
Music byJoseph Byrd
Production
company
Ahrememess[1]
Distributed byTrans World Entertainment[2]
Running time
96 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,000,000 (estimated)

The Ghost Dance is a 1982 American Western slasher film directed and co-written by Peter F. Buffa, and starring Julie Amato, Victor Mohica, Henry Bal, and Frank Salsedo. Its plot follows a Native American shaman who becomes possessed by an evil spirit that drives him to kill.[2] It was the first slasher film to be based around and feature Native American characters.[4]

Plot[]

The spirit of a long-dead warrior, Nahalla, possesses Aranjo, a local Native American man, after an archaeologist, Dr. Kay Foster, unearths Nahalla's remains during an exploratory excavation. Through Aranjo, Nahalla exacts a murderous rampage.

Cast[]

  • Julie Amato as Dr. Kay Foster
  • Victor Mohica as Tom Eagle
  • Henry Bal as Nahalla/Aranjo
  • Frank Salsedo as Ocacio
  • Felicia Leon as Rea
  • Frank Soto as Basowaya

Release[]

Home media[]

The film was released for the first time on DVD by Mediabox on April 24, 2006.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "The Ghost Dance (1982)". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Pitts, Michael R. (2013). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 1538. ISBN 978-0786463725.
  3. ^ Hilger, Michael (2015). Native Americans in the Movies: Portrayals from Silent Films to the Present. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 174. ISBN 978-1442240025.
  4. ^ Sykes, Brad (2018). Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 136. ISBN 978-1476631325.
  5. ^ "Ghost Dance (1983) – Peter Bufa, Ken McMullen". Allmovie.com. Allmovie. Retrieved April 4, 2019.

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