| The Ghost Dance | |
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| Directed by | Peter F. Buffa |
| Screenplay by |
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| Produced by | Robert Sutton |
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| Cinematography | Fred Murphy |
| Music by | Joseph Byrd |
Production company | Ahrememess[1] |
| Distributed by | Trans World Entertainment[2] |
Running time | 96 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| 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
- Quentin Sondergaard as Campus Guard[5]
Release
Home media
The film was released for the first time on DVD by Mediabox on April 24, 2006.[6]
References
- ^ "The Ghost Dance (1982)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hilger, Michael (2015). Native Americans in the Movies: Portrayals from Silent Films to the Present. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 174. ISBN 978-1442240025.
- ^ Sykes, Brad (2018). Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 136. ISBN 978-1476631325.
- ^ Lentz, Harris (2001). Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography. McFarland. p. 1133. ISBN 9780786409426 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Ghost Dance (1983) – Peter Bufa, Ken McMullen". Allmovie.com. Allmovie. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
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