The Ghost Dance (film)

The Ghost Dance
Directed by Peter F. Buffa
Produced by Robert Sutton
Screenplay by
  • Peter F. Buffa
  • Robert Sutton
Starring
Cinematography Fred Murphy
Production
company
Ahrememess[1]
Distributed by Trans World Entertainment[2]
Running time
 96 minutes[3]
Language English

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

References

  1. ↑ "The Ghost Dance (1982)". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Pitts, Michael R. (2013). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 1538. ISBN 978-0-786-46372-5.
  3. ↑ Hilger, Michael (2015). Native Americans in the Movies: Portrayals from Silent Films to the Present. New York: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 174. ISBN 978-1-442-24002-5.
  4. ↑ Sykes, Brad (2018). Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-476-63132-5.
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