Dance Me Outside (1995)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Bruce McDonald

Writers:

John Frizzell (writer)
W.P. Kinsella (book)

Release Date:

10 March 1995 (Canada)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

When the party's over, real life kicks into gear!

Plot:

A story of life on an Indian reservation in Ontario: Silas and Frank are trying to get into college...

Plot Keywords:

Native American Reservation | Native American | Revenge | Independent Film | Based On Book

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Ryan Rajendra Black	...	Silas Crow
Adam Beach	...	Frank Fencepost
Jennifer Podemski	...	Sadie Maracle
Michael Greyeyes	...	Gooch
Lisa LaCroix	...	Illianna
Kevin Hicks	...	Robert McVey
Rose Marie Trudeau	...	Ma Crow
Gloria May Eshkibok	...	Mad Etta
Selim Running Bear Sandoval	...	Robert Coyote
Sandrine Holt	...	Poppy
Tamara Podemski	...	Little Margaret
Herbie Barnes	...	Joseph
Hugh Dillon	...	Clarence Gaskill
Vince Manitowabi	...	Hobart Thunder
Robert Frank Pegahmagabow	...	Wendel

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief violence.

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Cineplex-Odeon Films

Trivia:

Most of the movies cast was from the town in which it was filmed.

Quotes:

Silas Crow: You see that? I offer the crow my last smoke, and he bites me.
Frank Fencepost: Probably trying to quit.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Come And Get Your Love

Excellent film adaptation of an excellent book

I had read several of the books by W.P.Kinsella about Silas, Frank, and the other characters living on the reserve in Canada. The books were full of humor, but they addressed some serious issues, so I decided to take a chance on this film. I'm really glad that I did, because it is a gem. The film manages to capture the humor in the books, while still showing the serious problems on the Rez. The actors all do a great job. Adam Beach made me howl with laughter as Frank Fencepost. Michael Greyeyes really captured the anger and the intensity of Gooch. Ryan Rajendra Black was excellent as Silas, the aspiring writer. And Jennifer Podemski was wonderful as a girl on the Rez who wanted more from life. I could go on, but there's no room. The music was perfect for the film; I especially liked NDN Kars by Keith Secola. Bruce McDonald has a reputation as a talented filmmaker, and he certainly stayed on track with this quirky, but impressive film. I thought so much of it that I bought it.