Title:
Waterdance, The
Released: 1992
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 106 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Tagline:
Imagine being trapped inside your own body. Imagine
being set free.
Plot
Summary: An oft overlooked film about struggling
to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks
his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab
center with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies man, and
Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds
as each character tries to deal with his new found
handicap and the problems that go with it, especially
Joel, whose lover Anna is having as difficult a time
as he is. As Raymond reveals a dream about dancing
on the surface of a lake to stay afloat, it becomes
apparent that each of them must find his own Waterdance
to survive his tragedy.
Comments:
Eric
Stoltz, Wesley Snipes and William Forsythe play three
very different men brought together into a hospital
ward after each of them has received a paralyzing
injury. This is a great film based on the true life
experiences of writer/co-director Neil Jiminez. This
isn't your typical, sappy, uplifting film about men
overcoming personal tragedy. The characters here aren't
idealized. They aren't saints. They are alternately
angry, confused, prejudiced, self-pitying or funny:
in other words, real human beings. This is perhaps
the best film ever about men in wheelchairs, but don't
let that image scare you. This film is both funny
and poignant. Don't miss it.
Cast
overview:
Eric Stoltz .... Joel Garcia
Helen Hunt .... Anna
William Allen Young .... Les
James Roach .... Guy in the Electric Wheelchair
Elizabeth Peña .... Rosa
Henry Harris .... Mr. Gibson
Tony Genaro .... Victor
Eva Rodriguez .... Victor's Wife
Erick Vigil .... Victor's Son
Edgar Rodriguez .... Victor's Son
Angélica Castell .... Victor's Daughter
William Forsythe .... Bloss
Grace Zabriskie .... Pat
Wesley Snipes .... Raymond Hill
Kimberly Scott .... Alice
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Helen Hunt nude as she lays on top of a guy and he sucks
on her spectacular breasts. We then get a great shot
of her butt as she stands up and walks off, returning
shortly and showing us her great breasts again.
featured
actress:
