Wind River

Starring:Karen Allen, Brandon Baker, Wayne Brennan, Alanzo Coby, Pat Gordon, Devon Gummersall, Rachel Hales, Blake Heron, Rick Lichtenhan, Peter Looney, Payton Mackey, A Martinez, Dustin McQuay, Russell Means, Maria Mejias, Wes Studi, Patricia Van Ingen, Joe Wandell, Peter Yellow John
Studio: Lions Gate
Product Type: DVD

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Great movie of a great star who shall be great in Moldova!
"Wind River Wins" by cowboy up11
Cross-cultural example
Review of Wind River
Enjoyable film loosely based on book "The White Indian Boy"

Wind River
Starring: Karen Allen , Brandon Baker , Wayne Brennan , Alanzo Coby , and Pat Gordon
Manufacturer: Lions Gate
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005OSJN
Release Date: 2001-11-27

Customer Reviews:

Great movie of a great star who shall be great in Moldova!.......2005-12-20

I am Giles Cohen of Moldova. I have seen this film many times and it has become quite popular in my nation. I would like to agree with all who believe that Joe Wandell is very great in this film and shall perhaps be the next great star of Moldovan cinema! Is he truly an Indian? Perhaps he is, but shall we ever truly know?

Sincerely,

Giles Cohen
CEO Crihan Cinema Concern
Chisinau, Moldova

"Wind River Wins" by cowboy up11.......2005-11-21

Wind River turned out to be a pretty good movie,and in my opinion shouldn't be PG-13.It had amazing scenery,and the detail was outstanding.All the shirts and headresses and weapons were good.Even the horses looked good.The tipis and the Shoshoni camp was cool.The main character is Nick Wilson who WILLINGLY goes to live with the Wind River Shoshonis in 1856.It is set in the brush country of Utah and the mountains of Wyoming and Montana.A Martinez plays Shoshoni warrior Marogoni and befriends Nick in his attemps to fit in with the Shoshonis.Russel Means is Chief Washakie,who was a real chief in the 1850s.Wes Studi is a ruthless enemy(AGAIN!) Pocatello,also a real Indian.I don't know if they are really speaking Shoshoni though,and it kinda bugs me if they aren't,because at this point in the history of Westerns,after Dances With Wolves,Geronimo: An American Legend and A Man Called Horse,they should at least be able to speak the language.All around,it's a pretty good family adventure.

Cross-cultural example.......2004-01-12

This little known video is an excellent example of good cross-cultural story telling. It portrays both the Mormon and the Shoshoni cultures accurately and with respect. Unlike "Dances with wolves" which tells a similar story, the young man returns to his people. This has the benefit of being a true story. Scenery and photography are beautiful and make it a visually great movie for the old West. Good family entertainment with respectful approach to problem of inter-cultural identity and multi-cultural sensitivity.

Review of Wind River.......2003-12-29

This an excellent movie. Blake Heron plays a supurb role as Nick Wilson. A. Martinez does an equally outstanding job as the Shoshone Warrior Moragoni. The Wind River tells the true story of Nick Wilson who lived among the Shoshone for a couple of years, and was one of the original rides of the pony Express. The live style and philosphy of Chief Washakie is told through the acting of Russell Means.
As a resident of the state of Wyoming the now home of the Wind River Reservation adn the Shoshone and Arapaho people I totally enjoyed the Wind River. I have this movie on VHS but now plan to purchase a copy on DVD.

Enjoyable film loosely based on book "The White Indian Boy".......2003-09-23

This is a somewhat fictionalized account of the book about the true adventures of Nick Wilson called "The White Indian Boy" or "Among the Shoshones" depending on which edition you read. Both titles have the same text.

The book was more thorough and funnier but covers a longer time frame than this movie.

Basically, this movie describes the adventures of a 12 year old pioneer boy who runs away from his family and the drudgery of work on a frontier farm. He is lured away by Indians who promise him a horse if he will consent to be adopted by the Indian Chief's mother as the white child she dreamed she would have to replace the two other sons she has just lost.

He then lives and travels with the Shoshone Indians of Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho for 2 years. He becomes the adopted brother of the famous Chief Washakie and learns Indian skills from hunting to fighting.

Karen Allen, the best known actor in the film, is listed as the star but she really only has a small part. The main character is Nick Wilson with strong and authentic supporting roles by the Shoshone Indian actors. After 2 years, Nick returns home and meets up with his brother who has been searching for him all these years.

The main strength of this movie is the sympathetic portrayal of the American Indian. One weakness of this movie is that Indian life is idealized, much like Kevin Costner in "Dances With Wolves". The book does a much better job pointing out the bad as well as the good of Indian culture.

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"A taut and impassioned chronicle of a high stakes water-rights fiasco in Wyoming." Timothy McGettigan, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern Colorado

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