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Powwow Highway is a 1989 comedy-drama film from George Harrison's HandMade Films Company, directed by Jonathan Wacks. Based on the novel Powwow Highway by David Seals, it features A Martinez, Gary Farmer, Joanelle Romero and Amanda Wyss. Wes Studi and Graham Greene, who were relatively unknown actors at the time, have small supporting roles.
Feb 24, 1989 · Two Northern Cheyenne men drive from Montana to New Mexico to rescue a sister from jail. The film explores their spiritual journey and the challenges of Native American culture.
- (1.9K)
- Adventure, Drama
- Jonathan Wacks
- 1989-02-24
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- Jonathan Wacks
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A comedy-drama about two Native American friends who drive across the country in a 1964 Buick. Roger Ebert praises the actors, the cinematography and the philosophy of the journey.
Powwow Highway. A Northern Cheyenne tribe member activist (A Martinez) enlists the help of a quirky 'free spirit' (Gary Farmer) in order to break out his estranged sister from jail in Santa Fe and save his reservation from the greedy developers. Based on the novel by David Seal, this is a classic comedy road movie with a Native American twist.
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When Buddy's sister is jailed in Santa Fe, N.M., the mismatched duo hit the highway in Philbert's dilapidated 1964 Buick and experience wild twists and...