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Smoke Signals (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 30

Fresh: 26

Rotten:4

Average Rating: 7.3/10

Runtime: 89 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Victor Joseph and Thomas Builds-A-Fire are brought together by Victor's father who saves Thomas from a fire that destroys his house and kills his parents. In close proximity all their lives on the... Victor Joseph and Thomas Builds-A-Fire are brought together by Victor's father who saves Thomas from a fire that destroys his house and kills his parents. In close proximity all their lives on the Coeur D'Alene Indian reservation in Idaho, the boys could not be more different. Victor is the extrovert who excels at basketball and Thomas is the savant who lives with his grandmother after the death of his parents. The journey the two young men take to the home of Victor's estranged father in far off Arizona brings out of the past the remarkable events that brought them together. [More]

Starring: Adam Beach, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal

Starring: Adam Beach, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal, Evan Adams

Director: Chris Eyre

Director: Chris Eyre
Composer: B.C. Smith
Producer: Larry Estes, Scott Rosenfelt
Screenwriter: Sherman Alexie

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Aug 3, 1999

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  • Critically acclaimed as one of the best films of the year, SMOKE SIGNALS was also a distinguished winner at the Sundance Film Festival! Though Victor and Thomas have lived their entire young lives in the same tiny town, they couldn't have less in common! But when Victor is urgently called away, it's Thomas who comes up with the money to pay for his trip. There's just one thing Victor has to do: take Thomas along for the ride! You're in for a rare and entertaining comic treat as this most unlikely pair leave home on what becomes an unexpectedly unforgettable adventure of friendship and discovery!
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    03/26/09
    Todd McCarthy
    Variety
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    It was shocking to realize that as late as 1998, this was still one of the few movies made by insiders, written, directed, and acted by Native Americans. The father-son narrative is conventional but it has humor and is well acted.

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    12/02/06
    Emanuel Levy
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    Jeffrey M. Anderson
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    Derek Adams
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    10/30/05
    Robert Roten
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    No review available.

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    07/22/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    A brilliantly performed movie....Beach is a knockout

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    05/06/05
    Clint Morris
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    04/09/05
    Robin Clifford
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    Native American themed story has great moments

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    10/23/04
    Steve Crum
    Kansas City Kansan

    No review available.

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    08/25/04
    Thomas Delapa
    Boulder Weekly

    A resolutely so-so movie puffed beyond all recognition by non-First Nation critics looking to expiate their dimly-felt sense of historic debt.

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    Martin Scribbs
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    07/17/03
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    A moving and engrossing look at life on The Rez for two Native American youths. Adam Beach’s performance is admirable. Irene Bedard is gorgeous and mesmerizing.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    05/23/03
    Brian Mckay
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    05/20/03
    Susan Tavernetti
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    John R. McEwen
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    Robert Roten
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    11/06/02
    Jeff Strickler
    Minneapolis Star Tribune
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    It wasn't perfectly put together, the actors were sometimes too enthusiastic or not enough ... but it really touched me.

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    10/27/02
    Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
    Goatdog's Movies

    The good news is that Smoke Signals is a movie that requires no dispensation ...

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    07/31/02
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
     
     
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