The Waterdance (1992)
92 %
Reviews Counted: 13 Fresh: 12 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Synopsis:
Writer/director Neal Jimenez's semi-autobiographical story about three newly disabled men who meet in a rehabilitation center and strike up an unlikely friendship. Joel, a writer; Bloss, a bigoted biker; and Ray, a boastful, embittered black man come from vastly differing backgrounds... [More]
Writer/director Neal Jimenez's semi-autobiographical story about three newly disabled men who meet in a rehabilitation center and strike up an unlikely friendship. Joel, a writer; Bloss, a bigoted biker; and Ray, a boastful, embittered black man come from vastly differing backgrounds but find a common ground in their attempt to come to terms with their lives as a paraplegics. Much of their trauma centers around the loss of their sexuality -- particularly for Joel, who was in the midst of an affair with a married woman when he was injured. Now the uncertainty of Joel and his girlfriend's future together is compounded by the fact that Joel has to re-learn, physically and emotionally, how to have a sexual relationship. [Less]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, William Forsythe, Elizabeth Peña
Director: Neal Jimenez, Michael Steinberg
Screenwriter: Neal Jimenez
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Marie Cantin
Screenwriter: Neal Jimenez
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Marie Cantin
DVD Info
Release:
Dec 18, 2001
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
- Trailers
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Filmographies
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Reviews
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What's most striking about the film is its meticulous attention to detai, authenticity, and tight focus: This is the story of 3 ordinary guys, not war heroes, who happen to be in wheel chairs; Jimenez based the script on his personal experience.
10/31/06 08:49 AM
A paraplegic squares off against fear, anger, loneliness and despair.
07/12/03 11:08 AM
An experience from a gifted writer telling a story from personal experience, as opposed to some hack culling together a melodrama about how sad it is to be crippled.
08/14/02 08:19 AM
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