Powwow Highway

Powwow Highway – U.K. title

Uma Estrada Sem Limites – Brazilian title

Zwei Cheyenne auf dem Highway – German title

Az ősök földjén – Hungarian title

Oltre la riserva – Italian title

Na wojennej ścieżce – Polish title

Powwow Highway – U.S.A. title

A 1988 British production [HandMade Films Ltd. (London)]

Producer: Jan Wieringa

Director: Jonathan Wacks

Story: “Powwow Highway” by David Seals

Screenplay: Janet Heaney, Jean Stawarz

Cinematography: Toyomichi Kurita [Technicolor]

Music: Barry Goldberg

Songs: “Fallen Angel”, “Sweet Fire of Love” sung by Robbie Robertson

Running time: 91 minutes

Cast:

Buddy Red Bow – A. Martinez (Adolf Martinez III)

Philbert Bono – Gary Farmer

Rabbit Layton – Amanda Wyss

Bonnie Red Bow – Joanelle Nadine Romero

Chief Joseph – Sam Vlahos (Soteron Vlahos)

Wolf Tooth – Wayne Waterman

Imogene – Margo Kane

Sandy Youngblood – Geoff Rivas (Geoffrey Rivas)

Agent Jack Novall – Roscoe Born

Louie Short Hair – John Trudell

Buff – Wes Studi (Wesley Studi)

Captain Roberts – Tony Frank

Jane Red Bow – Chrissie McDonald

Sky Red Bow – Sky Seals

Aunt Harriett – Maria Antoinette Rogers

Condo-man – Nicholas Anthony

Hi-Fi Hut cashier – Kandi Brooks

Lucinda Sanchez – Dalin Gomez

Brave on horse – Rodney Grant

Vietnam veteran – Graham Greene

Jail guard – Irene Handren-Seals (Irene Handren)

Stockyard foreman – Lafayette J. Harris

Sioux driver – Bill T. Head

Police officer – Ron Holstrom (Ronald Holstrom)

Young Buddy – Mike Means

Patrolman – Marc Miles

Floozy – Rogene Not Afraid

Waitress – Leigh Opitz

Hi-Fi & car salesman – Patrick Randal

Secretary – Stephanie Roberts

Young Bonnie – Ariane Rowland

Light Cloud – Chris Rowland

Young Philbert – Keith Shoulder Blade

Many – Titus Shoulder Blade

Bull Miller – Adam Taylor

Pueblo woman – Pat Van Ingen (Patricia Van Ingen)

CB radio voice – Floyd Waterman

Fidel de Baca – Del Zamora

Bar patron – James Pollard

For the Northern Cheyenne tribe of Lame Deer, Montana, the American Dream has taken a grim detour. Buddy Red Bow, a quick-tempered activist, is battling greedy developers who send fast-talking, slick Sandy Youngblood to the reservation to try to persuade the council to vote in favor of a strip-mining contract. Philbert Bono is a serene hulk of a man guided by sacred visions. He desperately wants to find his medicine, tokens from the spirits, and starts his journey to become a warrior by trading some marijuana, booze, and a few bucks for his 'war pony' – a rusted out, beat up 1964 Buick Wildcat he names 'Protector.' Meanwhile, Buddy's estranged sister, Bonnie, is arrested in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Buddy is the only family member who can help her and her children, Jane and Sky Red Bow. Buddy does not own a car, so he is forced to make the journey with Philbert. They set out on their road trip, and Philbert's easygoing ways and insistence on frequent stops to pray and eat prove irritating at first to Buddy, but the men reach an understanding as the trip wears on. When they finally reach Santa Fe, they meet up with Bonnie's friend, Rabbit who is also trying to get Bonnie out of jail. Buddy and Philbert end up taking more than just a trip from Lame Deer to Santa Fe, finding themselves on a journey with many unexpected twists, turns, and stops. Together, they face the realities and dreams of being Cheyenne in the modern-day United States as they travel down the Powwow Highway.

YouTube trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXLEltwch40