War Party

1988
18
1h 37m

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A group of re-enactors attempt to stage a hundred year anniversary battle between US Cavalry and Blackfeet Indians. Unfortunately racial hostilities and a real gun lead to some all too real ... Read allA group of re-enactors attempt to stage a hundred year anniversary battle between US Cavalry and Blackfeet Indians. Unfortunately racial hostilities and a real gun lead to some all too real casualties, and three young Blackfoot men are caught in the middle. The film follows their... Read allA group of re-enactors attempt to stage a hundred year anniversary battle between US Cavalry and Blackfeet Indians. Unfortunately racial hostilities and a real gun lead to some all too real casualties, and three young Blackfoot men are caught in the middle. The film follows their flight for freedom in the face of an angry community which has mistakenly blamed them for... Read all

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6.3/10

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Trivia
During the festival, before the reenactment that puts the story into action, the Governor (William Frankfather) arrives and introduces himself to the Council Chief, and then to the Head Man (the uncredited Leonard Mountain Chief) and his wife (Molly Kicking Woman). The Head Man of a pow-wow is the honored male dancer, usually an elder of his people, who is named and leads out the dancers in the opening song of the pow-wow.

The Governor and the Head Man pose for a photo, but while they act like they're posing for a still photo, the cameraman is pointing a video camera at them.

Quotes
Skitty Harris: Hey, I'm three-eighths.
Sonny Crowkiller: Yeah, and five-eighths nuts.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Johnny Handsome/War Party/Welcome Home/Queen of Hearts/Erik the Viking (1989)

Soundtracks
All Right Now
Written by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers (uncredited)
Performed by Free
Courtesy of Island Records Ltd. and A & M Records Inc.

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A Native American Rosewood

This film will probably remind people of a indian rosewood. But this storyline isn't so accurate,the action scenes are like a circus especially the carnival fight(It reminded me of a soprano episode last week)When do modern day police use double barreld shotguns and old fashion 45 peacemakers, not to mention the level action rifles I thought it was supposed to take place in the 80's. Somehow it appears that the national guard soilders at the end of the movie think there in Vietnam,they play volleyball while camping out in the badlands waiting to capture the two young indian suspects.Released in '89 this was probably the beginning of the politically correct era in movies. It came out a year and a half before Dances with Wolves,and the indians are no longer the bad guys.The movie on the other hand will entertain you with comic book action and will also so get you mad seeing the unjustice & racsim that the indians are going through.