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The Ghost Dance (film)

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Wikipedia article




'The Ghost Dance' is a 1982 American Western slasher film directed and co-written by Peter F. Buffa, and starring Julie Amato, Victor Mohica, Henry Bal, and Frank Salsedo. Its plot follows a Native American shaman who becomes possessed by an evil spirit that drives him to kill. It was the first slasher film to be based around and feature Native American characters.

Plot



The spirit of a long-dead warrior, Nahalla, possesses Aranjo, a local Native American man, after an archaeologist, Dr. Kay Foster, unearths Nahalla's remains during an exploratory excavation. Through Aranjo, Nahalla exacts a murderous rampage.

Cast



* Julie Amato as Dr. Kay Foster

* Victor Mohica as Tom Eagle

* Henry Bal as Nahalla/Aranjo

* Frank Salsedo as Ocacio

* Felicia Leon as Rea

* Frank Soto as Basowaya

* Quentin Sondergaard as Campus Guard

Release



Home media

The film was released for the first time on DVD by Mediabox on April 24, 2006.

References




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