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The Waterdance (1992)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:11
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Dramas
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... 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. [More]
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, William Forsythe
Starring: Wesley Snipes, Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, William Forsythe, Elizabeth Peņa
Director: Neal Jimenez, Michael Steinberg
Director: Neal Jimenez, Michael Steinberg
Screenwriter: Neal Jimenez
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Marie Cantin
Reviews for The Waterdance
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.
A paraplegic squares off against fear, anger, loneliness and despair.
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.
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