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The Waterdance (1992)
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Overview
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Imagine being trapped inside your own body. Imagine being set free. morePlot:
An oft overlooked film about struggling to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking... more | add synopsisAwards:
5 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
Uplifting and wickedly funny. moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Eric Stoltz | ... | Joel Garcia |
 | Helen Hunt | ... | Anna |
 | William Allen Young | ... | Les |
 | James Roach | ... | Guy in the Electric Wheelchair |
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | Rosa |
| Henry Harris | ... | Mr. Gibson |
 | Tony Genaro | ... | Victor |
| Eva Rodriguez | ... | Victor's Wife |
| Erick Vigil | ... | Victor's Son |
| Edgar Rodriguez | ... | Victor's Son |
| Angélica Castell | ... | Victor's Daughter |
 | William Forsythe | ... | Bloss |
 | Grace Zabriskie | ... | Pat |
 | Wesley Snipes | ... | Raymond Hill |
 | Kimberly Scott | ... | Alice |
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
106 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
DolbyCertification:
Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-10 | Germany:12 | Sweden:11 | USA:R | UK:15Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
7% since last week
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This is a semi-autobiographical film for co-director Neal Jimenez who became a paraplegic after a hiking accident. moreQuotes:
Anna: Come on, I had a good time. Really. We saw a movie!Joel Garcia: A bad, bad, bad, bad, bad movie.
Anna: Well, the dinner was... pretty bad too. Yeah. The whole day kind of sucked, didn't it?
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I know, that's not what you expect from a film with this sort of
lineage- it's a direct descendant of The Best Years of Our Lives
and The Men... films dealing with men who are in the hospital
dealing with tragic circumstances. But this film is full of wonderful
surprises and performances. It features stellar performances from
Eric Stoltz and Helen Hunt (including a rather risque nude scene)
and Wesley Snipes and William Forsythe. As Emanuel Levy wrote
in his book Cinema of Outsiders (about the Independent film
movement) "The Waterdance is coherant, attentive to detail, and
unsentimental with a wicked down to earth humor- it' s at once
funny and sad, and the entire cast is impressive." I was
extraordinarily moved by this film, it's hard hitting yes, but also has
very tender moments and laugh out loud moments. A rare gem.