Alaska 1996  PG, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Cast: Thora Birch, Vincent Kartheiser, Dirk Benedict, Charlton Heston, Duncan Fraser, Gordon Tootoosis, Ben Cardinal
When Jack Barnes' (Dirk Benedict) plane goes down in the Alaska wilderness, his two teenage sons, Jessie (Thora Birch) and Sean (Vincent Kartheiser) set out to find him. During their rescue attempt, they have a run-in with an evil poacher (Charlton Heston) and befriend a baby polar bear.
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee 2007  TV, 135 min.
Genre: Drama / Western
Director: Yves Simoneau
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Adam Beach, August Schellenberg, J.K. Simmons, Eric Schweig, Wes Studi, Colm Feore, Gordon Tootoosis, Fred Dalton Thompson, Anna Paquin, Shaun Johnston, Wayne Charles Baker, Eddie Spears, Lee Tergesen, Tom Carey
This made-for-TV docudrama begins with the Sioux victory over General Custer and his troops at Little Big Horn in 1876 and follows through to the massacre of Native Americans at Wounded Knee almost 15 years later. Several intervening stories are told including that of Charles Eastman (Adam Beach) a Sioux doctor working to improve the Native Americans' quality of life, Lakota chief Sitting Bull (August Schellenberg) proudly holding on to his land, and Henry Dawes (Aidan Quinn) who helped develop the U.S. government policy on Indian affairs. Observing from different perspectives, it becomes apparent that achieving assimilation proves to be a difficult process.
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Call of the Wild 1993 TV, 97 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama
Director: Alan Smithee, Michael Toshiyuki Uno
Cast: Rick Schroder, Gordon Tootoosis, Duncan Fraser, Mia Sara, Richard Newman, Brent Stait, Eric McCormack, Kerry Sandomirsky, Tom Heaton, Vince Metcalfe, Marie Stillin, Allen Lysell, Bill Croft, Dayne Low, Peter Bibby
In this rendition of Jack London's novel, young, inexperienced John Thornton (Rick Schroder) is searching for gold in the Yukon, and he receives invaluable help from Buck, a German Shepherd that, after being stolen from its California home, is now a sled dog in Alaska. John and Buck bond as they face many hardships while traveling through the frozen terrain during the Yukon Gold Rush.
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 Legends of the Fall 1994  R, 133 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Edward Zwick
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Brad Pitt, Henry Thomas, Julia Ormond, Anthony Hopkins, Karina Lombard, Tantoo Cardinal, Kenneth Welsh, Christina Pickles, Gordon Tootoosis
English Col. William Ludlow (Anthony Hopkins) and his three sons–Alfred (Aidan Quinn), Tristan (Brad Pitt), and Samuel (Henry Thomas)–live separate lives on their Montana ranch. In a rather confusing plot (with even more confusing characters), the brothers all love the same woman (Julia Ormond). An Oscar was awarded for Best Cinematography. 1 User Review
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Lone Star 1996  R, 136 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Sayles
Cast: Kris Kristofferson, Chris Cooper, Matthew McConaughey, Joe Morton, Elizabeth Pena, Clifton James, Tony Plana, Frances McDormand, Gordon Tootoosis, Stephen Lang
Forty years ago Sheriff Charley Wade (Kris Kristofferson) controlled the Mexican/American border, and now his skeletal remains are found out in the arid Texas desert. The current sheriff, Sam Deeds (Chris Cooper), wants to solve the apparent murder. In the process, he examines the past and falls in love with the girl (Elizabeth Pena) he adored years before. This film is filled with clever plot twists that will keep the viewer's interest.
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Nobody's Baby 2001 110 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: David Seltzer
Cast: Skeet Ulrich, Gary Oldman, Radha Mitchell, Mary Steenburgen, Gordon Tootoosis, Anna Gunn, Peter Greene, Robyn Adamson, Ed O'Neill, Matthew Modine
Not-too-bright Billy (Skeet Ulrich), on the run after a prison break, comes upon an auto wreck and rescues the only survivor: a baby girl. He is soon joined by his friend and co-escapee Buford (Gary Oldman), who thinks the baby may bring a good ransom payment. But Billy enjoys being a father, and Buford must come up with another scheme in this very funny (at times) flick.
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Now & Forever 2001  N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bob Clark
Cast: Mia Kirshner, Adam Beach, Gordon Tootoosis, Theresa Russell, Gabriel Olds, Callum Keith Rennie, Simon Baker, Alexandra Purvis, Benson McCulloch, Nicholas Treeshin
Despite different cultures, John (Adam Beach) and Angela (Mia Kirshner) have formed a bond. But, Angela does not really understand how much John means to her until after she becomes a famous actress.
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 Open Season 2006 PG, 85 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Roger Allers, Jill Culton, Anthony Stacchi
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Messing, Gary Sinise, Billy Connolly, Georgia Engel, Jon Favreau, Jane Krakowski, Gordon Tootoosis, Patrick Warburton, Cody Cameron, Danny Mann, Jack McGee
In this animated film, a domesticated grizzly bear, Boog (voice of Martin Lawrence), had been living in park ranger Beth's (Debra Messing) garage until Beth believed he should be set free. Now out on his own, Boog lacks survival skills and welcomes deer friend Elliot's (voice of Ashton Kutcher) aid in escaping from redneck hunter Shaw (Gary Sinise). The two form a bond and try to rid the forest of hunters.
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 Pocahontas 1995 G, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Drama / Musical
Director: Mike Gabriel, Eric Goldberg
Cast: Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers, Judy Kuhn, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Linda Hunt, Frank Welker, John Kassir, Danny Mann, Billy Connolly, Michelle St. John, Gordon Tootoosis
In this animated, fantasized version of the meeting between British adventurer John Smith (voice of Mel Gibson) and beautiful Indian Princess Pocahontas (voice of Irene Bedard), the couple prevents all-out war between the English settlers led by Gov. Ratcliffe (voice of David Ogden Stiers) and the Native Americans at Jamestown when it is feared that the settlers want gold they see the natives trading. Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz won Oscars for Best Original Musical Score, and their song "Colors of the Wind" won for Best Original Song.
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| 1. Alaska (1996)
2. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (2007)
3. Call of the Wild (1993)
4. Legends of the Fall (1994)
5. Lone Star (1996)
6. Nobody's Baby (2001)
7. Now & Forever (2001)
8. Open Season (2006)
9. Pocahontas (1995)
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