The Waterdance
| The Waterdance | |
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| Directed by |
Neal Jimenez Michael Steinberg |
| Produced by |
Marie Cantin (producer) Gale Anne Hurd (producer) Guy Riedel (executive producer) |
| Written by | Neal Jimenez |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Michael Convertino |
| Cinematography | Mark Plummer |
| Edited by | Jeff Freeman |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
Release dates |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,723,319 (United States)[1] |
The Waterdance is a 1992 American drama film directed by Neal Jimenez and Michael Steinberg and starring Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe and Helen Hunt. It was written by Neal Jimenez.
The film is a semi-autobiographical story about a young fiction writer who becomes tetraplegic fully paralyzed in a hiking accident and works to rehabilitate his body and mind at a rehabilitation center. The title refers to a dream recounted by Raymond, the Snipes character, about dancing on the surface of a lake. Since, in Raymond's dream, he must continue dancing on the lake or sink and drown, the dream may be a metaphorical reference to the necessity of continually coping with the world.
Synopsis
Joel Garcia (Eric Stoltz) is a writer who, after a hiking accident at a mountain, must struggle with paralysis. At the same time, he carries a relationship with Anna (Helen Hunt), a married woman, with whom he was having an affair at the time of the accident. The lovers attempt to carry on their affair during his emotional and difficult rehabilitation as a paraplegic.
Cast
- Eric Stoltz - Joel Garcia
- Helen Hunt - Anna
- Wesley Snipes - Raymond Hill
- William Forsythe - Bloss
Reception
The Waterdance received mostly positive reviews from critics; it holds a 93% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
References
- ↑ "The Waterdance (1992)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 July 2011.