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CrimeMysteryThriller

Thunderheart

- Two men from different worlds. Two cops after the same killer. Together they must uncover the secrets. Together they must discover the truth.

A young mixed-blood FBI agent is assigned to work with a cynical veteran investigator on a murder on a poverty-stricken Sioux reservation.

Release Date : 1992-04-03

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TriStar Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Thunderheart

Cast

Val Kilmer

Character Name : Ray Levoi

Original Name : Val Kilmer

Gender : Male

Sam Shepard

Character Name : Frank Coutelle

Original Name : Sam Shepard

Gender : Male

Graham Greene

Character Name : Walter Crow Horse

Original Name : Graham Greene

Gender : Male

Fred Ward

Character Name : Jack Milton

Original Name : Fred Ward

Gender : Male

Fred Thompson

Character Name : William Dawes

Original Name : Fred Thompson

Gender : Male

Sheila Tousey

Character Name : Maggie Eagle Bear

Original Name : Sheila Tousey

Gender : Female

Ted Thin Elk

Character Name : Grandpa Sam Reaches

Original Name : Ted Thin Elk

Gender : Male

John Trudell

Character Name : Jimmy Looks Twice

Original Name : John Trudell

Gender : Male

Julius Drum

Character Name : Richard Yellow Hawk

Original Name : Julius Drum

Gender : Male

Sarah Brave

Character Name : Maisy Blue Legs

Original Name : Sarah Brave

Gender : Male

Allan R.J. Joseph

Character Name : Leo Fast Elk

Original Name : Allan R.J. Joseph

Gender : Male

Sylvan Pumpkin Seed

Character Name : Hobart

Original Name : Sylvan Pumpkin Seed

Gender : Male

Patrick Massett

Character Name : Agent Mackey

Original Name : Patrick Massett

Gender : Male

Rex Linn

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Rex Linn

Gender : Male

Brian A. O'Meara

Character Name : FBI Agent

Original Name : Brian A. O'Meara

Gender : Male

Duane Brewer

Character Name : Ranger

Original Name : Duane Brewer

Gender : Male

Lewis C. Bradshaw

Character Name : Ranger

Original Name : Lewis C. Bradshaw

Gender : Male

Dennis Banks

Character Name : Self

Original Name : Dennis Banks

Gender : Male

Candy Hamilton

Character Name : School Teacher

Original Name : Candy Hamilton

Gender : Male

Jerome Mack

Character Name : Maggie's Kid

Original Name : Jerome Mack

Gender : Male

Tom M. LeBeau

Character Name : Ray's Father

Original Name : Tom M. LeBeau

Gender : Male

Bridgit P. Schock

Character Name : Ray's Mother

Original Name : Bridgit P. Schock

Gender : Male

Terry Graber

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Terry Graber

Gender : Male

David Crosby

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : David Crosby

Gender : Male

Jerry Allan

Character Name : Drunken Brawler

Original Name : Jerry Allan

Gender : Male

Gordon Patterson

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Gordon Patterson

Gender : Male

Robin J. Saderup

Character Name : Helicopter Pilot

Original Name : Robin J. Saderup

Gender : Male

Buddy Red Bow

Character Name : Man at Powwow

Original Name : Buddy Red Bow

Gender : Male

Sam Adams

Character Name : Lakota Singer

Original Name : Sam Adams

Gender : Male

Robin Black Bird

Character Name : Lakota Singer

Original Name : Robin Black Bird

Gender : Male

Floyd Charging Crow

Character Name : Lakota Singer

Original Name : Floyd Charging Crow

Gender : Male

Elroy Cross

Character Name : Lakota Singer

Original Name : Elroy Cross

Gender : Male

Charles Davis

Character Name : Lakota Singer

Original Name : Charles Davis

Gender : Male

Ernest Red Elk

Character Name : Lakota Singer

Original Name : Ernest Red Elk

Gender : Male

Kenneth J. Richards

Character Name : Lakota Singer

Original Name : Kenneth J. Richards

Gender : Male

Severt Young Bear Sr.

Character Name : Lakota Singer

Original Name : Severt Young Bear Sr.

Gender : Male

Carlin Orville Morrison

Character Name : Powwow Singer

Original Name : Carlin Orville Morrison

Gender : Male

Verland Theodore Phelps

Character Name : Powwow Singer

Original Name : Verland Theodore Phelps

Gender : Male

Calvin Timothy Red Elk Sr.

Character Name : Powwow Singer

Original Name : Calvin Timothy Red Elk Sr.

Gender : Male

Tim Owen Taggart

Character Name : Powwow Singer

Original Name : Tim Owen Taggart

Gender : Male

Melvin Young Bear

Character Name : Powwow Singer

Original Name : Melvin Young Bear

Gender : Male

Mike Breyer

Character Name : Army Private (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Breyer

Gender : Male

Tony D. Head

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony D. Head

Gender : Male

Jason R. Lone Hill

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason R. Lone Hill

Gender : Male

Reviews

W

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Val Kilmer and Sam Shepard investigate a murder on a South Dakota Reservation**_ A young, half-Sioux FBI agent (Val Kilmer) teams-up with a veteran agent (Sam Shepard) to investigate a murder on a Reservation in western South Dakota where the pro-government faction conflicts with ARM, the Aboriginal Rights Movement radicals. Graham Greene plays a tribal police officer. “Thunderheart” (1992) is a Western that takes place in the modern day loosely based on events relating to the Wounded Knee incident in 1973. ARM from this movie is an expy of AIM, the American Indian Movement, which is a traditionalist organization that was radically active in those days and still exists. Some understandably consider AIM a terrorist organization back then in light of actions such as Leonard Peltier’s murder of two FBI agents in 1975 at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which is referenced by Cooch in the movie (Shepard). You don’t have to be knowledgeable of any of this stuff or to take one side or the other to appreciate the movie. While it takes a side (which I’m not going to reveal), I’m in the middle and just here for the picture. I like the film, but it’s slightly hindered by wannabe hip banter. Moreover, the almost god-like powers of certain AmerIndians are laid on too thick, but I appreciated some of the spiritual elements. The film runs 1 hours, 59 minutes, and was shot in South Dakota at Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Wounded Knee Cemetery and Badlands National Park, as well as Washington DC. GRADE: B-