Synopsis
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father for 10 years. When Victor hears Arnold has died, Thomas offers him funding for the trip to get Arnold's remains.
Smoke Signals (1998) is a 1h 29min drama feature film by Chris Eyre. Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories...
Key facts
Cast
Adam Beach, Evan Adams, Irene Bedard, Gary Farmer, Tantoo Cardinal, Cody Lightning, Simon Baker, Monique Mojica
Original language
English
First release
June 26, 1998 (United States)
Production companies
Miramax
Awards
Sundance Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic, Sundance Filmmaker Trophy Dramatic
Setting
Arizona
Crew
Screenplay
Sherman Alexie
Producer
Larry Estes, Scott M. Rosenfelt
Cinematography
Brian Capener
Editing
Brian Berdan
Music
BC Smith
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Calgary International Film Festival 2023 generic - Special Experiences
- Independent Spirit Awards 1999 generic
- National Board of Review 1998 generic
- Stockholm International Film Festival 1998 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 1998 generic
Titles
| Original title | Smoke Signals | |
| Alternate title | Phoenix Arizona |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | June 26, 1998 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | March 18, 1999 |
| Classification | United States | PG-13 |
Full credits
| Director | Chris Eyre |
| Cast | Adam Beach (Victor Joseph), Evan Adams (Thomas Builds-the-Fire), Irene Bedard (Suzy Song), Gary Farmer (Arnold Joseph), Tantoo Cardinal (Arlene Joseph), Cody Lightning (Young Victor Joseph), Simon Baker (Young Thomas Builds-the-Fire), Monique Mojica (Grandma Builds-the-Fire), John Trudell (Randy Peone), Elaine Miles (Lucy), Michael Greyeyes (Junior Polatkin), Michelle St. John (Velma), Cynthia Geary (Cathy the Gymnast), Tom Skerritt (Police Chief), Molly Cheek (Penny Cicero), Robert Miano (Burt Cicero), Perrey Reeves (Holly), Nicolette Vajtay (Julie), Chief Leonard George, Darwin Haine, Gary Taylor, Todd Jamieson |
| Screenplay | Sherman Alexie |
| Producer | Larry Estes, Scott M. Rosenfelt |
| Cinematography | Brian Capener |
| Editing | Brian Berdan |
| Music | BC Smith |
| Production design | Charles Armstrong |
| Sound | Patrick O'Sullivan |
| Costumes | Ronald Leamon |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
