Story of movie The Waterdance : 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 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 |
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| Music by | Michael Convertino |
| Cinematography | Mark Plummer |
| Edited by | Jeff Freeman |
| Distributed by | The Samuel Goldwyn Company |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,723,319 (United States) |
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 Hill, Snipes' character, about dancing on the surface of a lake. Since, in Raymond's dream, he must continue dancing on the lake to avoid sinking and drowning, the dream may be a metaphorical reference to the necessity of continually coping with the world.
Screenplay
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.
- Eric Stoltz - Joel Garcia
- Helen Hunt - Anna
- Wesley Snipes - Raymond Hill
- William Forsythe - Bloss
The Waterdance received mostly positive reviews from critics; it holds a 93% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
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