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Dance Me Outside

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Silas Crow (Ryan Rajendra Black) and Frank Fencepost (Adam Beach), aimless young men living on the Kidabanesee Reserve in Canada, spend their days hanging out with their girlfriends, Sadie (Jennifer Podemski) and Poppy (Sandrine Holt). When the friends find the murdered body of a woman they know, her white killer (Hugh Dillon) receives only a two-year sentence. While considering going away to school in Toronto, the buddies plot revenge with their recently paroled buddy, Gooch (Michael Greyeyes).

Critics Reviews

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Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune Funny, scary, appealing and bizarre. Rated: 3/4 May 8, 2013 Full Review John Hartl Seattle Times Filled with characters who are more frustrated than ennobled, Dance Me Outside deftly turns a number of narrative conventions upside down. Rated: 3/4 May 8, 2013 Full Review Michael Sauter Entertainment Weekly Dance Me Outside nevertheless stays compelling, thanks to its cast of appealing unknowns. You haven't seen anyone quite like them before -- and that's meant as high praise. Rated: B May 8, 2013 Full Review Dan Webster Spokesman-Review (Washington) Dance Me Outside offers an inside look at a culture that, all too often, has been either ignored or portrayed with halo-wearing political correctness. Rated: 2.5/4 May 8, 2013 Full Review TV Guide Good intentions pave the way to Message Movie Limbo. Rated: 2/4 May 8, 2013 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Tim R If you truly understand indigenous contemporary life you will realize this film is a classic.The soundtrack is compelling and the performances are memorable. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/07/23 Full Review Audience Member As Native myself, I thought it was great. The story of Little Margaret is a sobering reminder that thousands of Native women are going missing/being murdered at an exponential rate and their families see little to no justice. As of this writing, another's body was just found near, again, the Red River, which has been the site of MANY Native bodies being found. Then there's Adam Beach (wakka wakka!!!!) and Ryan Black (ditto!), most reviews never discuss the two side stories---Silas' sister's marriage to a white lawyer and her past with Michael GreyEye's character. When they take the lawyer into the woods for a naming ceremony is one of the funniest parts of the film! It shows the reality of reserve/reservation life, that it's not always sad poverty porn. We cry, but we laugh, we love, we have a good time, as well as the bad times. I AM THE WOLVERINE!!!!! AWOOOOOO!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed this movie...... Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I had to watch this movie for a class...the acting was horrible and the dialogue was something to be desired. I think it had potential and failed. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Love Mr.l Fencepost he's so funny~awesome movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Audience Member What can I say? I'm an Adam Beach fan. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Bruce McDonald

Director

Ryan Rajendra Black

Silas Crow

Adam Beach

Frank Fencepost

Jennifer Podemski

Sadie Maracle

Michael Greyeyes

Gooch

Lisa LaCroix

Illianna

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Movie Info

Synopsis Silas Crow (Ryan Rajendra Black) and Frank Fencepost (Adam Beach), aimless young men living on the Kidabanesee Reserve in Canada, spend their days hanging out with their girlfriends, Sadie (Jennifer Podemski) and Poppy (Sandrine Holt). When the friends find the murdered body of a woman they know, her white killer (Hugh Dillon) receives only a two-year sentence. While considering going away to school in Toronto, the buddies plot revenge with their recently paroled buddy, Gooch (Michael Greyeyes).
Director
Bruce McDonald
Producer
Brian Dennis, Bruce McDonald
Screenwriter
John Frizzell, W. P. Kinsella, Bruce McDonald, Don McKellar
Distributor
Shadow Distribution, A-Pix Entertainment
Production Co
Yorktown Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 10, 1995, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 27, 2017
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Surround