Hollywood's Indian
Subtitle: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film
Contributors: Peter C. Rollins (Editor); John E. O'Connor (Editor)
Publisher: Univ Pr of Kentucky
Published: January 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780813120447
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Indigenous peoples; Indians in motion pictures; Film Criticism; Specific Groups In Film; Performing Arts; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Cinema/Film: Book; USA; Native American Studies; PER; PER004000; Film - General; Film - History & Criticism; Film & Video - General
First sentence: When McMurphy, the character portrayed by actor Jack Nicholson in the fivefold Oscar-winning movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), prods a mute Indian Chief (played by Indian actor Will Sampson) into pronouncing "ahh juicyfruit," what the audience heard was far removed from the stereotypical "hows," "ughs," and "kemosabes" of tinsel moviedom.