Hollywood's Indian
Subtitle: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film
Contributors: Peter C. Rollins (Editor); John E. O'Connor (Editor)
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: February 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780813109527
Subjects: Films, cinema; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Performing Arts; Cinema/Film: Book; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies; Film - History & Criticism
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.