Hollywood's Indian
Subtitle: The Portrayal of the Native American in Film
Contributors: Peter C. Rollins (Editor); John E. O'Connor (Editor)
Edition: Expanded edition
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: November 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780813190778
Subjects: Films, cinema; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Indians in motion pictures; Performing Arts; Performing Arts/Dance; North America; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies
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.