Flap (1970)

Comedy based on the plight of modern Native Americans living on reservations.

Director:

Carol Reed

Writers:

Clair Huffaker (novel), Clair Huffaker (screenplay)

Stars:

Anthony Quinn, Claude Akins, Tony Bill

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anthony Quinn	...	Flapping Eagle
Claude Akins	...	Lobo Jackson
Tony Bill	...	Eleven Snowflake
Shelley Winters	...	Dorothy Bluebell
Victor Jory	...	Wounded Bear Mr. Smith (Attorney at Law)
Don Collier	...	Mike Lyons (Construction Boss)
Victor French	...	Sgt. Rafferty (Sheriff's Dept.)
Rodolfo Acosta	...	Mr. Storekeeper / Ann's Father
Susana Miranda	...	Ann Looking Deer
Anthony Caruso	...	Silver Dollar (Tribal Chief)
William Mims	...	Steve Gray (District Attorney's Office)
Rudy Diaz	...	Larry Standing Elk (Tribal Policeman)
Pedro Regas	...	She'll-Be-Back-Pretty-Soon
John War Eagle	...	Luke Wolf
J. Edward McKinley	...	Harris (Mayor's Advisor)

Storyline

A hard-drinking, reckless-living Indian named Flapping Eagle decides that his people have been pushed around by the white man long enough. Mounting his horse H-Bomb, Flap proceeds to hijack a railroad, lasso a helicopter, and begin the Last Great Indian Uprising. His assaults on the Establishment provide an earnest indictment of Indian neglect by the U.S. government.

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Plot Keywords:

treaty | uprising | rodeo | bordello | fugitive | 

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Taglines:

He was the great Indian uprising in the year 1970. [UK]

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

GP

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

November 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nobody Loves Flapping Eagle

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cine Vesta Associates, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard Harris was originally cast as Flap but was replaced shortly after filming began by Anthony Quinn because of "creative differences".

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Soundtracks

"If Nobody Loves"
Music by Marvin Hamlish
Lyrics by Estelle Levitt
Sung by Kenny Rogers & The First Edition

User Reviews

Poorly done story of modern Native Americans

Have you ever read a book, then seen the movie, and wonder-How did they screw it up so bad? This is one of those. The book by Huffaker, "Nobody Likes a Drunken Indian" was great, riotously funny...this movie is not. It seems as though nobody cared enough to move the direction along so we CARED about the characters. This movie, which touches on some real concerns about Indians, makes you wonder why we haven't seen more comedies about the holocaust, or slavery. Not well done.