Tecumseh: The Last Warrior (1995) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Larry Elikann

Writers (WGA):

James Alexander Thom (book)
Paul F. Edwards (teleplay)

Release Date:

4 June 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

This western began in 1812 when the settlers tried to take away more and more territories from the indians...

Plot Keywords:

William Henry Harrison | Native American | Based On True Story | Based On Book | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Tailinh Agoyo	...	She is Favored (as Tailinh Forest Flower)
Jeri Arredondo	...	Starwatcher
Lawrence Bayne	...	Stands Firm
Jesse Borrego	...	Tecumseh
Lorne Cardinal	...	Loud Noise
Tantoo Cardinal	...	Turtle Mother
David Clennon	...	William Henry Harrison
Gregory Cruz	...	Chiksika (as Gregory Norman Cruz)
Keith Flippen	...	British Officer
Graham Harrington	...	Lieutenant Dorian
Jimmy Herman	...	Cornstalk
Joe Inscoe	...	Barron
Mike Kanentakeron	...	Change of Feathers
Cody Lightning	...	Loud Noise
Crystle Lightning	...	Star Watcher
William Lightning	...	Young Tecumseh
Holt McCallany	...	Blue Jacket
David Morse	...	Galloway
Eric Paisley	...	Major Campbell
Ed Sala	...	Colonel Richard Johnson
August Schellenberg	...	Black Hoof
Jimmie F. Skaggs	...	Hardstriker
Douglas Spain	...	Teen Tecumseh
Muse Watson	...	Whitley

Runtime:

Brazil:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Turner Pictures (I)

Movie Connections:

Featured in "War of 1812" (1999)

Is this supposed to be good?

Wow. I haven't seen a film this bad in a really long time. Based on Tecumseh and his last days, uniting Indian groups to fight against William Harrison, this film does nothing to justify the historical points, and make it interesting. It seems as if they just decided to make a film with the same characters as events in the past, take the places and make a movie. The problem...we don't care about the characters. They are not fully developed enough to feel about what they're doing, or what they're working towards. It also doesn't help that it gets confusing trying to keep track of who is who. The actors are just plain bad as well, and the dialogue that they're given is just laughable and comes off as cheesy.

THE MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS FILM IS: NO BLOOD! I thought that these wars were supposed to be bloody? If you're trying to make a movie with wars historically accurate, blood is a must to fully draw the viewer into the film. It makes you feel as if you are actually present, watching the events unfold before your eyes. These types of movies, should not even be allowed to be TV-Movie-ized, or suffer from non-gore, family-friendly G, PG, or PG-13 ratings. Shame on Hallmark for this. That is probably the highest factor in this film's bad rating. Let this be a note in the future to all companies making war movies.

Rating: Unrated, but Made-for-TV (Contains-Nothing objectionable except the bad acting, dialogue and unrealistic war sequences).

Final Grade: 1/10