With a poll coming up on IMDb's Classic Film board for the best movies of 1973,I started to search online for interesting sounding titles.Taking a look at a DVD seller's site,I was intrigued to discover a Drama which claimed to show Native American Indian's in a positive light,which led to me getting ready to discover how savage things could get.
The plot:
Preparing to leave the bar after enjoying a drink,Camper John Allen is asked if he can give a woman called Vicky Shaeffer a lift back home.Due to living on the outskirts of town,Vicky agrees to pay Camper for the lift.
Dropping Shaeffer off,Allen is invited into her house to collect the cash.Allowing the drink to get to her head,Vicky tries to get Camper into bed,but is stopped in her tracks by her dad Ken Shaeffer,who forces Camper out of his house,and then rapes his daughter.With having held a hatred for Native American Indian's for decades,Ken decides that he is going to take advantage of the situation,and show all of them whose boss.
View on the film:
Whilst director Sean MacGregor does show the Native American Indian residence of the small town in a positive light,he sadly appears to be uncertain about what tone he should give the movie,with the moments showing the more serious moments of the towns folk attacking the community,being off-set by a deep-fried Grindhouse side dish,which allows for MacGregor to give the movie some rough'n' tumble action scenes,which sit uneasily next to the stern moments.
Showing Camper John Allen's gentle personality to be something which the towns folk take advantage of,William Smith (who is not a Native American) gives a charmingly quiet performance,with Smith showing Allen having to find his anger,as the townsfolk start to turn on him.Shooting anyone that disagrees with him,Kevin Hagen gives a delightfully wild performance as Ken Shaeffer,with Hagen showing Ken to be the far from gentle savage in town.
The plot:
Preparing to leave the bar after enjoying a drink,Camper John Allen is asked if he can give a woman called Vicky Shaeffer a lift back home.Due to living on the outskirts of town,Vicky agrees to pay Camper for the lift.
Dropping Shaeffer off,Allen is invited into her house to collect the cash.Allowing the drink to get to her head,Vicky tries to get Camper into bed,but is stopped in her tracks by her dad Ken Shaeffer,who forces Camper out of his house,and then rapes his daughter.With having held a hatred for Native American Indian's for decades,Ken decides that he is going to take advantage of the situation,and show all of them whose boss.
View on the film:
Whilst director Sean MacGregor does show the Native American Indian residence of the small town in a positive light,he sadly appears to be uncertain about what tone he should give the movie,with the moments showing the more serious moments of the towns folk attacking the community,being off-set by a deep-fried Grindhouse side dish,which allows for MacGregor to give the movie some rough'n' tumble action scenes,which sit uneasily next to the stern moments.
Showing Camper John Allen's gentle personality to be something which the towns folk take advantage of,William Smith (who is not a Native American) gives a charmingly quiet performance,with Smith showing Allen having to find his anger,as the townsfolk start to turn on him.Shooting anyone that disagrees with him,Kevin Hagen gives a delightfully wild performance as Ken Shaeffer,with Hagen showing Ken to be the far from gentle savage in town.