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| Eric Stoltz | ... | Joel Garcia | |
| Helen Hunt | ... | Anna | |
| William Allen Young | ... | Les | |
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James Roach | ... | Guy in the Electric Wheelchair |
| Elizabeth Peña | ... | Rosa | |
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Henry Harris | ... | Mr. Gibson |
| Tony Genaro | ... | Victor | |
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Eva Rodriguez | ... | Victor's Wife |
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Erick Vigil | ... | Victor's Son |
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Edgar Rodriguez | ... | Victor's Son |
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Angélica Castell | ... | Victor's Daughter |
| William Forsythe | ... | Bloss | |
| Grace Zabriskie | ... | Pat | |
| Wesley Snipes | ... | Raymond Hill | |
| Kimberly Scott | ... | Alice | |
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A film about struggling to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehabilitation centre with Raymond, an exaggerating ladies' man, and Bloss, a racist biker. Considerable tension builds as each character tries to deal with his new found handicap and the problems that go with it, especially Joel, whose lover Anna is having as difficult a time as he is. As Raymond reveals a dream about dancing on the surface of a lake to stay afloat, it becomes apparent that each of them must find his own Waterdance to survive his tragedy. Written by Michael Silva <silvamd@cleo.bc.edu>
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13 May 1992 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
O Despertar Para a Vida See more »Filming Locations:
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Budget:
$2,700,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$138,313, 15 May 1992, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
$1,723,319Company Credits
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Joel Garcia: A bad, bad, bad, bad, bad movie.
Anna: Well, the dinner was... pretty bad too. Yeah. The whole day kind of sucked, didn't it?
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Eric Stoltz spent three months in a wheelchair in preparation for his role in this movie, and stayed in the chair throughout filming as well. See more »Quotes
Anna: Come on, I had a good time. Really. We saw a movie!Joel Garcia: A bad, bad, bad, bad, bad movie.
Anna: Well, the dinner was... pretty bad too. Yeah. The whole day kind of sucked, didn't it?
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THE WATERDANCE (1992) ***1/2 Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe, Elizabeth Pena, Grace Zibriskie. Excellent character study of a young author's freak paralyzing accident opens his eyes to the challenges life truly offers despite the limitations. Ensemble work at its finest and inspired in part autobiography of co-director Neal Jiminez' fate( he co-directed with Michael Steinberg).