The story revolves around the legend of the skin walkers or "S Dubs", a folk legend from Utah about the spirits of murdered Indians returning to seek revenge upon those who disrespect the land.
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Cast
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Harrison Lowe | ... | Roman George |
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James Dalgam | ... | Bister |
| Adam Beach | ... | Jim Chee | |
| Saginaw Grant | ... | Wilson Sam | |
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Nicholas Bartolo | ... | Tommy Nakai |
| Jon Proudstar | ... | Davis Nakai | |
| Misty Upham | ... | Nina | |
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Drew Lacafa | ... | Bobby |
| Sheila Tousey | ... | Emma Leaphorn | |
| Wes Studi | ... | Lt. Joe Leaphorn | |
| Apesanahkwat | ... | Capt. Butler | |
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Marla Frumkin | ... | German woman (as Marla Finn) |
| Michael Greyeyes | ... | Dr. Stone | |
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Ryan Polequaptewa | ... | Lonnie Mack |
| Noah Watts | ... | Ruben Maze | |
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Faced with the murder of three medicine men, Navajo police must find the culprit. That the murders appear to be the work of a Skinwalker, or bad medicine man, complicate and illuminate the detective's work. Written by robert_chambers@juno.com
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Detective Leaphorn trusts hard facts. Officer Chee trusts ancient tradition. Their beliefs will be tested as they try to catch a mysterious killer.Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 November 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Skinwalkers - kostajat haudan takaa See more »Filming Locations:
Phoenix, Arizona, USACompany Credits
Production Co:
Carlton International Media, Granada Entertainment, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) See more »
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Lt. Joe Leaphorn: For crying out loud, Emma!
Emma Leaphorn: Oh, don't be embarrassed Joe. Jim here's ah...
Lt. Joe Leaphorn: Yeah, yeah I know. A medicine man.
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Most of this movie was made in and around Superior Arizona. Some scenes are from Globe Arizona. The steep cliffs shown in numerous scenes is called Apache Leap. Ironic being this movie and series was based on the Navajo Indians. The Movie U Turn was also famously filmed here as well. See more »Goofs
The knife found in Chee's tire is held in place by grey putty, clearly seen and covering the tire tread. See more »Quotes
Emma Leaphorn: Hear this Joe? Free medical advice. Hey, Joe has athlete's foot so bad...Lt. Joe Leaphorn: For crying out loud, Emma!
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Lt. Joe Leaphorn: Yeah, yeah I know. A medicine man.
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I recently watched "Skinwalkers" again and enjoyed it more than I did the first time around. As I wrote in my Coyote Waits review, etc., I dislike that moviemakers think Native tribes are interchangeable. I am not only talking about the mispronouncing of words or the expression of cultural ideas, but something more apparent at first glance... somatotypes. Major tribes have different body types, facial structure, ways of speaking, dressing, walking, and even hair styles. They can be as different from each other as they are to non indigenous races. For example: Comanche tend to be tall, muscular and golden skinned. Navajo necks tend to look shorter with the head seemingly very close to the shoulders, in both genders. Sioux have killer cheekbones, while Apache faces are broader, and their legs are shorter; Mohawk noses tend to be "hawkish" and they "look indian" even if the person is a mixed blood with blonde hair and blue eyes! I could go on and on, but you get the point. I also find it amusing that Adam Beach's character pointed out Apache somatotypes in "Smoke Signals", so the actor cannot possibly be unaware. You will see more Navajo in Skinwalkers than I recall seeing in Coyote Waits, and I bet you will soon start recognizing who in the film is a real Navajo and who is not... giving you an appreciation of what some of us keep complaining about.
I thought Adam Beach was better in this film and I thought the plot was better. They still didn't film in the right locations as the Navajo are Mesa people, but the scenery is beautiful just the same.
Michael Greyeyes can do an insane smile better than anyone since Martin Landau. Even if you haven't seen the other films in the series, you can enjoy this film as it doesn't pull in important references from the others. It has problems, sure, but I enjoyed the ride.