"Dance Me Outside" was a fantastic Canadian film from 1994 based on the novel of the same name by W.P. Kinsella. Directed by Bruce McDonald and co-written by Don McKellar ("Last Night," "The Red Violin"), the film centers around Frank Fencepost and Silas Crow, two young adults on a reserve in northern Ontario, planning on going to college in Toronto to become mechanics. We are introduced early on to their family and (girl)friends, and the tragic act that sets the tone occurs early on in the film. "Dance Me ..
I've seen and own this movie. This movie is based on the pretense of comedy, yet the dark underlying issues are ever present and hanging over your head. It was well acted, and it has been scripted beautifully. The take off series inspired by the movie called "The Rez" continues the movie in a believable fashion and stars the same actors, although Frank Fencepost has been replaced. But Adam Beach shows up again throughout the later episodes as a new character called Charlie. It's just a shame that ..
I'm a (non-Indian)racial minority who usually likes to see a political message in "ethnic" movies. This isn't really an "ethnic movie," though. "Dance Me Outside" is an indie comedy-drama about 90's life on an Ontario rez, with a mostly Native cast, but it is lovable by Americans of many different cultural backgrounds. It is also by all accounts one of the best movies I have ever seen. There are an (unfortunately small) handful of subversive movies referencing the colonial experience which shock us/force us..
![Dance Me Outside [VHS]](http://www.upcscavenger.com/m/b371/b32/3152afaa3d908267f6533c5b091863a1.jpg)
