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''The Ghost Dance'' is a 1982 American
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directed and co-written by Peter F. Buffa, and starring Julie Amato,
Victor Mohica Victor Mohica (born Victor Mojica; July 31, 1933 – October 17, 2019) was an American actor. Though of Puerto Rican descent, he often portrayed Native Americans in his roles. His works include guest-star episode of ''Dark Shadows'' television se ...
, Henry Bal, and
Frank Salsedo Frank Sotonoma "Grey Wolf" Salsedo (May 20, 1929 – July 3, 2009) was a Native American actor. He was often cast in smaller parts centered on his Native American heritage. As an actor, Salsedo has performed in movies such as '' The Ghost Danc ...
. Its plot follows a Native American
shaman Shamanism is a religious practice that involves a practitioner (shaman) interacting with what they believe to be a spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance. The goal of this is usually to direct spirits or spiritu ...
who becomes possessed by an evil spirit that drives him to kill. It was the first slasher film to be based around and feature Native American characters.


Plot

The spirit of a long-dead warrior, Nahalla, possesses Aranjo, a local Native American man, after an archaeologist, Dr. Kay Foster, unearths Nahalla's remains during an exploratory excavation. Through Aranjo, Nahalla exacts a murderous rampage.


Cast

* Julie Amato as Dr. Kay Foster *
Victor Mohica Victor Mohica (born Victor Mojica; July 31, 1933 – October 17, 2019) was an American actor. Though of Puerto Rican descent, he often portrayed Native Americans in his roles. His works include guest-star episode of ''Dark Shadows'' television se ...
as Tom Eagle * Henry Bal as Nahalla/Aranjo *
Frank Salsedo Frank Sotonoma "Grey Wolf" Salsedo (May 20, 1929 – July 3, 2009) was a Native American actor. He was often cast in smaller parts centered on his Native American heritage. As an actor, Salsedo has performed in movies such as '' The Ghost Danc ...
as Ocacio * Felicia Leon as Rea * Frank Soto as Basowaya *
Quentin Sondergaard Quentin Charles Sondergaard (January 11, 1925 – February 15, 1984) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing Deputy Sheriff Quint in the American western television series ''Tombstone Territory''. Career Sondergaar ...
as Campus Guard


Release


Home media

The film was released for the first time on
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by Mediabox on April 24, 2006.


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* * 1982 films 1980s slasher films 1980s Western (genre) horror films 1980s ghost films American slasher films American Western (genre) horror films Films about archaeology Films about Native Americans Films about spirit possession American films about revenge 1982 horror films American exploitation films Redsploitation 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{1980s-horror-film-stub