The Waterdance

The Waterdance

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Paraplegic | Rehabilitation Centre

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  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): Trey Batchelor, Michael Steinberg, Neal Jimenez
  • Cast(s): Eric Stoltz, Helen Hunt, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe, Elizabeth Peña See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 1h 46min
  • Music: Michael Convertino
  • Award(s): Gold Special Jury 1992 (Won)
    Grand Jury Prize 1992 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: "Wuthering Heights", 180
  • Story:
    An oft overlooked film about struggling to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center 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
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6.8/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
An oft overlooked film about struggling to deal with paralysis. Author Joel Garcia breaks his neck while hiking, and finds himself in a rehab center 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
Ratings

6.8/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Won
Gold Special Jury Award

Best Actors | 1992 | Eric

Independent Spirit Award

Best First Feature | 1993 | Guy

Best Screenplay | 1993 | Neal

Audience Award

Dramatic | 1992 | Neal

Nominations
Grand Jury Prize Award

Dramatic | 1992 | Michael

Independent Spirit Award

Best Supporting Male | 1993 | William

Critics Award

1992 | Neal

Artios Award

Best Casting for Feature Film Drama | 1992 | Pam

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

This is a semi-autobiographical film for co-director Neal Jimenez who became a paraplegic after a hiking accident.

Twenty years after this movie was released, Helen Hunt again played a married woman involved in an extramarital sexual relationship with a paralyzed man in The Sessions (2012).

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.

As of 2015, it remains as the only film directed by Neal Jimenez.

Jason Patric was originally set to play Joel.

Popular Dialogues

"[after Joel nearly crashes the van they're in] Joel Garcia: Boy, he sure came out of nowhere, didn't he? Sang: It's a good thing we're already paralyzed."

"Raymond Hill: If a man's got a problem with race, it means he's ignorant and fearful. Right? You're a writer, tell him! Joel Garcia: Could just be a zinc deficiency."

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