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The Waterdance
The Waterdance

The Waterdance

Sometimes, life happens by accident.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

106 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

13 May 1992

Country

United States of America

Cast

Eric Stoltz

Eric Stoltz

Joel Garcia

Helen Hunt

Helen Hunt

Anna

Wesley Snipes

Wesley Snipes

Raymond Hill

William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Bloss

Elizabeth Peña

Elizabeth Peña

Rosa

William Allen Young

William Allen Young

Les

Tony Genaro

Tony Genaro

Victor

Grace Zabriskie

Grace Zabriskie

Pat

Kimberly Scott

Kimberly Scott

Alice

Eva Rodriguez

Eva Rodriguez

Victor's Wife

Erick Vigil

Erick Vigil

Victor's Son

Edgar Rodriguez

Edgar Rodriguez

Victor's Son

Angélica Castell

Angélica Castell

Victor's Daughter

Casey Stengel

Casey Stengel

Vernon

Susan Gibney

Susan Gibney

Cheryl Lynn

Elizabeth Dennehy

Elizabeth Dennehy

Candy

Starletta DuPois

Starletta DuPois

Florence

Mirron E. Willis

Mirron E. Willis

Doctor

Badja Djola

Badja Djola

Decton

Thomas F. Duffy

Thomas F. Duffy

Dr. Harrison

Marco Ramos

Marco Ramos

Tomas

David Aguilar

David Aguilar

Carlos

Michael Bowen

Michael Bowen

Biker #1

Joey Ciccone

Joey Ciccone

Biker #2

Chelsea Madison-Ciu

Chelsea Madison-Ciu

Lucille

Fay Hauser

Fay Hauser

Rachel Hill

Barbara Alyn Woods

Barbara Alyn Woods

Annabelle Lee

Henry Harris

Henry Harris

Mr. Gibson

Jennifer Ryan

Jennifer Ryan

Stripper

Adriana Barbor

Adriana Barbor

Stripper

Rick Lieberman

Rick Lieberman

David Albini

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