Smoke Signals (3/12) Movie CLIP - How to Be a Real Indian (1998) HD

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CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Victor (Adam Beach) shows Thomas (Evan Adams) how to be a real Indian.
FILM DESCRIPTION:
This dramatic feature was written, directed, and co-produced by Native Americans. Native American writer Sherman Alexie scripted this adaptation of his 1993 short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven. Director Chris Eyre's previous short Someone Kept Saying Powwow is incorporated into the 88-minute feature. Developed at the Sundance Lab in 1995, the film was a winner of both the Audience Award and the Filmmakers' Trophy at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. In 1976, an infant survives a fire that kills his parents. In a flash forward to the present day, the infant has grown up to become the skinny, nerdy adult Thomas (Evan Adams). At Idaho's desolate Coeur d'Alene Indian reservation, the overeager youth is mostly ignored by others, including stoic athletic Victor Joseph (Adam Beach), even though it was Victor's father, alcoholic Arnold Joseph (Gary Farmer), who saved the infant Thomas' life in the fire. A drunken Arnold later abandoned his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father in a decade. When Victor learns of Arnold's death in Phoenix, Thomas offers to pay for the trip to Phoenix if he can accompany Victor. They make an odd couple since Victor is embarrassed by Thomas' geekiness. In Phoenix, they find that Arnold lived in a small trailer in the desert, and they meet Arnold's friend Suzy Song (Irene Bedard), who provides disturbing truths about Arnold that impact on Victor.
CREDITS:
TM & © Miramax Films (1998)
Cast: Adam Beach
Director: Chris Eyre
Producers: Sherman Alexie, Roger Baerwolf, Carl Bressler, Larry Estes, Chris Eyre, Brent Morris, Scott M. Rosenfelt, David Skinner, Randy Suhr
Screenwriter: Sherman Alexie
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[@PrettyBoyKii]

Fun fact, Evan Adams (Thomas) is a medical doctor. He was also appointed as the first-ever Aboriginal Health Physician Advisor for the province of British Columbia

[@candycroom2320]

He makes us proud!

[@kundlaanaay3262]

And they never forgot their roots because occasionally they visit different res' too. Adam Beach came to the Powwow in Vancouver one year. Evan Adams just visits. Theyre not even of the same res thats how cool they are.

[@moved768]

My mom told me that, My family is all Native

[@yedzovi]

Native All-Star!

[@PHDWhom]

Awesome!

[@Deeallmydee]

"Our tribe didn't hunt buffalo we were fisherman". Victor: you wanna look like you got back from killing a fish" haha love that part

[@PrettyBoyKii]

Easily the best line in the movie, hands down.

[@ForsakenHannah]

Definitely my favourite xD

[@janetfayard672]

😂 I know, right?!!! ❤ this film!

[@slipstreamxr3763]

Hey Muskies are no joke.

[@chamboyette853]

I found it to be a tragic and depressing line. Because it shows just how Hollywood's portrayal of natives has even manipulated native's understanding of themselves and their ancestors.

[@nebula2276]

Thomas is so............................... Pure.................................

[@2345FOODLUVER]

"but our tribe never hunted buffalo we we're fishermen." omg gets me everytime. xD

[@michael.tmclean2095]

Thomas is a everyday Indian, loves our history, we were born on stories, Victor is the very picture of a generation that lost there history. Because people place and things people in the past place that took away history of him and things that keep reminding him of it.. but yet still love this movie because they bring humor to it like our people

[@hah6988]

Victor the realist portrayal of a native nowadays

[@hah6988]

Thomas one of those natives going on ideas and stories about our people, not really living in reality

[@operationpaperclip3952]

PROOFREAD. It's WORTH it.

[@operationpaperclip3952]

@@hah6988 Victor has STUDIED History, while Tomas attended Public School, which teaches that the ONLY Victim in WORLD HISTORY is the African-American.

[@booqrdoit9138]

​@@operationpaperclip3952 yes, please proofread your KZbin comments. They need to look like scholastic articles

[@lordpickle8424]

I'm surprised no one has made a tshirt yet that says "get stoic" and has one of their faces on it, lol. That'd be a great tshirt honestly.

[@bg6364]

Yes!!

[@acdc14terrace]

Damn, Victor needs to chill and let Thomas do his own thing.

[@harleycassiequinnmccree152]

Ikr

[@Princeton_James]

True but not culturally appropriate (or likely).

[@Chendoart]

I know, Im totally a Victor smh 🙈

[@cdowg187]

Victor was in so much pain bc his father was in pain n took it out on him. So victor always had a chip on his shoulder.

[@dorkmax7073]

Also, why is Victor letting white perceptions of him dictate how he sees himself? Thomas doesn't.

[@anamariazambrano2404]

I love the sarcasm in this movie. So good

[@Ed-zb4ij]

“And he ate 15 fried bread” that would be me 😂

[@Charm19-s7k]

It was cool haha

[@nicholasmangialardi1618]

I thought he said 50 lol

[@Shushofcanadq]

​@@nicholasmangialardi1618me to lmao

[@Michael-ll6px]

Loved this film. I first saw it in high school and it has been on my mind after all of these years. Trouble is, I am really bad with names in general. I am glad I found this scene and have the name to the film now. Absolute classic.

[@saturatedfats]

same. has never left my mind after i saw it.

[@jasonhernandez4838]

Same and I finally just now remembered the freaking name so I could look it up.

[@azzythehero]

I like how Thomas was a kind and moral man.

[@christinasavannah7992]

Fun fact actor and Dr Evan Adams (Thomas) was 31 or 32 when he filmed this he looks way younger

[@christinasavannah7992]

He looks 19

[@christinasavannah7992]

Natives tend to Age Extremely Well and look younger

[@EZDuzIt1979]

@@christinasavannah7992 yes we do.

[@miticaBEP07]

Adam Beach is so cold and yet so graceful.

[@Jes.117]

“We were fishermen” every southwestern tribe 😂

[@Man_Getter]

Hopi fisherman???

[@asterixe1]

His glasses look so current. I don't remember those glasses from that time! They look like the graduated fade hipster style that was big around 2012-2014. ;)

[@evalavelle1733]

those glasses are cute aren't they?

[@mintyrose6686]

Time traveler!!!! XD

[@candycroom2320]

He doesn't really wear glasses though!

[@PrettyBoyKii]

My grandmother had those glasses. Trust me, they're not "current". Hipsters just took it.

[@MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

Those glasses weren’t cool back in the 90’s. Glasses in general weren’t considered cool but nerdy. And nerdy was considered the opposite of cool. Most trendy people back then who wore glasses opted for thin rectangular and elliptical frames or frameless and rimless ones.

[@SJYNYC]

I remember reading the book "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" back in the 90s. (Back when I used to read like crazy, several books at a time.. I recall the other two I was juggling where Anne Rice novels). Anyway, I loved it and ended up with a crush on Sherman Alexie based solo on his author photo and his writings.

[@faeryquene]

I love this film! I think the bus scene when they start to 'chant' is a hoot!

[@winterstorm8412]

What a blessing to be born a Native American. They are the most wonderful and amazing people. May God bless them always. Wish I were born Native American myself what a blessing that would be.

[@peppercane622]

Heres a medal buddy

[@mistermax3034]

Uhhh, ok?

[@nativeworks9547]

Its ok sometimes 😂

[@joneshugh]

Unless y were born in the 1800's LOL

[@philemonpersona5226]

WINTER STORM Just be you man you can’t just live wishing you were someone else. Pigments don’t matter.

[@luimusiic3651]

at @02:01 when he says 'you gotta get rid of that suit Thomas whilst wearing a very similar shirt lololol

[@EyeLean5280]

This is a really good movie.

[@lisalee4773]

ɷ I Haveeee Watched Thisss Movieeee Leakeddd Versionn Hereeee : - t.co/e6QlTccFx6

[@Drellistenstomusic]

I think its funny that Victor gets on to Thomas for trying to sound like a medicine man from Dances with Wolves, but then goes on to get him to look like another stereotype

[@decymbrfrank]

An Indian man ain't nothing without his hair!!!

[@PurpleLightning6was9]

+DeCymbr Frank You're so beautiful.

[@decymbrfrank]

thank you haha

[@decymbrfrank]

thank you haha

[@decymbrfrank]

thank you haha

[@PurpleLightning6was9]

DeCymbr Frank You're welcome :) Are you Native too?

[@doct0rnic]

Oh my god you have seen it that many times. I love that line

[@kaninma7237]

Hey, Victor....

[@peppercane622]

Yo whats up

[@kaliyahtherat5403]

Where’s yer dad

[@valzer84]

You gotta free it! ::flips hair::

[@marymackay4]

I love this show, it makes me smile

[@User-w5r7y]

I love this movie so much also a lot of people don't know that I am Native so that make sense why I love this movie so much

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

I love this movie. we watched it in 9th grade Spanish class. Such a classic.

[@hellencarpenter4730]

You watched it in Spanish class? That's so random!

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

@@hellencarpenter4730 haha, yes. We had a substitute that day, and you know that pretty much means we do nothing the entire class period or watch a movie. We ended up watching this, and that's how I came to know this awesome movie.

[@Man_Getter]

i think i knew someone who saw the movie

[@Jean_Pierre_Wehry]

@@Man_Getter ain't no smoke signals in me

[@Man_Getter]

@@Jean_Pierre_Wehry 🤣🤣

[@Deeallmydee]

Haha dances with salmon we natives have a good sense of humor

[@osage4life886]

I know

[@joneshugh]

Weird, I NEVER seen this on ANY cable movie channel. I forgotten how funny it is.

[@bubblegum2996]

Were the writers native?

[@L30NARDO72]

@@bubblegum2996 yes, all the production crew

[@1jediwitch]

XD

[@silverwindspirit]

Dances with salmon? I would have been like "screw you b**ch I love salmon". I actually do love salmon-it's good (especially smoked salmon)

[@3t6e6p]

I'm more like dances with tuna lol tuna is love, tune is life.

[@silverwindspirit]

brandon baptiste Tuna! Lol You're a tuna type of guy yeah? If so may like Japanese cousine, tuna taste great in sushi

[@johnbaptiste5607]

brandon baptiste aye same last name

[@calvinpekas1047]

Timo Arnaldo youpuyoyhololl

[@dakotamanyguns9510]

But Thomas showed us no matter what. Always keep strong.

[@kalaadorno6729]

he said buffalo?but our people were fisherman!lol

[@yedzovi]

“But our tribe never hunted buffalo, we were fishermen” 💀💀😂

[@JamieBar]

The Karankawa, a tribe that lived on the Texas coast, were fisherman and known for being over 6ft tall and fierce warriors.

[@EricGray-zr2es]

Get stoic!

[@jackxiao9702]

The most personal is the most creative - Martin Scorcese.

[@nextyrannis2151]

I saw this movie years ago. It was pretty good. I've always wanted to see another by the same director, but haven't yet.

[@TheYoungWolfI]

+Nex Tyrannis You might also like Dance Me Outside. Equally good movie.

[@AntonioDeLaTorre-os2bq]

Thomas is so funny that the mean face 😠 hahaha 😂😂😂😂😂

[@PrettyBoyKii]

It cracked me up when my husband asked me what "ennit" means. Lmao

[@antoniodelcampo8485]

Skoden

[@77777774444]

"Dances with salmon, ya know" :) Great movie; a real gem.

[@AJ_Nightfall]

There should be t shirts with natives that say "Get Stoic" 👍

[@XBlackwolf751X]

"Our tribe never hunted buffalo we were fishermen." 💀

[@jiminmochi2004]

1:07 my normal face is like that too and people all the time ask me if I'm mad😂😂

[@genesisnashuatec1829]

"An Indian man ain't nothing without his hair" Girls with trichophilia likes this ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@23.0liviaaaa]

This movie was just brought up at lunch and we were all quoting shit from the movie All my friends are native and were from Arizona 😂👍👌

[@charlenestrauss3539]

Loved this movie.

[@BluCrystals]

Lol, Now you know he was just plain wrong for making poor Thomas feel bad. Lol And Thomas has a really nice full on honest smile.

[@dalton6108]

Little did he know Thomas was more Indian than he ever was

[@Miumiu0404]

Adam Beach is so gorgeous in here 😭

[@anamariazambrano2404]

“Came back from killing a buffalo” LMAO 😆

[@SashCash3748]

I love this too!

[@Hrawrp]

dancing with the salmon xD

[@fklr-369]

Felt like my big bro was giving me a heart to heart 🥲 get tough boy get tough. Snakes and sparkles

[@darling_danke_schoen]

LOVE this

[@adamarroyo9614]

You gotta look like a warrior👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾

[@Saesham]

'Dances with Salmon' is a movie I wanna see.

[@johnnyappleseed5135]

Can't have a normal conversation. LOL

[@LoveTheMusic765]

Perfect scene

[@really5453]

Well since I'm also part Norwegian Russian and Latvian I guess I could probably parlay this into looking like I just came back from catching a sturgeon 😅

[@stephb7969]

Hey, Victor. I love Adam

[@nomo4u886]

Dope to see natives on screen

[@damxcv]

They're very rare

[@midnight.ryder35]

"He ate 15 pieces of fry bread. It was cool"

[@ventus237]

I love this part of the movie

[@OlanR24]

I can't believe I'm saying this but to me, Victor kinda reminds me of Jay (Jay and Silent Bob)

[@Mayito_Tamps]

0:52 a dude i knew in school grind like an idiot and married the finest woman in school A warrior look does not work all the time victor 🤣

[@thrombeyking]

A real Indian 🌻

[@draribertheim4]

Dance with salmon coming soon near you

[@mariodeathcore1]

I've always envied pure blooded natives. I'm half native. Still in tuned with my culture, but i wish i had the hair.

[@conniekreese7165]

My son is over a quarter and has got that great hair

[@missl9348]

@@NeithHecateAddams I know this comment is two months old, but you should be proud no matter what parent you look like 😊

[@GabbyVargas-c7j]

"You wanna be the Lone Ranger or the Cisco Kid."-Chris Chambers

[@soulplexis]

"An Indian man ain't nothing without his hair" Me with my pathetic 6 inch long hair

[@Lockbots556]

Thats the besty answery ivey evry heardii lovey youy sistery tribey

[@sandrabalance5079]

Best Movie Ever!

[@raphaelsanluis9711]

The best scene .

[@VickiWattz]

Leave Thmoas alone he's beautiful the way he is LET MINORITY MEN BE HAPPY!

[@Mayito_Tamps]

0:32 Me With This Movie 🤣

[@morcman2]

you had me at FRYBREAD!!

[@starcherry6814]

Hey now don’t talk bad about his braids! There’s history behind them, remember what each strand stands for?

[@n.b.l.5709]

I need to watch this, stil. Havent

[@inkadinkadoodle]

I stumbled upon this movie late one night not long ago, and I loved it. Fortunately, it played again shortly thereafter, so I caught the whole thing...but even in part, it was damn good! It's 12/20/2017. Tomorrow night is the Winter Solstice. Blessed Be, all you fellow pagans and non-pagans...Happy New Year and Whaka Hey!

[@poorinspirit1982]

"You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13

[@LilliLamour]

Awe, poor Thomas

[@idcyco3623]

Pain.. lots of pain.

[@kaoskewenvoyouma2712]

"Hey victor... what do you remember about your dad?... I remember one time we had this frybread eating contest, And he ate 15 pieces of frybread... It was kool. :D"

[@simonmarshall19]

I feel like Victor & Tomas are from Spirit Bay Ontario . Victor’s dad from Spirit Bay

[@sorayawyasket4582]

🤘💕 love

[@tessdrangonfly]

If you know, watch, and re-watch "Smoke Signals" then you are cool in my book.

[@easilyamused713]

"Eh Victor!"

[@guillermoflores5511]

Bushe!...show them the big fish that swam with the mammoth mountain. Esko barreee

[@Sasquatch5655]

The Yin and The Yang. Brothers😂

[@Patriot-hz8xk]

You lucky bastards, I wish I was part indian!!!!!!! 😢

[@melissarivera7477]

Badass scene

[@ladybug7397]

so how dos one gegt the movie i sure hate youtube sometimes when ever i come on here can never find or get anything for free ive been trying for years now GRRRRR

[@dominckpayer7345]

🤳🙄🤣geeez victor

[@julietaylor-brass7076]

Sometimes I just wish most people wouldn't speculate on how natives used to live and just ask us chances are these stories were passed down, our life didn't start when the boat came. We had a way of life too but just different

[@anthonyyellowwolf7872]

hahaha funny!!! My tribe were buffalo hunters

[@tripsaplenty1227]

"get stoic"

[@A-Dubs398]

Adam Beach looks like the Brown version of Jay from Jay and Silent Bob here.

[@missespeep7201]

Are all of these in order?

[@jasonm7948]

I love me some Thomas ain't it. Muskogee tribe here