A Martinez, Amanda Wyss, Gary Farmer, Geoffrey Rivas, Graham Greene ...( see more  see more... ) , Joanelle Nadine Romero , Margo Kane , Sam Vlahos , Wayne Waterman

For the Northern Cheyenne tribe of Lame Deer, Montana, the American Dream has taken a grim detour. Here, Buddy Red Bow (A Martinez) is a committed activist battling a suspicious land-grab. Philbert Bo...( read more  read more... )no (Gary Farmer, in a performance Roger Ebert calls "one of the most wholly convincing I’ve seen") is a serene spiritual warrior guided by sacred visions. But when Buddy’s estranged sister is framed and jailed in New Mexico, the two men take Philbert’s rust-wrecked ’64 Buick ‘war pony’ on a road trip that makes some very unexpected stops along the way. Jonathan Wacks (Producer of REPO MAN) directs and Graham Greene (DANCES WITH WOLVES), Wes Studi (THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, HEAT) and Amanda Wyss star in this acclaimed comedy/drama about Native Americans understanding the past, fighting for their future and discovering a few surprising truths along the POWWOW HIGHWAY.

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Directed by: Jonathan Wacks

Release Date: February 24, 1989

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DVD Release Date: November 23, 2004

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  • March 17, 2009
    Pretty funny and awesome native movie!!! and Best of all is I got to meet GARY FARMER! ;) Great movie with lots of humor on Natives. :)
  • September 26, 2007
    Funny!
  • September 5, 2009
    War Pony....i love this movie yo!
  • August 24, 2009
    Funny and tragic but all around terrific movie..
  • April 10, 2009
    No thanks - Not interested
  • October 1, 2008
    This is a comedy and I guess that I really needed something funny to lift my spirits at the time. It was very good.
  • September 3, 2008
    Sweet movie! A classic for all natives!
  • February 25, 2008
    We shoulda rented a car.
    Philbert Bono: We have my pony.
    Jane Red Bow: Your pony is an old nag.

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