The Waterdance

The Waterdance
Directed by	Neal Jimenez Michael Steinberg
Produced by	Marie Cantin (producer) Gale Anne Hurd (producer) Guy Riedel (executive producer)
Written by	Neal Jimenez
Starring	Helen Hunt Eric Stoltz Wesley Snipes William Forsythe Elizabeth Peña Grace Zabriskie Kimberly Scott William Allen Young
Music by	Michael Convertino
Cinematography	Mark Plummer
Edited by	Jeff Freeman
Distributed by	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release dates	May 13, 1992
Running time	106 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,723,319 (United States)[1]

The Waterdance is a 1992 American drama film written by Neal Jimenez and directed by Jimenez and Michael Steinberg. It stars Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe and Helen Hunt.

The film is a semi-autobiographical story about a young writer who becomes paralyzed in a hiking accident and works to rehabilitate his body and mind at a rehabilitation center. The title refers to a dream recounted by Raymond, the Snipes character, about dancing on the surface of a lake. Since, in Raymond's dream, he must continue dancing on the lake or sink and drown, the dream may be a metaphorical reference to the necessity of continually coping with the world.

Plot

Joel Garcia (Eric Stoltz) is a writer who, after a hiking accident at a mountain, must struggle with paralysis. At the same time, he carries a relationship with Anna (Helen Hunt), a married woman, with whom he was having an affair at the time of the accident. The lovers attempt to carry on their affair during his emotional and difficult rehabilitation as a paraplegic.

Cast

• Eric Stoltz - Joel Garcia
• Helen Hunt - Anna
• Wesley Snipes - Raymond Hill
• William Forsythe - Bloss

Reception

The Waterdance received mostly positive reviews from critics; it holds a 93% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

References

1. "The Waterdance (1992)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

External links

• The Waterdance at the Internet Movie Database
• The Waterdance at Rotten Tomatoes