Smoke Signals (film)

Smoke Signals
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChris Eyre
Screenplay bySherman Alexie
Based onThe Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
by Sherman Alexie
Produced by
  • Larry Estes
  • Scott Rosenfelt
Starring
CinematographyBrian Capener
Edited byBrian Berdan
Music byB.C. Smith
Production
company
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • July 3, 1998 (1998-07-03)
Running time
89 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million (est.)
Box office$6.7 million[1]

Smoke Signals is a 1998 coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Chris Eyre from a screenplay by Sherman Alexie, based on Alexie's short story collection The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (1993). The film won several awards and accolades, and was well received at numerous film festivals.

In 2018, the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."[2]

  1. ^ "Smoke Signals". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  2. ^ "'Jurassic Park,' 'Shining' added to National Film Registry". Associated Press. December 12, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.