The Ghost Dance (film)

This article is about the 1982 film. For the 1983 film, see Ghost Dance (film).

The Ghost Dance
VHS artwork
Directed byPeter F. Buffa
Screenplay by
  • Peter F. Buffa
  • Robert Sutton
Produced byRobert Sutton
Starring
CinematographyFred Murphy
Music byJoseph Byrd
Production
companies
Ahrememess, Inc.[1]
Distributed byTrans World Entertainment[2]
Release date
  • May 21, 1982 (1982-05-21)
Running time
96 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1 million[4]

The Ghost Dance is a 1982 American supernatural slasher film directed and co-written by Peter F. Buffa, and starring Julie Amato, Victor Mohica, Henry Bal, and Frank Salsedo. Its plot follows a Native American shaman who becomes possessed by an evil spirit that drives him to kill.[2] It was the first ever slasher film to be based around and feature Native American characters.[5]

  1. ^ "The Ghost Dance (1982)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Pitts 2013, p. 1538.
  3. ^ Hilger 2015, p. 174.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference miller was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Sykes 2018, p. 136.