Saturday, December 8, 2012

Shadow of the Hawk (1976)

Columbia Pictures
Directed by George McCowan
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Sony Movie Channel)

Chief Dan George leaves his Indian reservation to find his grandson Jan-Michael Vincent in the big city. JMV is seeing ghosts and his grandfather might be able to explain it. They set off on a journey back to the reservation, along with a reporter who provides romantic interest for JMV. They are attacked by a mysterious car, JMV wrestles a bear, the ghost follows them, they cross a wooden bridge over a gorge, the old Indian is bitten by a snake then sets it afire, etc, but they finally reach the reservation. JMV is "born again" as a medicine man, but first must defeat evil spirits disguised as a wolf and Indian zombies. It's a rambling and unfocused film, but nicely photographed in the Canadian wilderness.

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