Dark Blood (2012)
Filmed in 1993 but never completed due to River Phoenix's death, Dark Blood tells the story of Boy, a young widower living on a nuclear testing site in the desert. Boy is waiting for the end of the world and carves Katchina dolls that supposedly contain magical powers. Boy's solitude is interrupted when a Hollywood jet-set couple who are travelling across the desert become stranded after their car breaks down. The couple are rescued by Boy, who then holds them prisoner because of his desire for the woman and his ambition to create a better world with her.
Director: George Sluizer
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River Phoenix as Boy |
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Judy Davis as Buffy Fletcher |
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Jonathan Pryce as Harry Fletcher |
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Karen Black as Motel Woman |
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T. Dan Hopkins as Joe Tapesi |
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Lorne Miller as Mechanic / Motel Woman's Son |
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Julius Drum as Indian #1 |
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John Trudell as Indian #2 |
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Rodney A. Grant as Indian #3 |
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George Aguilar as Indian #4 |
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Stephen Silberkraus as The Fletcher's Son |
| Camera | Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
| Production | JoAnne Sellar | Producer |
| Production | Daniel Lupi | Co-Producer |
| Directing | George Sluizer | Director |
| Production | Stephen Woolley | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jane Robinson | Costume Design |
| Production | Elisabeth Leustig | Casting |
| Editing | Michiel Reichwein | Editor |
| Art | Jan Roelfs | Production Design |
| Art | Ben van Os | Production Design |
| Writing | Jim Barton | Writer |
| Sound | Florencia Di Concilio | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | James McMillan | Key Grip |
| Crew | Hugh Aodh O'Brien | Stunt Double |