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Johnny Depp made his debut as a director and screenwriter with this allegorical tale of the plight of Native Americans. Raphael (Depp) is an alcoholic American Indian who lives in a hovel near a junkyard with his wife Rita (Elpidia Carillo) and his children Frankie (Cody Lightning) and Marta (Nicole Mancera); he scrapes together a meager living rescuing potentially salable items from the rubbish.
Original Release
07/30/1997
US Release
07/30/1997
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marlon Brando | McCarthy |
Marshall Bell | Larry |
Elpidia Carrillo | Rita |
Frederic Forrest | Lou Sr. |
Clarence Williams III | Father Stratton |
Max Perlich | Lou Jr. |
Luis Guzman | Luis |
Cody Lightning | Frankie |
Nicole Mancera | Marta |
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman | Papa |
Directors
Writers
Johnny Depp, Gregory McDonald, Paul McCudden, D.P. Depp
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marlon Brando | McCarthy |
Marshall Bell | Larry |
Elpidia Carrillo | Rita |
Frederic Forrest | Lou Sr. |
Clarence Williams III | Father Stratton |
Max Perlich | Lou Jr. |
Luis Guzman | Luis |
Cody Lightning | Frankie |
Nicole Mancera | Marta |
Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman | Papa |
Pepe Serna | Alessandro |
Lupe Ontiveros | Maria |
Alexis Cruz | Heyman |
Chuck E. Weiss | Whizzy |
Iggy Pop | Man Eating Bird Leg |
Tricia Vessey | Luis's Girl #1 |
Tricia Peters | Luis's Girl #2 |
Jack Polick | Bartholomew Ender |
Sam Sarkar | Freedo |
Peter Mountain | Queen Carl |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jeremy Thomas | Executive Producer |
Buck Holland | Producer |
Diane Batson-Smith | Producer |
Charles Evans Jr. | Producer |
Carroll Kemp | Producer |
Diane Smith | Producer |