Invited to the conference to share his own experiences and perspectives, Eric was pleased to have the opportunity to speak on a topic close to his heart. There was a real enthusiasm projected when discussing his masks. Over near Lake James. So, after putting it off and saying "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah". at the time I was running around a lot and too busy to Lots of it, and we have to control it. He can do a lot of stuff with his looks. Was that ever filmed? There were also a few scenes cut out that should not have been. It's going to be released here so just brace yourself. Just throw out a couple of opinions on working with her. That's why they cut that love scene out. MOHICAN WWW BOARD. But, you don't see you know what you don't see? It's so big. ES: You know what? I'll do it. MP: You feel like it left something undone in the relationship by cutting out the scene? Our intent is not to criticize or alienate, rather to wonder why? Why they go stir crazy and they forget . and they loose their memories? The Indian guys were okay. MP: Okay. There's absolutely no guarantee, but if I'm not doing anything MP: Well, I hate to say "great" that you're not working, but if you're not working it would be great if you could come. They scratched the money together and made T-shirts. Does he? it to them. the real, well .. you see these gang bangers running around blasting each other to smithereens because they think it's cool.. because that's what you do. He also creates his own designs and concepts. and.. of course they're not gonna care and they're gonna forget everything. Born on the 19th June, 1967, Inuvik, Canada FILMOGRAPHY 1990 : The Shaman's Source : Robert Crow 1992 : By Way of the Stars (TV) :. Okay . You were born in Inuvik? I know Col. Dave Webster runs this thing out of Columbus, If they were operable it would have been more fun. They employed 250 carpenters and they smacked it all up. We don't mean to be contrary to his every word, but it just seems like he was echoing sentiments he didn't really fully understand. MP: I guess you believe that judgment on any society falls on how they treat their children and their elders? In an interview with ICTMN, Schweig discussed life experiences that have helped him to play his role in Blackstone, his belief in giving back to the community, and how he has obtained such success in his career. The Cliff Trails. MOHICANS MP: How about firing a musket. It would have been really cool if they had made it a little more sprawling. I keep trying to get people to get into acting so we have someone who can focus on just being a funny guy or a bad guy or a psycho or a love interest. The way you're describing it doesn't really sound like the scene that was originally Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. MP: Okay. They made me dive from one canoe to another. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and Gangster rap's fine for the individual who doesn't want to pick up a gun and . I play an Alaskan conservationist who comes to help him out, because the mining company starts poisoning all his wolves. If there's any kind of panic, it started at the top with the producers. MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! I'm busy!". So, when you carve .. are you trying to recreate an exact image of another mask? . or play a dulcimer, learn how to play a dulcimer. E: Pretty good, thank you! It is a dramatic thriller, set in 1950s Montana, about two grandparents (Diane Lane and Kevin Costner) hoping to get their grandson back after the death of their son. We need to come together as a global indigenous community. MP: Okay.. again, regarding art.. a strong quality of any artist's work is the individuality of their creations. You know, he hung out and he talked to . anybody. I: Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed your role in Mohicans very much and I thought the film was excellent! MP: Throughout the film there is featured some terrific landscapes. I didn't have to say that much, just stand around tapping my feet. Rather spontaneously, a gathering of LOTM fans has been planned. It's absurd. "ALL THESE CHARACTERS ARE BASED ON FICTION!". ES: Actually, about three or four years ago I was sitting around the house with Vern Etzerza and, what's the name of the book? Glad we did! LINKS E: Oh, yeah. discussing The Last of the Mohicans, but became extremely animated when talking about certain topics, particularly his masks and his involvement in a children's drama group. These kids are our future and they're gonna end up going to bat for us when we're sitting around at 80 years old on the front porch. A war between blue coats and Indians. You're always poor. It could have been developed more. And it seems to me, we could have been more of a family unit. I lived in hostels and I was an alcoholic until 14 years ago. It was stupid not to! What's he like on the set?" MP: Granted, we've held this film up to extreme scrutiny, but how do you reconcile this meticulous behavior with some of the flaws, like the blue cap and megaphone at Massacre Valley, that made it into the final cut? I don't just talk about it, I do it. You know.. just in town here, right beside the baseball field.. and this is a small town, there's about 10,000 people. right beside the ball field, this young girl, about a year and Eric Schweig and Arye Gross in "Big Eden." Out gay filmmaker Thomas Bezucha has a new film, "Let Him Go," now out in theaters. Guide book STILL He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. I: Yes, I guess that's a little difficult to survive. He is of mixed race ( Inuvialuk, Chippewa - Dene and German). like boxing in a telephone booth. It's sort of, if you think about it, it kind of leaves the audience going, "How did all these guys We actually talked them out of that! If that's all you can get then, yeah, that's a problem. I think it's called Across Continents, something like that, but it's [picture of the mask] right on the cover of it. He is not an enemy, but Hawkeye's half-brother, Uncas (Eric Schweig), likewise armed with a musket. MP: So, most of what you've been offered, not just yourself, but with a lot of Indian people, . it's always "the Indian" role of a hundred or so years ago? time or was it just.. you know, "I'm just doing this"? E: I don't know maybe I was the right height! It's there with each of these kids, though, and they'll carry that with them. Usually they paved the way so we didn't have much of a problem. you know, and isn't psychotic. ES: If I'm not working, yep! He said it's kind of a double Titel: 500 Nations - Die Geschichte der Indianer - Staffel 0 Folge 3 : Episode 3; Luftdatum: Renommierte Gste: Fernsehsender: CBS. MP: Okay, well. aside from the masks, which will obviously be going to take a lot of your time and focus.. are you still pursuing your acting career? MP: Cast as the Indian all the time, but you'd prefer to be offered a role because you're a good actor? Sitting out there in a big flotilla and it was really windy. What was the most trying on you personally? MP: Do you see that on the other end of the spectrum too, with the elderly? I've read a couple of scripts that were on the money. We hung out with him a lot. I: What were the good points about the film? It's too bad that I was born out of abuse, but you know, that's how most of us are. MP: True. Apparently they're shooting in Washington State. ES: Yeah, absolutely. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. Do you really feel as though you're making a departure from yourself? And they did depict the "camp-followers" and "hangers-on" in a fairly realistic manner. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. you have to bring to the forefront. I: Have you seen the whole film unedited? retrospect, how do you feel about the quality of that film? Yeah, you know, just like locusts. I've been around horses. E: The only stage shot was the waterfall and the cave. Accessibility or. ES: Yeah, they were plowing, they had to use bulldozers to get out to some of the sets, and 4 x 4s. ES: Well, no. You've given a positive image of a Native American. I'd take a picture of every one of them, too! ES: Hmmm . Well, not . not really. Just like a long haired actor .. if the only thing anybody wanted him to play is a drug crazed hippie from the 60s, you know, Yeah, probably the Magua scrap was my favorite. MP: OK, take all the movies you've been in if you could only be in one of them again, which one would it be? That would've been really cool if they'd have done that. [2] their heart.. and it's pretty wild to watch them do these kind of things.. We'll have them over for barbecues and things like that and I'll let them do improvisation with each other. In regards to the entire star system and awards systemI don't care who has won what or who has done this or that or the other thing. passionate, heartfelt, and poignantly expressed. I don't like to refer to it as a reference. And he'd do that with everything. ES: Something I'm considering. It would be like a culture shock when Indians move into the city. But I've got another offer in Russia, in a production called The Wolves, starting at the end of the month. ES: Yes, I have You know who that was? ES: Yeah, they couldn't have two different love stories going on at once. Interview with Eric: All of this info came from an interview (my interview form) on May 2nd 2000. celebrity. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! Master Carver Eric Schweig (Ray Dean Thrasher) learned under the tutelage of renowned Tahltan carver Vern Etzerza. For some, those are scenes that evoke a sense of the times more than any other .. they really hit you. We have seen your work and it's beautiful. He's pretty likeable. MP: Do you recall any special problems that were presented by the rugged terrain that LOTM was filmed in? That's no lie either. He headed to the big screen following his Broadway performances. This is "Eric Schweig Demo 2016" by Eric Schweig on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. MP: Do any of the locations stick out in your mind as a favorite place? them to do. Or maybe it would be a I've never told anyone I am a Marlon Brando or whoever. We found the one-year teacher retention rate at GDL in 2010-2011 was 79%; Green Dot Locke teachers, overall, were more highly educated than their . Well, I did in '92. He's a really funny guy. ES: Well .. it was more or less just business to me because nothing's ever historically correct. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. ES: Yeah, THE INDIAN. MP: That's about a hundred years or so. have anything to do with carving. Well, it's one of the biggest small towns. They both have the same kind of drive so it was pretty funny. He's all business. You can find some of his films, including his two favorites, "Tom and Huck" and "Pontiac Moon", listed Eric Schweig (born Ray Dean Thrasher; 19 June 1967 [1]) is an Indigenous Canadian actor best known for his role as Chingachgook 's son Uncas in The Last of the Mohicans (1992). I wish they wouldn't. He seems like a good guy. But they didn't! Mohican Press - ALL MP: We're about 40 minutes east of Asheville. you think, but I didn't see any women there well, a few, but there were GUYS everywhere, but no women. It was shot in Vancouver and I talked to Wes after he finished it. Regarding Vern MP: Though we feel The Last of the Mohicans is your best film, certainly the most popular MP: I sense a certain dissatisfaction within you regarding that film. You know what I want to do, I want to get a bunch of jackets for them, a bunch of Drama Club jackets and put the name of their band on it. In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. ES: Or even Vern. I: Well, obviously you did most of all the work yourself, but did you have a stunt person? Some people don't know whether to love him or hate him. ES: I don't know, they should have stuck it in there. 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