If you're ever in Asheville, there's a guy that ran the restaurant downstairs from the hotel. Would it be accurate to say you're attracted to the arts in general? It'll probably never happen, but if it came around, I would. EARLY
We love his portrayal of Uncas. E: I had fun, really. And I was told at 7 a.m. the next morning that I was hired! I assume that you didn't have much knowledge, before landing the role of Uncas, of the period history behind LOTM not only of
We actually talked them out of that! MP: Okay. I am an outreach worker in real life. I'm not trying to be antagonistic. MP: It looks real good. But, nobody went to work. You know .. especially the people that buy them. I'm not an Indian actor. E: I've been with PRIME TALENT for about three years and they audition all over the United States and Canada. Now, it is possible that there was more to the interview than that which made it to print. I: Yes, it does. Could you tell him Eric said "hello"? It was a really good script and a good concept. before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. That's who you have to focus on. in Deep Rising. Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. MP: Please correct me if I'm getting the wrong assumptions here. ES: Yeah, start sending out pamphlets to customs [Laughs], just to tell them . MP: Okay. ES: Yeah, it didn't have to be as epic as the battle scene in the valley there, but maybe with half the all the guys but not the inten [breaks off] let's have a hockey game! And we didn't finish till, I don't know, 11, 12 something like that, anyway. unless they start writing scripts about contemporary things. I don't use it. I don't believe
You need an Indian to play an Indian and you need a Frenchman to play a Frenchman if you want a realistic looking movie. Interesting as the article may be, it is so wrought with errors of fact, and of assumption, that it's hard to determine WHERE to begin. of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. Support Indian Country Today for as little as $10. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and
I was born in Inuvik NWT in 1967 and moved south to Ontario with my adoptive family in the early 70s. ES: Well, the doors are opening now. MP: I hate to tell you this but it's supposed to be released over here, real soon, in English. ES: Yeah. Thanks, Eric. Sometimes I felt like I wanted to scream or something. It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. Year by year. ES: Yeah.it's a.. yeah. It could have been shot better. STOREFRONT ||
They had a pool and a waterfall. I didn't do a lot of talking. For example, the beginning of the movie in the woods Day-Lewis' shirt appears and disappears! The Cliff Trails. ES: First of all, sober as a judge. different states and different coliseums .. and they're harmless! [laughs] I don't know what
I'm getting a script in a couple of days. You know I told everybody when this started. Eric Schweig has spoken freely about his alcoholism. You know, you can't just take a couple of whacks at it with an adze and take off for three weeks and come back and do it, it will take forever. So, when you carve .. are you trying to recreate an exact image of another mask? And I'm waiting to see if I can get the role of Joseph Stone, a cop who's been to Lebanon and all that. want them to live like I lived from. you know. when I was drunk for 10 years.. Because it's ugly and it's not us. I: Now to the slew of questions! People from all over the world. MP: As far as roles go; is there any particular type of film you would like.. or any particular character you would want to play? Perhaps much is taken out of context. But you know who they don't ban? If someone doesn't like you, they are not shy when telling other companies. MP: Then they'll be there for future generations? We were pleased with the results and hope you are too. No, we don't have "Red River"! Madeleine Stowe. We were shooting assault shotguns together, and flintlocks, and hanging out getting to know each other. Probably the fort scenes. I used to hate it but I got used to them after awhile. It will be cool because it will be the first time I'll be on a set and.. abstaining. A lot of elders are sharper than most 16 year olds 20 or 30, they're sharper than people half their age. friendly towards each other or any of that. Certainly, we have a new found appreciation for interviewers! SCRIPT ||
It comes from people not talking to their elders and not listening to them. And that's not the way it's supposed to be. find your voice, man, you can't shut up! They made me dive from one canoe to another. They were the stars so they acted accordingly. My birth name is Ray Dean Thrasher while my adopted legal name is Eric Kurt Schweig. MP: Regarding the children's drama group that you're involved in . your girlfriend's name is Gail? Mostly it was an hour and a half long sprint! He can do a lot of stuff with his looks. Available - Free Downloads Only! I: Do you think European women would have been able to stand such a life style? The following interview - apparently from late 1992 - appeared in the pages of Trail Dust magazine. We need to come together as a global indigenous community. 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. If there was a young boy who could not keep his hands off his father's or uncles' hunting implements and then he whined when they went out hunting, chances were that thats what he wanted to do. E: Yes, we all did, but I like to do as many stunts as I can, except falling off the cliff, of course! He was somewhat reticent, probably because of the time lapse, about
E: Yes, to an extent! EARLY
That's good because anything that can you know what I'm into in? He was into powder rifles and stuff like that. If he is going to have all his hair there, then we should, too!" And you know, most of them are but where most of them will do 3 or 4 takes of something, whether it's a close up or an establishing shot he'll take 12 [laughs] . or 13. [Laugh]. Suddenly, surprisingly, Alice gives a look to her sister and jumps off after him. I just wish this had a bit more exposure down in the States. Do you enjoy the stage? Usually they paved the way so we didn't have much of a problem. ES: Yeah. The copy we were given is very poor, and was somewhat difficult to transcribe. They reminded me of me.
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But they didn't want to shave his hair, so they gave into us. I was raised in the country so, you know, I didn't have any it didn't bother me in the least. MP: Uncas. Why they go stir crazy and they forget . and they loose their memories? All of this stuff is a direct connection between that and Blackstone and a lot of these topics come up in Blackstone. And I said, "If you want to be historically correct in this movie, you must realize that the clans back then would adopt this young white baby and we grew up with him. Eric Schweig. Did he really think the movie would "stink"? Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? There's this woman Claudia who's the
It's also the truth that you have to do something about it. Really.. if it were possible, we could work out something.. maybe we could do something to "showcase" the kids in your drama group. ES: Oh, probably Tom & Huck. Should a dark Italian be cast as a blue-eyed Swede? There's not enough of us. You have a rather large following. Daniel, he's pretty laid back, to say the least.
I love jamming. Yeah, I love playing blues. 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
I love. Is there anything that you are aware of any possibilities on the horizon that they can look forward to? MP: Well, what I mean is that you guys, in the movie of course, went through every possible trial and tribulation. Some of my friends are Mohawks. And so, it has to start with YOU. And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. Now you see movies like Dances With Wolves or The Last of the Mohicans and there is some attempt to show Indian people as people, so when my little girl says to me, while pointing to YOU, "That's one of the good guys", you've done
And, you know, it's the
And it seems to me, we could have been more of a family unit. It starts with the individual person. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. MOHICAN PRESS
the blood they can out of us to paint their own pictures and then we'll be high and dry. Of course then he will do something that is sweet and redeeming. I: The editing in the film is a little off sometimes. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. I don't know what Russell's up to. in place of the word. Director: David Winning | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tom Sizemore, Aleks Paunovic, Ami Dolenz 2. Guide book STILL
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. We find the content startling in several regards, and will comment, at length, following the conclusion of the interview. All I expect from anybodyand this is what I like about Blackstoneis that people on the show can do their job. GATHERINGS ||
There was eleven thousand gallons coming through a pump into the pool and then it's sucked back through to create the waterfall. Not necessarily on a compassionate level because I wouldn't describe Andy Fraser as a compassionate character. You're always poor. I am a resource assistant for youth, I work in the street. COURIER ||
You know .. they just did whatever they had to do. I: What kind of qualities do you think they were looking for, that maybe you had that other people didn't? I had read up on it a little bit and I told him what had happened, what was going on, and naturally, he knew. E: This was a part of the thing that didn't get developed properly. I: Yes, I guess that's a little difficult to survive. That, perhaps, is petty stuff. Was she just a pleasant observer or. ES: Yeah.
In COLOR! E: I think they wanted that, but the height did come into it. Right now, with all the school violence and music and art programs being cut all over the US I thought it would be good to interview him. A speech was given by actor-adoptee Eric Schweig on February 19, 1999 at the Vancouver Inner City Foster Care Conference. That's no lie either. MP: I understand you worked with horses in that film. So, pretty soon, if you start looking inside yourself for
The battle scenes were spectacular! They took it to the extreme with Last of the Dog Men, which is ludicrous! get here?" I lived in hostels and I was an alcoholic until 14 years ago. 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? I think a lot of them are. infringement! Some people don't know whether to love him or hate him. ES: I like playing bad guys. There's these assholes running around kidnapping kids. I've been around horses. MP: You're welcome. MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. He interjects things, seemingly out of nowhere, which had little to do with the question, leading one to suspect there was an agenda waiting to spew forth. MP: True. I: Uncas comes over as the strong and silent character (minus the huge amount of dialogue), but the terrific expressions that you have throughout the film speak for you. It sounds like you've done good things with these kids and you'll probably never know the rewards of that in your lifetime. E: Oh, that was the hardest time anyone ever had. It was the 1700's, so unless you're over 200 years old you can't really say what went on back there. Hollywood will flog it to death. shit and it makes me nuts. They worked everybody like dogs, so that was the only beef anyone had. understanding of who Eric is. She was pretty nice, Jodhi's mom. You should do THIS!" I don't just talk about it, I do it. You know, if you get beaten down for so long and then you
E: The only stage shot was the waterfall and the cave. How is he different from them? Obviously, one of the only ways to do that, since there's not too many opportunities in Hollywood or the whole industry in general . you have to sort of start making your own
The people at the music store said. when I said "Well, we're almost done here. Or maybe it would be a
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? It was like puppy love basically, this love scene they cut out. People, Indian or otherwise, are not born to hate each other. In
He worked most of the time. I encourage kids to do this now. What am I doing working in the movies? . You see a lot of people, like I was telling Gail the other day, you see the PMRC , the Parents Music Resource Center, and Tipper Gore and her butt head husband and they're running around bands like Marilyn Manson, and they're banning them from
You know Wes Studi's got his own film company and he's doing . [Wardancer Film Group]
MP: It seems sort of a bad time for a love scene anyway at that stage of the filming. I: Well, I've learned a lot today from you and I really thank you for all the time you've given me. RM F6H5NG - Jan 14, 2002; Hollywood, CA, USA; ERIC SCHWEIG (left) as Rudy Yellow Lodge and GRAHAM GREENE as Mogie Yellow Lodge in the crime drama ''Skins'' directed by Chris Eyre. Massive games; twice the size of a football field and we are,
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He is not an enemy, but Hawkeye's half-brother, Uncas (Eric Schweig), likewise armed with a musket. We were shooting [?? He expects the same from his cast and his crew. And they put in all kinds of unnatural fears into kids' minds, or potentially can. Eric Schweig The Missing Interview - YouTube 0:00 / 2:10 Eric Schweig The Missing Interview Ogichidaawi 414 subscribers 174K views 14 years ago Eric Schweig interview from The. E: I'll stay in movies until I can get enough money to buy a ranch in Montana, live the life of a hermit get 10 or 15 dogs sounds good, doesn't it? MP: Were they downplaying the Uncas/Alice relationship? It's impossible to say. They were troubled kids. Or was it a sex scene? Then laughter] You know,
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