The read
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Critics rate it 17 points higher than audiences do.
25 audience votes
Key crew
- George SluizerDirector
- Jim BartonWriter
- Florencia Di ConcilioOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- River PhoenixBoy
- Judy DavisBuffy Fletcher
- Jonathan PryceHarry Fletcher
- Karen BlackMotel Woman
- T. Dan HopkinsJoe Tapesi
- Lorne MillerMechanic / Motel Woman's Son
- Julius DrumIndian #1
- John TrudellIndian #2
- Rodney A. GrantIndian #3
- George AguilarIndian #4
- Stephen SilberkrausThe Fletcher's Son
Stills
Themes
nuclear radiationdoomed lovenative american reservationtragic romancenuclear testing