Smoke Signals
1998 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 12,910 VOTES · DIR. Chris Eyre
Overview
Young Native American man Thomas is a nerd in his reservation, wearing oversize glasses and telling everyone stories no-one wants to hear. His parents died in a fire in 1976, and Thomas was saved by Arnold. Arnold soon left his family, and Victor hasn't seen his father for 10 years. When Victor hears Arnold has died, Thomas offers him funding for the trip to get Arnold's remains.
Dialogue Timeline — 993 lines
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00:00:34 Good morning.
00:03:54 I don't know.
00:06:39 [ Man ] Sheesh.
00:09:29 Hey, Victor!
00:11:59 Wave my hand and the reservation is gone.
00:16:10 but l have a few rules.
00:18:50 But there's proof, you know.
00:21:47 Damn right, l'm sure.
00:25:34 Where's your piggy bank? You still got your piggy bank?
00:29:07 And then l heard this voice.
00:33:56 What happened?
00:37:51 You mean, these were your seats.
00:41:25 drivin' down all the property values and--
00:45:26 [ Victor ] So, Suzy, what are you doin' out here?
00:47:41 but you see, there was a hundred lndians at that feast...
00:50:12 Guess l'm still tryin' to figure that out.
00:52:53 He was magic. He couldn't miss.
00:55:17 He had you fooled too, then, ain't it?
00:58:54 l know more about him than you do.
01:04:10 all these stories about my dad like you knew him.
01:06:42 - What's your name? - Holly.
01:10:51 Well, that kind of language isn't necessary, Victor.
01:16:41 l mean, who needs money on the res anyways?
05:00:00 last night playing bingo.
Cast & Characters
Adam Beach
Victor Joseph
Evan Adams
Thomas Builds-the-Fire
Irene Bedard
Suzy Song
Gary Farmer
Arnold Joseph
Tantoo Cardinal
Arlene Joseph
Cody Lightning
Young Victor Joseph
Simon Baker
Young Thomas Builds-the-Fire
Monique Mojica
Grandma Builds-the-Fire
John Trudell
Randy Peone
Chief Leonard George
Lester Fallsapart
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed993
Dialogue density11.2 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line05:00:00
Production Record
DirectorChris Eyre
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes12,910