Could you tell him Eric said "hello"? Other than that, everybody got along. before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. Hollywood will flog it to death. it pure business, more or less? ES: Yeah. ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. Eric Schweig was originally born as Ray Dean Thresher, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories on June . The stupidest idea or concept I've ever
the blood they can out of us to paint their own pictures and then we'll be high and dry. you know, and isn't psychotic. Put us into 1992 along with everyone else. It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. E: I think it was a mix. I don't like to refer to it as a reference. That's why we had, sometimes, 15 or 16 hour days. He worked most of the time. ES: [Laughter] Yeah! I was born in Inuvik NWT in 1967 and moved south to Ontario with my adoptive family in the early 70s. It's pretty good. you see a lot of them come out of their
It'll probably never happen, but if it came around, I would. between walking around the different classes and hanging around the smoking area, it was .. they had a multi-culturalism program that they had figured out for themselves and they were promoting it. It's kind of difficult.. You see a lot of, well, I
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Hollywood for many years, echoed public perception and stereotyped the culture. All the sets all the scenes a thousand extras at any given time running all over the place. MP: Well, I'll tell you what, if you said you'd consider it I think they'd say "anything"! Sometimes on the set they have raunchy attitudes and I'd rather be away from it. MP: What did you think of her being there? If you don't love what you're doing then don't do it. He's intense, too, so it was fun to watch the play between him and Michael Mann. Should a dark Italian be cast as a blue-eyed Swede? E: Yes, it was. So what was it like to work with Michael Mann? EARLY
I: What were the good points about the film? MP: He's been real busy.. doing quite well. ES: Uhmm. No, it wasn't a sex scene. A lot of these people are among your biggest fans, which is why many of them came to our web site in the first place. And, hang out with my girlfriend. Out of all the scenes that you did, what was the most difficult? I didn't have to say that much, just stand around tapping my feet. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! find your voice, man, you can't shut up! ES: First of all, sober as a judge. That Cooper's "history" was, in many ways, stunningly accurate? MP: It is really scary to be a parent now. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright
(A boyish laughter interrupts the train of thought.). ], 45's and shot guns. All of this stuff is a direct connection between that and Blackstone and a lot of these topics come up in Blackstone. They sold a lemon to the wrong person and find themselves reverting back to their old ways as mercenaries. I've been doing this for 25 years now. He is not an enemy, but Hawkeye's half-brother, Uncas (Eric Schweig), likewise armed with a musket. A little better, though. SOUNDTRACK ||
I get to wear my hair in braids, a black bolero hat and chaps, and I get to ride! We love his portrayal of Uncas. Did you ever feel like "us against them" or "we've got another obstacle to go through and we've got to watch out for each other"; or was
Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. have anything to do with carving. E: Well, they are using real Indians now. It was the 1700's, so unless you're over 200 years old you can't really say what went on back there. And who they focus on and who they promote is gangster rap. He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. Even in the 70s, or the 80s . the early 80s. Of course then he will do something that is sweet and redeeming. E: I would go on and on about the things that were wrong in the movie. . or play a dulcimer, learn how to play a dulcimer. The more the merrier. How is he different from them? It was probably [name omitted] He's the 1st AD. We sort of guessed at what they would
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. And that's not the way it's supposed to be. Since we came upon, posted, and discussed the above interview, both here and on the WWW Board, we have had the good fortune to be able to talk with Eric Schweig directly. Madeleine Stowe. There was really very little dialogue between the two of you, but, you both presented a very strong relationship on film despite the lack of dialogue. ES: Well .. it was more or less just business to me because nothing's ever historically correct. of symbolic imagery. ES: He was intense. Yeah, you know, just like locusts. E: Yes, with the Indians. I think a lot of them are. EARLY
I: Now to the slew of questions! PATHFINDING ||
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. We're working on it. I've read a couple of scripts that were on the money. 30 below weather. E: This was a part of the thing that didn't get developed properly. MP: Do any of the locations stick out in your mind as a favorite place? We hope all who read this feel they've gained more insight, or a better
But it's good for them because they have so much to offer, these kids, and some of
It would never have happened! 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW PLEASE NOTE: We originally ran this interview with Eric Schweig, and the commentary that follows, well over 3 years ago, but removed it after we had done our own with him (see: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW ). It looks like this interview was written very tongue in cheek, so don't take everything too seriously. MP: Well, having been here already, would you ever want to revisit western North Carolina, the scene of the crime? If someone wants a reference like, "How was he to work with? Thanks, Eric. HISTORY ||
I don't just talk about it, I do it. I like to hang out with my friends. Fortunately, we have the type of material that forces you to be into it and serious, otherwise you would just come across as phony. ES: Oh, that took all night. Do you have a message for these people? Suddenly, surprisingly, Alice gives a look to her sister and jumps off after him. Not just a regular 20th century guy? To Continue Reading Our Interview With Eric Schweig, Move On To: PART 2: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW. But there are so many questions we would like to ask of him! recreating history, however inaccurately it may be, and it's different than reading a book it's visual and it IS just art, so it doesn't necessarily have to be totally historically accurate .. For example, in the movie Braveheart,
MP: That's interesting because from your viewpoint you look at Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe as the stars, but for other people, you're one of the stars. When Dances With Wolves came out, the whole thing, it just blew the doors wide open for period pieces about Indian people. MP: I know you've had experience framing houses. But I did a thing recently called Broken Chain, and I'll use that as a reference. Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. No problem. You know, bad things happened to me and I left home. and I did bad things. Gorgeous Men. There were guys from all over the place. "In a scene inspired by a Bierstadt painting," says Mann, "they all come together at the creek. But you know, it's expected. I: The editing in the film is a little off sometimes. I don't cut my hair for nobody!" E: Something like that. MP: We've heard about those. That's what these guys do in the movies. [Laughs] They're not making Spaghetti Westerns. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and
E: No, I don't think so at all. Because it took so long to shoot, six months to shoot that and so many things went on. Or WE start making films of our own, which a lot of us has. MOHICAN PRESS
Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. He said it's kind of a double
Early life [ edit] Schweig was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. It was like puppy love basically, this love scene they cut out. Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. ES: Yeah, it's a drag man, our children usually wind up paying the price for society's sins. Certainly, we have a new found appreciation for interviewers! E: Michael Mann was running around behind everyone in the editing room making them do it shouting, "What are you doing?". Yeah, they're making they're redeeming themselves. MP: It looks real good. A few final comments. I used to hate it but I got used to them after awhile. People from all over the world. 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? After studying traditional Pacific Coast carvings Eric refined and directed his talent toward the recreation of the traditional masks of his ancestors, the Inuit. Many visitors have commented upon the quality of your masks. ES: Yes! COURIER ||
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What am I doing working in the movies? MP: The problem, then, is if all an Indian actor can get cast as is something like that.. that's definitely a problem. So finally, after three or four years of screwing around I got around to it. ES: I don't know, they should have stuck it in there. ES: Yeah, Wes was cool. [Laughter] We just stood there with those guys. Available - Free Downloads Only! Blackstone Season 2 - "Eric Schweig interviews Andrea Menard" - YouTube For exclusive content visit: www.blackstonetheseries.com For exclusive content visit: www.blackstonetheseries.com. Was it just a kiss? it to them. MP: Yeah, it was a good scene. Available - Free Downloads Only! AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. Yeah, ask any actor and they will tell you one of the most fun things to do is to make a departure from yourself and play a villain. A war between blue coats and Indians. MP: Regarding the children's drama group that you're involved in . your girlfriend's name is Gail? Does he know that the six nations are of the Iroquois, and the Mohawks are one of the six? Yeah, they cut that out, they must have. But we are running out of actors and we need new blood. Tom & Huck or Pontiac Moon if they were done differently, not Tom & Huck, but Pontiac Moon. Anyway, we were all downtown. ES: Basically, yeah. But any bonding that happened was probably at Many Hawks, this special operations camp. That's what I love about it. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. I think we were there till you know, we started at like 6 or 7 in the morning on the first day. Eric is certainly a personable, well-spoken & easy-to-talk-to person. There's this woman Claudia who's the
By the way, you did a play called The Cradle Will Fall. They worked everybody like dogs, so that was the only beef anyone had. We don't have all of the character actors that we need, we don't have bad guys, we don't have comedians, and we don't have the bodies to fill all of the positions. It wasn't too heavy. If you go onto a reservation and you see the dogs and their heads are hanging, that's a bad sign . you know, people don't care about them. private or he was. STOREFRONT ||
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If there's any kind of panic, it started at the top with the producers. Eric Schweig The Missing Interview. I'm not an Indian actor. ES: I can see old Asheville. ES: Let me think about that. There are some we really WISH we asked. I: Well, I was thinking more along the lines of your [??] If that's all you can get then, yeah, that's a problem. E: Yes, to an extent! One of the six and French, so that they could talk amongst themselves. But after practicing, after a
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