[Laughs] He just happened to be I didn't know the Russians, the Europeans, came from the west coast. I really like it and I love shopping there. Guide book STILL If someone wants a reference like, "How was he to work with? We got along with him. Well, it's one of the biggest small towns. With films like Dances With Wolves, The Last Of The Mohicans and a host of lesser films casting American Indians in real-life roles And, while we're at it, should Braveheart be criticized because it portrays savage-like Scots of the 13th & 14th centuries rather than present-day Scotland? ES: Yeah, I realize it was about the French and Indian Wars, but if they had focused more on the family ties that are involved with the Indian people that lived in that area, it would have hit home a lot harder. GATHERINGS || MP: How do feel about being cast in the real-life role of Indian activist? MENUS! E: I think they wanted that, but the height did come into it. They were the two stars so they couldn't take the focus off of them. I went over to his hotel and sat around with him. E: This was a part of the thing that didn't get developed properly. them in the first place. Your masks are recreations of traditional ceremonial masks of the Inuit. I'll do it. Of course then he will do something that is sweet and redeeming. SOUNDTRACK || them have had really, really rough lives. to say the least. And we have hired more Native journalists in the past year than any news organization and with your help we will continue to grow and create career paths for our people. MP: Please correct me if I'm getting the wrong assumptions here. MP: We've read that you have been involved in a children's drama group. It would have been really cool if they had made it a little more sprawling. You should do a mask. And it has a real EARLY 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. 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. Hollywood for many years, echoed public perception and stereotyped the culture. I don't know. ES: Well, the doors are opening now. [Laughing! ES: Yeah, start sending out pamphlets to customs [Laughs], just to tell them . MP: Okay. E: I think it was a mix. It wasn't too heavy. There was a real enthusiasm projected when discussing his masks. He's got a real character face. Day Lewis. 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. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS He's normal. He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. One of our problems is finding a voice and speaking up, speaking out really loud too, if you want to. After studying traditional Pacific Coast carvings Eric refined and directed his talent toward the recreation of the traditional masks of his ancestors, the Inuit. But we are running out of actors and we need new blood. E: Yes, it was. The Cliff Trails. ES: Yeah. something good there. Massive games; twice the size of a football field and we are, effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright That's what I like to see. We were shooting [?? I don't cut my hair for nobody!" Early life [ edit] Schweig was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. I didn't do a lot of talking. The more the merrier. The effect of the battle between you and Magua was very dramatic. You know, Robert DeNiro and Val Kilmer didn't go out to the closest available reservation and give him an eagle feather oh, sorry, Al Pacino didn't give him an eagle feather to join his division downtown in Los Angeles. E: Something like that. I would. I'm into it. That scene has repeatedly come up because following that, when you're getting your wound dressed by Cora ES: Oh yes. Do you have a message for these people? He is a film critic and writes the #NativeNerd column. Does he? E: No, I didn't. EARLY We find the content startling in several regards, and will comment, at length, following the conclusion of the interview. you know, and isn't psychotic. MP: It is really scary to be a parent now. SOUNDTRACK || It's not in the middle of downtown San Francisco where they What did you guys feel, or you personally, when you were filming those scenes? They were doing illegal tampering with time cards, skimming hours off time cards and the make-up artists went on strike. ES: Yeah, it's the same way. 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, ES: Yeah. No one wants to see this all the time. But he said them. Available - Free Downloads Only! They could either. because they'll wind up either dead or in jail. I: The editing in the film is a little off sometimes. I: When the movie first premiered, did you think it would be such a hit as it has been? unless they start writing scripts about contemporary things. I didn't have to say that much, just stand around tapping my feet. I assume that you didn't have much knowledge, before landing the role of Uncas, of the period history behind LOTM not only of Well, like I said, Red River has received a lot of attention in Europe and people have described it as beautiful. Enjoy! MP: Okay. Glad we did! I don't know what he does now, but he was when we were on the set. I love Asheville. He's all business. The girls would have been scared of everything! It was huge. ES: I liked killing all those guys on the side of the cliff. MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? They said "We'll miss you!" E: Pretty good, thank you! ES: Yes. I: What were the good points about the film? He's extremely Things usually turn out if you do it that way. They were the stars so they acted accordingly. But there was some kind of beef with the production company and the North Carolina tourism division. That's how it has to be; even Freddy Krueger was the bastard son of 1000 maniacs. ES: Yeah, it's a drag man, our children usually wind up paying the price for society's sins. It was shot in Vancouver and I talked to Wes after he finished it. So, should we start a letter writing campaign? Deidre phoned me up and told me . it's a contemporary thing where I play a sheriff. There were guys from all over the place. They had a pool and a waterfall. Many visitors have commented upon the quality of your masks. All they want to do is restrict native roles to native people. Mohawks all over the place! You should do THIS!" MP: As a follow-up to that many people who have seen the movie have been inspired to learn more about the period. have been because they had aged so much and the paint had flaked off. it was aged down, but we just took a shot at it and it turned out wicked. MP: That was the next question. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and What's he like on the set?" COLLECTIBLES || shells, especially the quiet ones the really, really inward teenagers. I lived in Toronto, which is right next to the Six Nations reserve. have anything to do with carving. ES: Yep! MOHICAN PRESS I'm not an Indian actor. MP: Do you think society all societies. have lost their sense of nurturing and protecting. or seeing children for what they are? Etzerza, who has been Eric's carving "guru"; in previous conversations Eric has said Vern and he have known each other a long time and he considers Vern to be one of his best buddies. In fact, he stayed at that, not a chateau What's the name of that Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? 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. LINKS They made me dive from one canoe to another. So I told everybody from the beginning. Because it took so long to shoot, six months to shoot that and so many things went on. Yeah, you know, I am a good guy. Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. Mostly it was an hour and a half long sprint! We're working on it. MP: He's been real busy.. doing quite well. 1997 - 2020 by I think we were there till you know, we started at like 6 or 7 in the morning on the first day. He was in Columbia, SC at a conference called "Calling All Colors" at the American Indian Center of South Carolina He went to talk to kids about Turning Anger into Art. You were cut by a Huron. MP: Supposedly.. Uncas was. I guess it worked out. I: How do you feel about Indians being depicted in films by white people, in earlier movies? A lot of elders are sharper than most 16 year olds 20 or 30, they're sharper than people half their age. ES: Yeah.it's a.. yeah. So, the more contemporary films we can do and be allowed to be a part of society and society's subconscious, then the better it will be. E: I caught that myself! So, when you carve .. are you trying to recreate an exact image of another mask? Those guys running around in the wool were so uncomfortable. taken care of and respected and THAT is what makes them, keeps them wise. I: I saw the movie three times and honed in on the role of Uncas. Either your adopted or your natural family? like a sauna in the summertime. Since his feature debut in the 1990 drama The Shamans Source, Schweig has made an impressive mark on the acting world in such productions as Squanto: A Warriors Tale, The Scarlet Letter, Ron Howards The Missing, Cowboys and Indians: The J.J. Harper Story, Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis, Cashing In, Casino Jack, and the Emmy-winning Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. Unfortunately, people just eat that stuff up! I: Did you have to be really physically fit? out but don't stay out too late. The way you're describing it doesn't really sound like the scene that was originally I: Well, I was thinking more along the lines of your [??] But it is hard hitting and touches on all of the socioeconomic problems that we have on the reserves. If that's all you can get then, yeah, that's a problem. But they didn't want to shave his hair, so they gave into us. films. 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. ES: He's more meticulous, he's a perfectionist to the power of 10. COURIER || It would never have happened! So, that's what I'm going to try to do with these guys this week. You know I told everybody when this started. MP: Is that the movie with a band of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers hidden out in the mountains somewhere in modern times? They employed 250 carpenters and they smacked it all up. Some people actually got hurt. MP: What did you think of her being there? If they were operable it would have been more fun. ES: Yeah. infringement! That I like walking with my gun and my dogs in the woods near here. Actually, the same school that had kicked them out, that couldn't handle them, were phoning them back and saying "How do we start this multi-culturalism in our school?" 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. That's no lie either. And we had to do a lot of running and stuff. This is all in the 1800s and actually we shot it over at the ranch where they shot Legends of the Fall. And try to teach them to watch out for the warning signs. So. you know, we've got to take advantage of it and they'll have nothing left short of Last of the Dog Men which is a ludicrous concept for a film about E: The terrific points about the movie was the cinematography on the locations and the costumes. Eric Schweig. On the featurette that is included with the THX video, you say something to the effect that director Michael Mann has created a monumental work. What is it like working with Blackstone's all-star cast? What was originally scripted for that scene was pretty graphic. Available - Free Downloads Only! when you do too much of anything too much alcohol too many drugs. 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. We chose to post them on this site because a great deal of it is relevant to the making of the movie and we felt most of you would be interested in reading it. I now work with homeless people in Winnipeg, Manitobawe feed them and clothe them. I don't just talk about it, I do it. It was stupid not to! ES: There's one. So, that's good to see. Just throw out a couple of opinions on working with her. We were pleased with the results and hope you are too. ES: Well, as long as it doesn't come over this way! I don't know what either one of them is doing. You know. psychopaths running around. But you know, it's expected. He was ALWAYS doing that. MOHICAN WWW BOARD. We hope all who read this feel they've gained more insight, or a better E: I had fun, really. 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. Faye Marie. E: No, I don't! As a former foster child himself, he knows all too well the obstacles that youth can face when growing up in care. Copyright ? Some of my friends are Mohawks. We come from two different distinct worlds. What was the most trying on you personally? Eric Schweig has spoken freely about his alcoholism. Or do you instead allow your own mood, your color preferences .. that sort of thing, to blend with tradition and then the result being a unique RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and But that was a superb scene! MOVIE TITLE: The Last of the Mohicans. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and 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. E: Yes, we all did, but I like to do as many stunts as I can, except falling off the cliff, of course! It was probably [name omitted] He's the 1st AD. scripted, which was more than "puppy love". Was the fort built for the film? ES: You know what? Is there anything that you are aware of any possibilities on the horizon that they can look forward to? As award-winning actor Eric Schweig led a column of mourners yesterday to a sunburned patch of grass at Vancouver's Grandview Park (the place where a man called Curtis Brick spent his dying moments) the drama seemed like a movie scene.. S chweig has, in fact, appeared in similar scenes on screen many times.. A carver and actor born in Nunavut, Schweig's credits track like a highlight reel of . like that. 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