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How Long Is “The Waterdance”?

Name: The Waterdance
Genre: drama, hospital
Released: 1992-05-13
Duration: 106 min
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe, Helen Hunt, Elizabeth Peña

1h 46m runtime

19921h 46mdrama • hospital

Drama film with a runtime of 106 minutes, released in 1992. Presented in English.

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Runtime1h 46m

Minutes106

One SittingYes

With Break1h 58m

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Paralyzed in a 1984 accident, writer/director Neal Jimenez (of River's Edge fame) channelled his own experiences and emotions into his 1991 film Waterdance. Eric Stoltz stars as a young writer left incapacitated by a hiking accident. He is placed in a paraplegic ward, peopled by patients of all races and emotional states. Together with his new-found friends, Stoltz rebels against the hospital system and his own debilitation. Helen Hunt and Wesley Snipes are among the costars in this effective update (though not a remake) of 1950's The Men. Waterdance was given a brief theatrical release in 1992 before being telecast on PBS' American Playhouse in early 1993.

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Runtime1h 46m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break1h 58m

Movie Facts

Release DateMay 13, 1992

Runtime1h 46m

LanguageEnglish

Genresdrama, hospital

DirectorNeal Jimenez, Michael Steinberg

ProducerMarie Cantin, Gale Anne Hurd

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