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Johnny Firecloud

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Johnny Firecloud
Directed byWilliam A. Castleman
Screenplay byWilton Denmark
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyPeter B. Good
Edited byNeal Chastain
Music byWilliam Loose
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Entertainment Ventures, Inc.
Release dates
  • July 25, 1975 (1975-07-25) (Albuquerque)[1]
  • November 5, 1975 (1975-11-05) (Los Angeles)[2]
Running time
99 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1 million[4]

Johnny Firecloud is a 1975 American exploitation horror[5] thriller film directed by William Castleman and starring Victor Mohica, Ralph Meeker, and David Canary. Its plot follows a Native American who, after serving in the Vietnam War, returns to his New Mexico desert hometown to find it victimized by a domineering white rancher, and enacts revenge.

The film was distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox.[6]

Cast

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Production

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Filming took place in California in the fall of 1974.[2]

Release

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The film screened in Albuquerque, New Mexico beginning on July 25, 1975.[1] It later opened in Los Angeles on November 5, 1975.[2]

Something Weird Video released the film on DVD as a double feature with Bummer! in 2001.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Beaven, Scott (July 25, 1975). "'Johnny Firecloud': A Hate Story". Albuquerque Journal. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Johnny Firecloud". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Pitts 2012, p. 2047.
  4. ^ Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 298. ISBN 9780835717762. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
  5. ^ Willis 1997, p. 587.
  6. ^ Berumen 2020, p. 192.
  7. ^ Johnny Firecloud ; Bummer!. OCLC 49535360. Retrieved August 22, 2021 – via WorldCat.

Sources

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  • Berumen, Frank Javier Garcia (20 November 2020). American Indian Image Makers of Hollywood. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-1-476-67813-9.
  • Pitts, Michael R. (2012). Western Movies: A Guide to 5,105 Feature Films (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-46372-5.
  • Willis, Donald (1997). Horror and Science Fiction Films. Vol. IV. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-810-83055-4.
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