Johnny Firecloud
1975 American film
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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.
Directed byWilliam A. Castleman
Screenplay byWilton Denmark
Produced by
- William A. Castleman
- David F. Friedman
- Peter B. Good
- Anton Wickremasinghe
Starring
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| Directed by | William A. Castleman |
| Screenplay by | Wilton Denmark |
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| Cinematography | Peter B. Good |
| Edited by | Neal Chastain |
| Music by | William Loose |
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Running time | 99 minutes[3] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1 million[4] |
The film was distributed by Twentieth Century-Fox.[6]
Cast
- Victor Mohica as Johnny Firecloud
- Ralph Meeker as Colby
- David Canary as Jesse
- Frank de Kova as White Eagle
- Christina Hart as June
- Sacheen Littlefeather as Nenya
- Jason Ledger as J. B.
- John F. Goff as Newt
- Richard Kennedy as Ned
- George Buck Flower as Wade
Production
Filming took place in California in the fall of 1974.[2]
Release
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]
