At first it took us about a minute or a minute and a half when we first got a hold of them to get them ready to fire. wasn't the only time he did that. If they take VERY good care of them you know. Nothing like that . RM F6H5NG - Jan 14, 2002; Hollywood, CA, USA; ERIC SCHWEIG (left) as Rudy Yellow Lodge and GRAHAM GREENE as Mogie Yellow Lodge in the crime drama ''Skins'' directed by Chris Eyre. We haven't put anything on yet but we're planning on it. ES: I guess I'll have to. It would have been really cool if they had made it a little more sprawling. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. If there's any kind of panic, it started at the top with the producers. Guide book STILL All of this helps a lot in my performance. MP: Then they'll be there for future generations? 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 . They could stand around and get suntanned. There were guys from all over the place. MP: We've read that you have been involved in a children's drama group. Not just a regular 20th century guy? That was a pain in the ass, to say I don't just talk about it, I do it. It's absurd. Over near Lake James. E: I don't mix with other actors. MP: To date, you've been in two movies with him, The Last of the Mohicans and The Broken Chain. E: Yes, to an extent! Guide book STILL So, while you guys were filming this did you have any sense of bonding? ES: Well, as long as it doesn't come over this way! If you don't love what you're doing then don't do it. The scenes the way it was shot. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS were there. The Indian guys were okay. And if he could magnify that with a damned megaphone, he was happy as hell. I think a lot of them are. Why they go stir crazy and they forget . and they loose their memories? You're always poor. You know, if you get beaten down for so long and then you You know. psychopaths running around. He headed to the big screen following his Broadway performances. ES: Oh, probably Tom & Huck. MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? ES: Yeah, they couldn't have two different love stories going on at once. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! I thought I was forgotten, apparently not. So, you have the tradition to work with. but are you interjecting your own mood? We wish him a lot of success in all his endeavors and thank him for taking the time to speak Basic description does not do this moment justice. MP: Do you remember what scene you were filming? MP: Okay. it's getting much better here. They don't have anybody to talk to and nobody to listen to them. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS, ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG. You should do a mask. They employed 250 carpenters and they smacked it all up. [laughs] There could have been a few more women. He's the guy that showed us how to Lifting weights for 3 or 4 hours, or drinking that funny milkshake with all those proteins in it. It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. One in particular was your party's arrival at Fort William Henry. MP: Where as a well made period piece, showing history as realistically as can be, is good. MP: That's true. There are a couple of words we just couldn't make out, indicated by a [??] [Laughter]. A film that tries to cover too much historical ground at least 40 years in too little screen time and winds up becoming a bore because of it. on our Book Store page. The following interview - apparently from late 1992 - appeared in the pages of Trail Dust magazine. E: The terrific points about the movie was the cinematography on the locations and the costumes. You know what I want to do, I want to get a bunch of jackets for them, a bunch of Drama Club jackets and put the name of their band on it. I'll never forget his annoying voice. We could work out something. STUDIO: 20th Century Fox. Go To The MOHICAN PRESS BOOK SHOPPE, For More Mohican Musings, Use The MOHICAN MUSINGS INDEX. Blackstone Season 1 - "The Ladies Want to Know" 48,230 views Nov 24, 2011 217 Dislike Share Save BlackstoneTheSeries 1.14K subscribers Eric Schweig answers questions about Last of the. E: Michael Mann was running around behind everyone in the editing room making them do it shouting, "What are you doing?". ES: Oh yeah! 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. Please Note: This interview is the property of Mohican Press. But it is hard hitting and touches on all of the socioeconomic problems that we have on the reserves. I see a lot of people who look all over the place for answers, except inside themselves. With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CRESST researchers conducted a multi-year evaluation of a major school reform project at Alain Leroy Locke High School, historically one of California's lowest performing secondary schools. ES: Yeah, it's the same way. No, we don't have "Red River"! 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. MUSINGS || E: Pretty good, thank you! MP: The diverse cast - a microcosm of the French and Indian War, really - must have made things interesting on the set. .. We'd sit and talk about playing guitar. We love his portrayal of Uncas. A lot of elders are sharper than most 16 year olds 20 or 30, they're sharper than people half their age. 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. Sitting out there in a big flotilla and it was really windy. And it was one of the six. MP: Do any of the locations stick out in your mind as a favorite place? MP: So, on the set then, he would just do a scene and then go off by himself? He was one of the leaders of the 70-day siege at Wounded Knee in 1973, an incident which arose out of an AIM dispute with federal and tribal authorities. This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. I was homeless when I was a kid. Regarding Vern Making it more subtle? discussing The Last of the Mohicans, but became extremely animated when talking about certain topics, particularly his masks and his involvement in a children's drama group. Most of that was because there were so many people in there all the time. MP: He's got quite a reputation for really getting into his roles. Well, it's one of the biggest small towns. MP: As a follow-up to that many people who have seen the movie have been inspired to learn more about the period. We hope all who read this feel they've gained more insight, or a better They worked everybody like dogs, so that was the only beef anyone had. We were pleased with the results and hope you are too. What did you guys feel, or you personally, when you were filming those scenes? Things usually turn out if you do it that way. ES: Yes, I have You know who that was? There is no question that the American Indians have been one of the most mistreated peoples in history, certainly on this continent. RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and SOUNDTRACK || We're just dressed in, you know, regular garb and doing things that other people do, and they're timely. He was just a guy. MP: How about firing a musket. 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. It was incredible. MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. The battle scenes were spectacular! ES: Yeah, absolutely. These kids are our future and they're gonna end up going to bat for us when we're sitting around at 80 years old on the front porch. Rather spontaneously, a gathering of LOTM fans has been planned. But I made the bottom of the mask protrude a little bit more. There's these assholes running around kidnapping kids. So, should we start a letter writing campaign? Okay, you're a carver, an actor, a musician, and a drama coach. ES: Yeah, it's a drag man, our children usually wind up paying the price for society's sins. They sold a lemon to the wrong person and find themselves reverting back to their old ways as mercenaries. You know .. they just did whatever they had to do. 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. I: Did you have to be really physically fit? 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. E: I would go on and on about the things that were wrong in the movie. I don't use it. Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? ES: No, not when I was there. ES: I can see old Asheville. And it seems to me, we could have been more of a family unit. impact, and it's art imitating life and vice versa. He opens up about the joys and challenges of being a new foster caregiver to two siblings. of symbolic imagery. The Cliff Trails. Gorgeous Men. MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. What I thought about the movie was that it was sprawling. It was probably him. I'm not trying to be antagonistic. All of a sudden they just start busting out. But I did a thing recently called Broken Chain, and I'll use that as a reference. I've never told anyone I am a Marlon Brando or whoever. Gees, about time!!! MP: Would you describe yourself as a private person? retrospect, how do you feel about the quality of that film? Perhaps we are wrong. MP: Was it a pleasant experience then, to be filming in the area? If they were operable it would have been more fun. MP: Yeah, it was a good scene. Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. ES: Yeah, all up and down there; all over here. We have to take advantage of this because it's gonna burn out, they're gonna flog the shit out of it and then there's gonna be nothing." Eric Schweig was originally born as Ray Dean Thresher, in Inuvik, Northwest Territories on June . ES: Yeah, it didn't have to be as epic as the battle scene in the valley there, but maybe with half the all the guys but not the inten [breaks off] let's have a hockey game! It's not in the middle of downtown San Francisco where they They both have the same kind of drive so it was pretty funny. They sort of fashioned him after Tony Soprano, I think. Ava Burnett. E: I think they wanted that, but the height did come into it. E: Well, they are using real Indians now. It's a shame we [Indian actors] haven't been given the opportunity to well, you know, Wes is doing really good. 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? Eric Schweig has spoken freely about his alcoholism. He's extremely Okay, I just want to backtrack just a little bit. I also am an adult survivor of abuse by my adoptive parents. And that's not the way it's supposed to be. ES: Yeah. Indians from all over the country, Canada just everywhere. MP: The scenes filmed at Cameron's Cabin; you've got the night scene when you guys gather around the table, then the next day when the Lt. is trying to recruit colonials to support the British Army, and then later on, when you guys revisit the cabin and 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. And, if there should be any activism it should be to talk to kids you see, if you're going to solve a lot of the problems within the Indian community, as far as civil They would have liked to have seen that scene kept in or at least the relationship more developed, alongside Hawkeye and Cora's. So, what they would like to know is what would ES: Well, you know, it's a period piece. Nobody knows EXACTLY what went on. It's pretty good. you see a lot of them come out of their And they came to Vancouver and I auditioned once down here and then flew to Los Angeles and auditioned once or twice there on the same day and then flew back flew back down for another one and then flew to North Carolina for two more. We're curious about Jodhi May's mother. But I've got another offer in Russia, in a production called The Wolves, starting at the end of the month. 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. GATHERINGS || ES: Hmmm . Well, not . not really. It's sad whenever kids have an abusive childhood. [Laugh]. People are treating kids like animals. [laughs] I don't know what 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?" You should do THIS!" Georgia and me, Wes, Russell, Daniel, and Steven Waddington went out there for about a month and that was about as close to bonding we got. seen any film maker come up with. It's pretty cool, and that's part of the whole process. There was a real enthusiasm projected when discussing his masks. I've been doing this for 25 years now. We were particularly struck by his comments pertaining to children which seemed I: What kind of qualities do you think they were looking for, that maybe you had that other people didn't? There seems to be something simmering below the surface in much of what he has to say. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright ES: Yep! But that's all right. I don't know what he does now, but he was when we were on the set. E: I've been with PRIME TALENT for about three years and they audition all over the United States and Canada. Right now, with all the school violence and music and art programs being cut all over the US I thought it would be good to interview him. what makes it fun to watch. But we are running out of actors and we need new blood. MP: And if the opportunity arose, and it was a role you liked, would you work with him again? Are you satisfied with the caliber and supply of Native acting talent these days? I haven't met them yet, but I'm going to sit down and try to talk to them and try to get them out of their shells somehow. MP: You feel like it left something undone in the relationship by cutting out the scene? I'm not an Indian actor. He'd rap with the extras and . anybody who was around. And I love to be around the sets, learning things. ES: Oh, that took all night. I'm into it. So, by the time 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, How would you describe him as an actor? I told Vern about that. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. MP: We've heard about those. Just throw out a couple of opinions on working with her. MP: Compared to other directors you've worked with since Michael Mann, how does he fit in to the over all mold of the other directors? We have them back and now we can take care of them. What am I doing working in the movies? Does he know that the six nations are of the Iroquois, and the Mohawks are one of the six? Although at one point they wanted to shave everybody's hair off. Filled up with all those bodies in there.. in the fort. like boxing in a telephone booth. ES: Something I'm considering. love interest. People either love it or they hate it and that's what you want. In COLOR! Powwow Trail (2001- ) Episode: White Man's Indian He's a nice guy. It was kind of disappointing because it fit right in. Year by year. A speech was given by actor-adoptee Eric Schweig on February 19, 1999 at the Vancouver Inner City Foster Care Conference. ES: Well oh man. ES: Yeah. I just wish this had a bit more exposure down in the States. You've given a positive image of a Native American. You've said previously that you've worked with wood since you were "knee-high" and that it was something that came naturally to you. MP: Is this role already accepted or is it something you're considering? Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. If you do good things, good things will happen. There's not enough of us. MP: Well, you'll have to tell us about it because we've not seen it. That's who they should be chasing but they don't. E: Oh, that was the hardest time anyone ever had. get here?" Guide book STILL Was that difficult to achieve? Vincent Schilling, Akwesasne Mohawk, is the associate editor and senior correspondent at Indian Country Today who enjoys creating media, technology, comics, and movies. Either your adopted or your natural family? Okay . You were born in Inuvik? ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. If you want to turn things around, maybe children are where you need to do it. Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe were THE couple so they couldn't take away from them because that was the main interest. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS For example, the beginning of the movie in the woods Day-Lewis' shirt appears and disappears! It was like puppy love basically, this love scene they cut out. I know I: The scene on the mountain when you run to save Alice at the end you didn't wait for Hawkeye and your father, as per the book? But, take yourself. MP: Have you had any contact with her since filming LOTM? and.. of course they're not gonna care and they're gonna forget everything. They could come so close but the rest is just theoretical, or hypothetical. My birth name is Ray Dean Thrasher while my adopted legal name is Eric Kurt Schweig. When you do that you really have to commit. She was pretty nice, Jodhi's mom. Interviewing is something we hadn't done AMAZON.COM/LOTM STOREFRONT. He's a nice enough guy. But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. The Indians were ambushed by Russians. Suddenly, surprisingly, Alice gives a look to her sister and jumps off after him. MOHICANS Perhaps things were twisted by the editing of the interview. We have seen your work and it's beautiful. That's because people listen to them. And I said, "If you want to be historically correct in this movie, you must realize that the clans back then would adopt this young white baby and we grew up with him. Available - Free Downloads Only! 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