In 2011’s Yellow Rock, broken man Tom Hanner (Michael Biehn) is hired by sinister Max Dietrich (James Russo) to find his brother and nephew, who disappeared trapping near sacred grounds of the Black Paw tribe.
Elegantly produced on a tiny budget and inspired by 1990’s Dances With Wolves, this twist on 1948’s The Treasure of the Sierra Madre focuses on the Indians as much as the invaders, and features an excellent Indian cast, including Michael Spears, Otter from Dances With Wolves.
Henry C. Parke is a screenwriter based in Los Angeles, California, who blogs about Western movies, TV, radio and print news: HenrysWesternRoundup.Blogspot.com
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