It sounds like you've done good things with these kids and you'll probably never know the rewards of that in your lifetime. Please Note: This interview is the property of Mohican Press. Also the music by Daniel Lanois, a French-Canadian composer. This is "Eric Schweig Demo 2016" by Eric Schweig on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. So, while you guys were filming this did you have any sense of bonding? I am just concerned that whoever is doing it is pulling their weight. It will be cool because it will be the first time I'll be on a set and.. abstaining. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! There's absolutely no guarantee, but if I'm not doing anything MP: Well, I hate to say "great" that you're not working, but if you're not working it would be great if you could come. He is such an integral part of our favorite movie. What am I doing working in the movies? So, pretty soon, if you start looking inside yourself for GATHERINGS || EARLY in place of the word. Gorgeous Men. E: No, I don't think so at all. ES: Madeleine.. She was fine, you know. their heart.. and it's pretty wild to watch them do these kind of things.. We'll have them over for barbecues and things like that and I'll let them do improvisation with each other. But they didn't want to shave his hair, so they gave into us. It's cool, everything's cool. well, it's getting better, ES: After I left the Mohicans, I said, "I hope I never see him again." 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 MP: The vehicle that has placed you before the public eye is, of course, The Last of the Mohicans. MP: It looks real good. Was it just a kiss? MP: Uncas. MP: Do you recall any special problems that were presented by the rugged terrain that LOTM was filmed in? Does he realize war and violence do really take place, even though we are "not born to hate each other"? Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. That's who you have to focus on. I really like it and I love shopping there. life cycle. That was a pain in the ass, to say There was a real enthusiasm projected when discussing his masks. MP: Okay! Our impression of Eric Schweig was that he is gracious, friendly, humorous and sincere. There were so many locations. I. You're always poor. Eric Schweig makes for a dashing Joseph Brandt, the young Iroquois all the girls swoon over. In It's impossible to say. And I'm waiting to see if I can get the role of Joseph Stone, a cop who's been to Lebanon and all that. MP: The concept of art for art's sake is somewhere in there, but what is your main objective in recreating the spirit masks? It's too bad that I was born out of abuse, but you know, that's how most of us are. retrospect, how do you feel about the quality of that film? You downgrade, or downplay, other situations in a movie in order to boost you know, like it or not Madeleine Stowe and Daniel Day-Lewis were the stars in that and that's what He was ALWAYS doing that. If he is going to have all his hair there, then we should, too!" . or play a dulcimer, learn how to play a dulcimer. Unfortunately, people just eat that stuff up! impact, and it's art imitating life and vice versa. you know, and isn't psychotic. LINKS ES: Yep! Being brothers, we would be the same. I: Did you have to be really physically fit? He is not an enemy, but Hawkeye's half-brother, Uncas (Eric Schweig), likewise armed with a musket. It starts with the individual person. 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. Guide book STILL "ALL THESE CHARACTERS ARE BASED ON FICTION!". That's who they should be chasing but they don't. And I get with her. 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. And, I play a lot of guitar. They just. a lot of it was really dark but it was incredible. And so, it has to start with YOU. Who is Eric Schweig? It's all hard to fathom it goes against our grain. They were the two stars so they couldn't take the focus off of them. In fact, he stayed at that, not a chateau What's the name of that It is fun because you can do morally reprehensible shit and get away with it. Does he know that the six nations are of the Iroquois, and the Mohawks are one of the six? Does he? They don't have anybody to talk to and nobody to listen to them. We were in contact in regard to showcasing Eric's Inuit wood carvings here on our Site, not to discuss this or any other interview. edged sword because for one thing they kept the masks in really good shape. If they were good sticks .. it was kind of a bummer .. it would've been a better game. 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. He doesn't really think that just because an American Indian becomes a director that he will be able to craft a totally objective, and accurate, film? Thanks, Eric. Born on the 19th June, 1967, Inuvik, Canada FILMOGRAPHY 1990 : The Shaman's Source : Robert Crow 1992 : By Way of the Stars (TV) :. We have this image of . perpetual image of running around with battle axes and screaming and yelling .. and running around in loin cloths and hats. I play an Alaskan conservationist who comes to help him out, because the mining company starts poisoning all his wolves. Anyway, we were all downtown. What did you guys feel, or you personally, when you were filming those scenes? I have done bit parts in Bordertown and The Black Stallion. When you do that you really have to commit. And we have hired more Native journalists in the past year than any news organization and with your help we will continue to grow and create career paths for our people. rights, or land claims, or any of that, you have to start healing yourself. So, anything contemporary, it doesn't matter. and I get with her and we start scrapping about this and that and he shoots me dead. PATHFINDING || STOREFRONT || E: I had fun, really. MP: Another scene that may have been filmed but didn't make it in the final cut was when you were approaching the fort. ES: I guess I'll have to. I love jamming. Yeah, I love playing blues. You know .. they just did whatever they had to do. Does he know that, in fact, all these characters are not based on fiction? I was raised in the country so, you know, I didn't have any it didn't bother me in the least. 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. Cause they just kind of stuck us in this little part of the field, when in the 1700s there was a thousand guys on the damn field guys getting killed, bones being broken. People are treating kids like animals. Titel: 500 Nations - Die Geschichte der Indianer - Staffel 0 Folge 3 : Episode 3; Luftdatum: Renommierte Gste: Fernsehsender: CBS. Perhaps we are wrong. With the village? I walked the streets with holes in my shoes and I stood in line at soup kitchens. with us. MP: Where as a well made period piece, showing history as realistically as can be, is good. But this big uranium mining company finds out he has all this uranium on the property and they come to buy him out. ], MP: [Laughing!] MP: Is this role already accepted or is it something you're considering? E: Michael Mann was running around behind everyone in the editing room making them do it shouting, "What are you doing?". 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. He was just a guy. How would you compare the role to others you've played? Just a cop. Do you enjoy the stage? Russell or Daniel? Early life [ edit] Schweig was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. And the colors. the picture that was taken of this mask, the colors were a bit off. ES: I liked the ledge we were shooting on. MP: It is really scary to be a parent now. anti-anybody. I: Was there another person in your canoe one that wasn't scripted? ES: No, not really. Interview with Eric: All of this info came from an interview (my interview form) on May 2nd 2000. celebrity. I'd go in there and buy 50 CDs at a time. Would it be accurate to say you're attracted to the arts in general? Are you satisfied with the caliber and supply of Native acting talent these days? One of our problems is finding a voice and speaking up, speaking out really loud too, if you want to. MP: Are the original masks, the ones you are recreating are they in museums in Russia? Was that difficult to achieve? ADOPTION SPEECH DELIVERED BY ERIC SCHWEIG, An oldie, but goodie 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW. He headed to the big screen following his Broadway performances. In COLOR! It is a dramatic thriller, set in 1950s Montana, about two grandparents (Diane Lane and Kevin Costner) hoping to get their grandson back after the death of their son. You've given a positive image of a Native American. to see that kind of ugliness but it's the truth. E: No, I don't! Running 5 to 8 miles a day. Copyright ? The people at the music store said. when I said "Well, we're almost done here. 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. SCRIPT || It's retarded. What else? It's so big. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. LINKS If someone wants a reference like, "How was he to work with? We don't have all of the character actors that we need, we don't have bad guys, we don't have comedians, and we don't have the bodies to fill all of the positions. that would be upsetting, too. Or do you instead allow your own mood, your color preferences .. that sort of thing, to blend with tradition and then the result being a unique So, by the time Director: David Winning | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Tom Sizemore, Aleks Paunovic, Ami Dolenz 2. It is up front and it is brutally honest. Daniel Day-Lewis and Madeleine Stowe were THE couple so they couldn't take away from them because that was the main interest. MP: Would you describe yourself as a private person? SOUNDTRACK || All of our content is free. Eric Schweig is a Canadian actor of mixed Inuvialuk, Chippewa-Dene and German heritage. I: Was it all shot outdoors or were there any indoor shots, i.e., like the cabin scene? MP: How do feel about being cast in the real-life role of Indian activist? All three of us stood there with them. Mohican Press - ALL A GUEST AT THE GREAT MOHICAN GATHERING OF 1999. We've been asked to extend to you an invitation to the gathering on behalf of these people. There were also a few scenes cut out that should not have been. We trained with Colonel David Webster [pause] I think that was his last name. He's a nice enough guy. 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?" Things like that, you know, the time of day or whatever, but .. if you mean were we planning to strike up a business or something or go skydiving, or meet each other's family .. it was nothing mask each and every time? AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS Smokies, or that Uncas does indeed leave to rescue a daughter of Munro ahead of Hawkeye & Chingachgook in the novel. 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 . We invite your comments on our comments, or on the interview, on the [Laughs] He just happened to be But when Daniel walks into the Huron village he almost gets his brains knocked out. I think a lot of them are. MENUS! Want To Purchase One Of Eric's Videos? Year by year. E: Yes, to an extent! They would have liked to have seen that scene kept in or at least the relationship more developed, alongside Hawkeye and Cora's. The James Fenimore Cooper book was fiction! It's sort of, if you think about it, it kind of leaves the audience going, "How did all these guys ES: Oh, probably Tom & Huck. MP: What WAS filmed? MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! ES: Yeah, it's a drag man, our children usually wind up paying the price for society's sins. MP: Though we feel The Last of the Mohicans is your best film, certainly the most popular MP: I sense a certain dissatisfaction within you regarding that film. But you know, for what it's worth, Last of the Mohicans, it's a good movie. 1992 ERIC SCHWEIG INTERVIEW PLEASE NOTE: We originally ran this interview with Eric Schweig, and the commentary that follows, well over 3 years ago, but removed it after we had done our own with him (see: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW ). [laughs] There could have been a few more women. They do them and it comes right from If you do good things, good things will happen. MP: Have you had any contact with her since filming LOTM? A speech was given by actor-adoptee Eric Schweig on February 19, 1999 at the Vancouver Inner City Foster Care Conference. They had a pool and a waterfall. But Pierce Brosnan is barely bearable as Sir William Johnson, the tribe's self-anointed protector. That's good because anything that can you know what I'm into in? He was in good humor throughout. By the way, you did a play called The Cradle Will Fall. I thought it would stink! Why do you think Blackstone is so popular? STOREFRONT || Since we came upon, posted, and discussed the above interview, both here and on the WWW Board, we have had the good fortune to be able to talk with Eric Schweig directly. 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. MP: It seems sort of a bad time for a love scene anyway at that stage of the filming. ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. infringement! He interjects things, seemingly out of nowhere, which had little to do with the question, leading one to suspect there was an agenda waiting to spew forth. Or, at least wonder why he says it! They made me dive from one canoe to another. MP: True. It was probably him. But Russell Means (Chingachgook) said, "NO, I'm an Indian. E: Yes, we all did, but I like to do as many stunts as I can, except falling off the cliff, of course! They could either. because they'll wind up either dead or in jail. Sometimes on the set they have raunchy attitudes and I'd rather be away from it. So what was it like to work with Michael Mann? Over near Lake James. MP: You know, in some ways though, contemporary pieces are worse because they're filled with all sorts of horrors and things that wouldn't happen in a million years. And I'm a damn hand with a harmonica! ES: Yeah.it's a.. yeah. I now work with homeless people in Winnipeg, Manitobawe feed them and clothe them. And they did depict the "camp-followers" and "hangers-on" in a fairly realistic manner. There seems to be something simmering below the surface in much of what he has to say. So, no, not to me. MOVIE TITLE: The Last of the Mohicans. taken care of and respected and THAT is what makes them, keeps them wise. 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. Even so, it seems to us, one simply must dispute much of what he says. It looks like this interview was written very tongue in cheek, so don't take everything too seriously. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! To imply that Hollywood is still "sucking the blood" of the Indian is downright misleading. MP: As a follow-up to that many people who have seen the movie have been inspired to learn more about the period. These kids were so awesome, they just blew me away. I: Yes, it does. Twitter @VinceSchilling TikTok @VinceSchilling Email vschilling@indiancountrytoday.com he is also the opinions editor , to submit email: opinion@indiancountrytoday.com. Was the fort built for the film? have anything to do with carving. MP: Did you get closer to Jodhi May would you say, than to say, Madeleine Stowe? And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. what makes it fun to watch. ES: I got along with Russell. ES: Well oh man. One of the six and French, so that they could talk amongst themselves. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. Okay . You were born in Inuvik? Just a chance to. you can see it in them.. certain monologues that hit home with them. E: I caught that myself! E: I think it was a mix. He's intense, too, so it was fun to watch the play between him and Michael Mann. [Sad voice. It's pretty good. you see a lot of them come out of their time or was it just.. you know, "I'm just doing this"? He has said elsewhere that he credits his girlfriend Gail and his agent Deidre Sam with helping him in his recovery. Could you tell him Eric said "hello"? ES: No. How is he different from them? Do you have a message for these people? MP: Okay, many people are sincerely anxious to see you in more films. MOHICAN WWW BOARD. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! I keep trying to get people to get into acting so we have someone who can focus on just being a funny guy or a bad guy or a psycho or a love interest. ES: Yeah, they could have it's all politics. In COLOR! I: How did you feel about the battle scenes, especially the scenes when the deposed British troops are leaving the fort and the Hurons are waiting for them? there's such a thing as senility. Copyright 1997 - 2020 by Myself and a bunch of other Canadian actors went out there and played 9-hole golf in the ice. ES: Oh yeah, Lake James. Some people don't know whether to love him or hate him. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. MP: Why did you specifically choose the Inuit Spirit masks as the subject of your carvings? Eric Schweig The Missing Interview - YouTube 0:00 / 2:10 Eric Schweig The Missing Interview Ogichidaawi 414 subscribers 174K views 14 years ago Eric Schweig interview from The. ES: Yeah. MP: Do you see that on the other end of the spectrum too, with the elderly? No problem. I wish they wouldn't. He seems like a good guy. MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? I don't cut my hair for nobody!" Did you enjoy being in the midst of all that awesome scenery and wilderness?
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