We were in Columbus, Georgia for about a month. That's why we had, sometimes, 15 or 16 hour days. E: Oh, yeah. All kids want to do now is rap, which is great and I understand when you turn 15 or 16 you want to express yourself. 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? It doesn't matter what kind of crooks they were! 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. I: You mentioned earlier about your hair. MP: As a follow-up to that many people who have seen the movie have been inspired to learn more about the period. We hung out with him a lot. It's so cheesy. Eric is certainly a personable, well-spoken & easy-to-talk-to person. If you do good things, good things will happen. get here?" They do them and it comes right from I: Was there another person in your canoe one that wasn't scripted? RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and Unfortunately, people just eat that stuff up! I'd go in there and buy 50 CDs at a time. To imply that Hollywood is still "sucking the blood" of the Indian is downright misleading. Well, I did in '92. We don't mean to be contrary to his every word, but it just seems like he was echoing sentiments he didn't really fully understand. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright You know, he hung out and he talked to . anybody. I love working with everyone on it. ES: Yeah, they could have it's all politics. Do you enjoy the stage? Eric Schweig was born in Inuvik, Canada, on 19 June 1967. I told Vern about that. You know. psychopaths running around. you know, and isn't psychotic. That's because people listen to them. ES: Yeah, absolutely. before it was a tad more difficult than we'd anticipated. effects - without our expressed, written permission, constitutes copyright They worked everybody like dogs, so that was the only beef anyone had. ES: Oh yeah. We had a really deep love scene in the cave and they cut that out completely. We, and certainly your fans, appreciate it. Did you ever feel like "us against them" or "we've got another obstacle to go through and we've got to watch out for each other"; or was MP: How about firing a musket. GATHERINGS || A war between blue coats and Indians. I encourage kids to do this now. Who is Eric Schweig? Interviewing is something we hadn't done They don't have anybody to talk to and nobody to listen to them. MP: That's about a hundred years or so. I: Now to the slew of questions! E: I got along with everybody! He was in good humor throughout. There are some we really WISH we asked. We're working on it. Early life [ edit] Schweig was born in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. COLLECTIBLES || I: Well, that explains that! Have you seen the movie? ES: Yes. ES: Yeah, that's. see, this is almost right on the money. ES: [Laughter] Yeah! The copy we were given is very poor, and was somewhat difficult to transcribe. A third manolder, earringed and wearing an indigo shirtappears to be after the two younger men, who pause to scope the object of their pursuit. This may be bad energy but it is energy nonetheless and that is power. when you do too much of anything too much alcohol too many drugs. COLLECTIBLES || How is he different from them? There's this woman Claudia who's the 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. ES: Let me think about that. But you know, for what it's worth, Last of the Mohicans, it's a good movie. And, hang out with my girlfriend. MP: True. ES: Yeah, they taught us how to pack the wadding and the powder and the ball and all that kind of stuff. You seem to be down on period pieces because they cast Indians in loin cloths and stuff like that. And that works to create a well-rounded villain. I: Firstly, I have to say that I enjoyed your role in Mohicans very much and I thought the film was excellent! Just a cop. Hollywood for many years, echoed public perception and stereotyped the culture. It was huge. It's retarded. Guide book STILL 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. I like walking with my gun and my dogs in the woods near here. seen any film maker come up with. Should a dark Italian be cast as a blue-eyed Swede? All of this stuff is a direct connection between that and Blackstone and a lot of these topics come up in Blackstone. You know what? I don't just talk about it, I do it. What's he like on the set?" MP: Please correct me if I'm getting the wrong assumptions here. Copyright 1997 - 2020 by She wasn't as inward. 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? So, gradually it will get better and .. we won't be so misunderstood and maligned. So, by the time Basic description does not do this moment justice. Out of all the scenes that you did, what was the most difficult? MP: Where as a well made period piece, showing history as realistically as can be, is good. I didn't do a lot of talking. It is up front and it is brutally honest. MESSAGE BOARD, STOREFRONTS! MP: Okay. 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. MP: Are the original masks, the ones you are recreating are they in museums in Russia? So, that's good to see. The Cliff Trails. In the past, a hundred years ago, we would watch our toddlers, and what they had predisposition for doing. Indians from all over the country, Canada just everywhere. LINKS Massive games; twice the size of a football field and we are, 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. I know ES: First of all, sober as a judge. STOREFRONT || If you cultivate that, when he is 30 years old he would be the best possible asset for his community. It's sad whenever kids have an abusive childhood. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! MP: Cast as the Indian all the time, but you'd prefer to be offered a role because you're a good actor? Has Eric ever heard of "running the gauntlet"? Guide book STILL If someone wants a reference like, "How was he to work with? I started volunteering with Resource Assistance for YouthRaY Inc., and and they hired me to work with them. And I get with her. MP: We've heard about those. That was a pain in the ass, to say I had read up on it a little bit and I told him what had happened, what was going on, and naturally, he knew. Is there anything that you are aware of any possibilities on the horizon that they can look forward to? MP: You feel like it left something undone in the relationship by cutting out the scene? PART 2: ERIC SCHWEIG: AN INTERVIEW MP: Okay, well.. aside from the masks, which will obviously be going to take a lot of your time and focus are you still pursuing your acting career? Certainly, we have a new found appreciation for interviewers! It was probably him. But that was a superb scene! 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. They reminded me of me. You need an Indian to play an Indian and you need a Frenchman to play a Frenchman if you want a realistic looking movie. And we didn't finish till, I don't know, 11, 12 something like that, anyway. 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. I haven't seen him in a bit, but I like to hang out with him once in a while but, that's about it. [Sad voice. So I told everybody from the beginning. Gees, about time!!! Although at one point they wanted to shave everybody's hair off. I was homeless when I was a kid. Please do not reproduce it, in any form, without our permission. In fact, he stayed at that, not a chateau What's the name of that Fortunately, we have the type of material that forces you to be into it and serious, otherwise you would just come across as phony. AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS I didn't see a hell of a lot of women in that movie. Eric Schweig The Missing Interview. You have to have some sort of sympathy or empathy for villains like otherwise. there. 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. went to a school to speak in Denver. The girls would have been scared of everything! They haven't solved it. Personal use on your own home PC is permissible! It was a really good script and a good concept. I: The dialects in Mohicans what are they? He is not an enemy, but Hawkeye's half-brother, Uncas (Eric Schweig), likewise armed with a musket. MP: Do you have any relationship with your family? And I have to say that out of all the cast members, I think you gave a fine performance and we wanted to interview you primarily. It is hard to do this if someone is not interested in itmind, body and soul. You've known him as Uncas. We should be running around and, . not running around.. but we should be in, you know, suits.. like everybody else. in normal clothes. But we took care of them! You know.. just in town here, right beside the baseball field.. and this is a small town, there's about 10,000 people. right beside the ball field, this young girl, about a year and E: I think it was a mix. ES: Well, no. In playing this character I can appreciate the other side and I can pull my own weight on the show. So, the more contemporary films we can do and be allowed to be a part of society and society's subconscious, then the better it will be. 1997 - 2020 by the answers, and everybody does that well, basically as human beings we know the difference between right and wrong. That's what these guys do in the movies. And he has a niece who gets murdered in the city and the police hire him to come to the city to help out. for the running and other activities. ES: After I left the Mohicans, I said, "I hope I never see him again." 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? Guide book STILL So, by the time of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. the least. Besides that, he's a pretty private person. And I just like the idea of, like I said before [in a previous conversation], reaching back into time and duplicating the mask and taking them back from the people who stole I don't think. Most of the time I was either standing or running. I was adopted at six months of age. But we are running out of actors and we need new blood. It was incredible. 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. You can't put some little guy next to someone like Daniel Day-Lewis. The ramifications and issues surrounding interracial/cultural adoption are, 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. We were shooting [?? And they put in all kinds of unnatural fears into kids' minds, or potentially can. them in the first place. Can you turn it into a greater good by reaching out to those kids? of the interview, we felt comfortable with him, and he with us. He's the guy that showed us how to ES: Yeah, I realize it was about the French and Indian Wars, but if they had focused more on the family ties that are involved with the Indian people that lived in that area, it would have hit home a lot harder. [Laughs] In case people liked ours better! They employed 250 carpenters and they smacked it all up. We have them back and now we can take care of them. The following interview with Eric Schweig was conducted, via telephone, on February 1 and 2, 1998. But it's good for them because they have so much to offer, these kids, and some of They found around 300 copperhead snakes and it took quite awhile to build the thing. It would have been really cool if they had made it a little more sprawling. different states and different coliseums .. and they're harmless! shit and it makes me nuts. them to do. PATHFINDING || E: Yes, it was. The Indians were ambushed by Russians. Now, it is possible that there was more to the interview than that which made it to print. It will be cool because it will be the first time I'll be on a set and.. abstaining. Right THERE! What sort of career advice do you have for kids interested in acting? And so, it has to start with YOU. . You see a lot of people, like I was telling Gail the other day, you see the PMRC , the Parents Music Resource Center, and Tipper Gore and her butt head husband and they're running around bands like Marilyn Manson, and they're banning them from He doesn't speak any English so it was hard to, it's hard to color a picture if you only have one color crayon. MP: Throughout the film there is featured some terrific landscapes. You know Wes Studi's got his own film company and he's doing . [Wardancer Film Group] These kids were so awesome, they just blew me away. I thought I was forgotten, apparently not. I don't use it. He kicked off his acting career in 1985 as a cast member of the theatrical show, The Cradle Will Fall, produced at the Actor's Lab by the Theatre of Change. The James Fenimore Cooper book was fiction! They scratched the money together and made T-shirts. [Laughs] He was just SOUNDTRACK || 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. If there was a young boy who could not keep his hands off his father's or uncles' hunting implements and then he whined when they went out hunting, chances were that thats what he wanted to do. That's one of the nicest small towns I've ever been in. You should do a mask. ES: Yes. I wouldn't An anger at how history has unfolded itself. couple of days we had it down to 20 or 30 seconds. He also creates his own designs and concepts. 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? Join Stevie, comedic director "Steelbird" and his "assistant" real life movie star Eric Schweig as they present these incredible live performances, in-depth artist interviews and hilarious comedic backstage antics with featured artists. Eric was forthcoming and, we believe, candid in his responses; gracious, and willing to discuss everything we asked. A speech was given by actor-adoptee Eric Schweig on February 19, 1999 at the Vancouver Inner City Foster Care Conference. COURIER || What was the most trying on you personally? ES: Well, the doors are opening now. I: When the movie first premiered, did you think it would be such a hit as it has been? AMERICAN HISTORICAL SIMULATIONS. ES: If I'm not working, yep! 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." 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! Apparently they're shooting in Washington State. ES: I got along with Russell. like that. "Please don't release this in English!". Accessibility or. ES: Yeah, they were plowing, they had to use bulldozers to get out to some of the sets, and 4 x 4s. ES: Yeah. It was an alternative school for troubled teens who couldn't cope with a regular school curriculum so they booted them all out and put them all in a big building. I spent thousands of dollars at the Asheville Mall. Hollywood will flog it to death. MP: A lot of people have been coming to our web site and checking out your masks. [Laughter] "Hold on! MP: Why did you specifically choose the Inuit Spirit masks as the subject of your carvings? In regards to the entire star system and awards systemI don't care who has won what or who has done this or that or the other thing. Over near Lake James. He is corrupt and if he can't get what he wants done one way, he'll get it done another. think I'd hesitate. E: I would go on and on about the things that were wrong in the movie. I: Well, I've learned a lot today from you and I really thank you for all the time you've given me. Eric Schweig. But I did a thing recently called Broken Chain, and I'll use that as a reference. If he is going to have all his hair there, then we should, too!" In COLOR! ES: No, not when I was there. All of our content is free. Each mask represented various animals and they contained a lot something good there. MP: And if the opportunity arose, and it was a role you liked, would you work with him again? It's not in the middle of downtown San Francisco where they ES: Oh, that took all night. I: And I presume the Hurons were speaking French? MP: Did you get closer to Jodhi May would you say, than to say, Madeleine Stowe? understanding of who Eric is. They were in the islands? As a former foster child himself, he knows all too well the obstacles that youth can face when growing up in care. And they wanted us to have shaved heads. But, nobody went to work. MOHICAN PRESS I: So you made the movie in Richmond: now what? I: Do you think European women would have been able to stand such a life style? Thanks, Eric. Not to portray these times would be to "twist" history. passionate, heartfelt, and poignantly expressed. E: There was a lot of gratuitous violence in the movie and it could have been cut out. Tell us about Andy Fraser, the character you're playing. But when someone shouts at me, I shout back! No one wants to see this all the time. What we'd like to start with is for you to paint a picture of who you feel you are for us. He can do a lot of stuff with his looks. it's burnt out. He was somewhat reticent, probably because of the time lapse, about All of this helps a lot in my performance. But I've got another offer in Russia, in a production called The Wolves, starting at the end of the month. Why do you think Blackstone is so popular? We find the content startling in several regards, and will comment, at length, following the conclusion of the interview. Interview with Eric: All of this info came from an interview (my interview form) on May 2nd 2000. celebrity. ES: Oh, probably Tom & Huck. I like to hang out with my friends. Regarding Vern 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. He's a nice guy. And you know, most of them are but where most of them will do 3 or 4 takes of something, whether it's a close up or an establishing shot he'll take 12 [laughs] . or 13. It starts with the individual person. She was pretty nice, Jodhi's mom. As expected, we found ourselves liking him a great deal, and we quickly came to a mutually agreeable arrangement for displaying his work. I think if ANY Indian actor is going to use their profession, acting, as a forum it should be to advocate things like what happens to you Both musical pieces heard during this interview are by Tudjaat, MP: And as opposed to what you do .. acting . doesn't that put you in the spotlight? I guess it worked out. ES: I like playing bad guys. [Laughs] They're not making Spaghetti Westerns. There seems to be something simmering below the surface in much of what he has to say. MP: As far as roles go; is there any particular type of film you would like.. or any particular character you would want to play? films. E: The only stage shot was the waterfall and the cave. 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 Eric Schweig in War Of The Worlds - Dust To Dust (1989) morakina23 64K views 11 years ago A Millennial Job Interview Dream Reach Media 12M views 4 years ago What It Takes To Be A Good Leader:. MP: OK, take all the movies you've been in if you could only be in one of them again, which one would it be? Even so, it seems to us, one simply must dispute much of what he says. We're just dressed in, you know, regular garb and doing things that other people do, and they're timely. E: The terrific points about the movie was the cinematography on the locations and the costumes. We won't have a leg to stand on Should you instead be seen simply as an individual who has chosen acting as a profession? I believe you have been growing it for eight years? I'm busy!". ES: Yeah, Asheville's really nice. Rather spontaneously, a gathering of LOTM fans has been planned. He was just all work, then go home. People in New Zealand are getting this program but people in Seattle can't watch it. ES: Yeah. You know what? ES: Well, we did boycott the set one day because all the extras were getting shit on. We wish him a lot of success in all his endeavors and thank him for taking the time to speak Previous to this "formal" interview, we had had several long conversations with Eric, focusing primarily on his hand carved Inuit masks. You were cut by a Huron. MP: Supposedly.. Uncas was. E: Yes, with the Indians. They could come so close but the rest is just theoretical, or hypothetical. Zusammenfassung: An interview with the director of the series. This is to be shot in Vancouver, if it all happens. 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. I: Have you seen the whole film unedited? RIGHTS RESERVED - Use of material elsewhere - including text, images, and MP: Is this role already accepted or is it something you're considering? I: Do you think it's promoting your career in the way you would like it to? Things got ugly sometimes and I don't sit around like some of these lap dogs. 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. It was hot and it was annoying because Michael wanted to .. you know, like I said before.take after take. A little better, though. He headed to the big screen following his Broadway performances. Just throw out a couple of opinions on working with her. Nobody knows EXACTLY what went on. MP: So, on the set then, he would just do a scene and then go off by himself? MP: Is that the movie with a band of Cheyenne Dog Soldiers hidden out in the mountains somewhere in modern times? So what if the film was not shot in the I work with sex trade workers and I try to hook them up with agencies that can help them. It would be like a culture shock when Indians move into the city. But it was us, except going over the waterfalls. ES: Well, that's hard to say because mostly all I did was run. Their living conditions were bad, like one loo [bathroom] for 400 guys. Ava Burnett. It's a DAMN sight better than movies they had in the 50s. 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. Running 5 to 8 miles a day. In COLOR! I think, anyway. The scenes the way it was shot. Sitting out there in a big flotilla and it was really windy. I'd take a picture of every one of them, too! E: I don't know maybe I was the right height! I don't know what Russell's up to. E: No, I didn't. You've given a positive image of a Native American. No one really knows, it should have gone in there Hopefully, it will be on the extended version when it's on video. For example, the beginning of the movie in the woods Day-Lewis' shirt appears and disappears! It wasn't too heavy. And that's not the way it's supposed to be. Just go ahead and tell me how you feel about that. E: I don't mix with other actors. MP: Well, a lot of people feel put out! But this big uranium mining company finds out he has all this uranium on the property and they come to buy him out. So, no, not to me. HISTORY || Blackstone Season 2 - "Eric Schweig interviews Andrea Menard" - YouTube For exclusive content visit: www.blackstonetheseries.com For exclusive content visit: www.blackstonetheseries.com. Guide book STILL scripted, which was more than "puppy love". ES: Yeah, start sending out pamphlets to customs [Laughs], just to tell them . MP: Okay. Anyway, we were all downtown. It doesn't matter what tribe we are from, what color we are, or what socioeconomic background we come fromand usually it is pretty shitty in Indian country. ES: There's one. Or was it a sex scene? Perhaps we are wrong. Does he realize that all history is written from a viewpoint? That and the part where Alice jumps from the cliff are some of the finest in the film! So, pretty soon, if you start looking inside yourself for So, by the time And try to teach them to watch out for the warning signs. Not necessarily on a compassionate level because I wouldn't describe Andy Fraser as a compassionate character. Historical films will always be. It's also the truth that you have to do something about it. . or play a dulcimer, learn how to play a dulcimer. Just HUGE games. MP: I hate to tell you this but it's supposed to be released over here, real soon, in English.
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