The Coyote Road was a 1990 neo-western film written by Sam Kneuppe.
As it was set in the 19th century, Faction Hollywood leader Michael Brookhaven wired the entire movie into that time period's causal nexus, leading to religious visions among Native Americans (PROSE: "Brookhaven's Follies" [+]Part of The Book of the War, Loading...{"namedep":"Brookhaven's Follies","1":"The Book of the War (novel)"}) including Wovoka, who witnessed a trailer for the film during a solar eclipse on 1 January 1888.
The film's soundtrack won an Academy Award. (PROSE: "Wovoka" [+]Part of The Book of the War, Loading...{"namedep":"Wovoka","1":"The Book of the War (novel)"})
Brookhaven was credited on the film as supervising producer and technical adviser. (PROSE: "Brookhaven: A Filmography" [+]Part of The Book of the War, Loading...{"namedep":"Brookhaven: A Filmography","1":"The Book of the War (novel)"})
Behind the scenes
- The Coyote Road is a reference to the real-world film Dances with Wolves, which was released in 1990 and won seven Academy Awards, including Best Original Score.