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  • 2002
  • Outrider Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2002
  • Outrider Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
The Business of Fancydancing

Summary A poetic story of growth, death and the choices that define us, The Business of Fancydancing reunites Spokane Reservation best friends Aristotle Joseph (Tagaban) and Seymour Polatkin (Adams) sixteen years after their high school graduation. (FallsApart Productions)

Directed By: Sherman Alexie

Written By: Sherman Alexie

  • 2002
  • Outrider Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m
  • 2002
  • Outrider Pictures
  • 1 h 43 m

The Business of Fancydancing

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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Summary A poetic story of growth, death and the choices that define us, The Business of Fancydancing reunites Spokane Reservation best friends Aristotle Joseph (Tagaban) and Seymour Polatkin (Adams) sixteen years after their high school graduation. (FallsApart Productions)

Directed By: Sherman Alexie

Written By: Sherman Alexie

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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36% Positive
4 Reviews
45% Mixed
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18% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 11 Critic Reviews
49
36% Positive
4 Reviews
45% Mixed
5 Reviews
18% Negative
2 Reviews

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A fervent assertion that an individual has the right to pursue his own path lies at the vibrant heart of The Business of Fancydancing.
By Kevin Thomas FULL REVIEW
67
The anger and betrayal hanging in the wake of shattered relationships and conflicted identities leave an admirable untidiness where most films would force resolution. There are no easy answers here, and it's not for lack of questions.
By Sean Axmaker FULL REVIEW
63
Shot in digital video, Fancydancing feels a bit like a racy after-school special. Performances are amateurishly uneven.
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60
Stalled character development in the second half of the pic reduces the impact of the whole.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
40
Seymour returns to the Spokane Indian Reservation after a 16-year absence for a friend's funeral. The predictable conflicts ensue, often in histrionic dialogue declaimed through clenched teeth.
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40
All too often, dramatic confrontations feel like barely dramatized debates.
By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW
38
The movie eventually chokes on its own pretensions.
By Elizabeth Weitzman FULL REVIEW

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Production Company FallsApart Productions
Release Date Oct 18, 2002
Duration 1 h 43 m
Genres
Tagline Sometimes going home is the hardest journey of all.
Website http://www.fallsapart.com/fancydancing
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Awards

L.A. Outfest
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Durango Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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