This week on GMTD, we have the incomparable Elissa Marcus here to talk about (according to IMDB “trivia”) one of the most obscure DCOMs of all time — Buffalo Dreams!
This movie is about a boy named Josh who moves to New Mexico with his science loving dad and “culinary anthropologist” mom. Josh is OBSESSED with biking (as is this movie) to the point we felt like the title should be called “Biking Dreams”. Josh teams up with Thomas, a Navajo boy who is single handedly in charge of a wild herd of Buffalo (where are the adults??) and the two of them go on a journey to accept one another, connect with nature, and of COURSE train Josh to win a bike race that determines the future of the Navajo’s sacred land… seems about white, er, right.
This movie surprised us in good and bad ways, but we’re pleased to report it isn’t as racially insensitive as we were prepared for. So have a blast and enjoyyyyy!
