6404 A somewhat interesting document of Lewis and Clark's journey out west. Egged on by Thomas Jefferson, the 2 discovered and mapped out the west, helping to shape the United States. Good acting by the two leads, but will turn people off by the very odd stereotyping of indians and blacks (yeah yeah, you say, but indians were treated as such during that time. Well, then, were blacks acting like that too?) Other then that point, quite historical for people who just thought Lewis And Clark was a TV show about Superman in the 1990's. (does not star Dean Cain) Spuzz 2003-09-25 19:08:09 2003-09-25 19:08:09 3 14411 A pretty good retelling of the Lewis and Clark expedition. There is some mild stereotyping, but the treatment of Sacajawea makes me cringe. The two principal actors are good; some of the others in the ensemble are not. The actor who (briefly, thank goodness) plays "Paddy" is particularly bad. Mention has been made that the black character is stereotyped. I disagree. The actor appears very briefly and delivers his one, innocuous line rather poorly making him look bad. The treatment of Sacajawea is another story. Her abuse may be accurate and occurs offscreen, but it is disturbing nonetheless. We meet her as the wife of Charbonneau, a frenchman who rescued her from a tribe who abducted her. She was property to them and apparently not much more than that to her French husband. Lewis and Clark comment that she bears the marks of Charbonneau's beatings. His response? "Well...I have my shortcomings." Ouch! They later discover that Sacajawea is related to Indian royalty, but she still is "only a squaw." At one point, L&C refer to Charbonneau as "Squawman." Otherwise, this film plays like a very brief 50s TV western. It moves rather quickly and is quite interesting. Decent, But Beware Film Fan 2004-06-06 05:32:12 2004-06-06 05:32:12 3 I am a historian of the American West and I love this movie. Not because it is historically accurate or anything--it isn't--but because it is so wonderfully cheesy. I blogged about it here: http://northwesthistory.blogspot.com/2007/08/lewis-and-clark-showdown-part-1.html I Love this Movie! Larry Cebula 2009-05-28 00:51:58 2009-05-28 00:51:58 5 3 3.67