14 Jun 2002
Windtalkers
Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II because their spoken language was indecipherable to Japanese code breakers.
Navajo Blues
After police detective Nick Epps witnesses his partner's murder by the Mafia, he's forced enter the witness protection program and is placed on the Navajo Indian Reservation. He tries to settle into his new life, but danger seems to follow him as he becomes involved in a serial killer investigation. Before long, the Mafia tracks him down, and Nick is suddenly trapped between two violent worlds with little hope of escaping alive.
Top Billed Cast
Steven Bauer Nick Epps / John Cole
Irene Bedard Audrey Wyako
Charlotte Lewis Elizabeth Wyako
Ed O'Ross Not Lightning Struck
Tom Fridley Toby Jr.
Jack Bannon Captain Hansen
Michael Horse Begay
Billy Daydoge Grandfather Wyako
Israel Gonzales John
Heather Black Amy
Kenneth McCabe Kincaid
Addison Randall Quimbly
Tracy Todd Mayor Jenkins Secretary (uncredited)
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