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Cane Fire

Cane Fire (2020)★ 7.2/10

US · 90 min · May 28, 2020

  • Documentary

Directed by: Anthony Banua-Simon

Written by: Anthony Banua-Simon, Michael Vass

Cane Fire examines the past and present of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, interweaving four generations of family history, numerous Hollywood productions, and troves of found footage to create a kaleidoscopic portrait of the economic and cultural forces that have cast Indigenous and working-class residents as "extras" in their own story.

Directed by

Anthony Banua-Simon

Written by

Anthony Banua-SimonMichael Vass

Cast & crew

John AllenMan with yellow lei in Seven (archiveFootage)Bam BamBus Driver in Dinocroc vs. Supergator (archiveFootage)Anthony Banua-SimonSelfLex BarkerDr. Jim Ransom in Jungle Heat (archiveFootage)Henry BermoySelfJoan BlackmanMaile Duval in Blue Hawaii (archiveFootage)Mari BlanchardAnn McRae in Jungle Heat (archiveFootage)Pierce BrosnanSelf (archiveFootage)Alfred CastilloSelfBing CrosbyTony Marvin in Waikiki Wedding (archiveFootage)Chad DealSelfGlenn DixonFelix Agung in Jungle Heat (archiveFootage)Mike FayeSelfHarold FongCoyama in Diamond Head (archiveFootage)Beverly GarlandMax MacKenzie in Naked Paradise (archiveFootage)Pamela GreenSelfJuanita HallBloody Mary in South Pacific (archiveFootage)Christipher JoyT.K. in Seven (archiveFootage)Pua KaholokulaWaitress in Six Days, Seven Nights (archiveFootage)Howard KeelHazard Endicott in Pagan Love Song (archiveFootage)John KerrLt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific (archiveFootage)Glenn LanganRoger McRae in Jungle Heat (archiveFootage)Suzanna LeighJudy Hudson in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (archiveFootage)Ke'ala LopezSelfMona MarisFraulein Lolita in Seas Beneath (archiveFootage)Yvette MimieuxSloane Howland in Diamond Head (archiveFootage)Ricardo MontalbanMr. Roarke in Fantasy Island (archiveFootage)Julie ParrishJoanna in Paradise, Hawaiian Style (archiveFootage)Tamie SheffieldTour Guide in Dinocroc vs. Supergator (archiveFootage)Poppy ShellElvis Fan in Dinocroc vs. Supergator (archiveFootage)Nadia TrocheWaitress in Piranhaconda (archiveFootage)Nancy WaltersAbigail Prentice in Blue Hawaii (archiveFootage)Lois WeberSelf (archiveFootage)James WesterfieldHarvey Mathews in Jungle Heat (archiveFootage)Esther WilliamsMimi Bennett in Pagan Love Song (archiveFootage)Roland WintersFred Gates in Blue Hawaii (archiveFootage)Soo YongMrs. Namaka in Big Jim McLain (archiveFootage)Danny Hashimotowedding scene boy in Blue Hawaii (uncredited)