Review of Smoke Signals (1998) by Deborah W — 04 Apr 2012

I love road trip movies. This movie has it all - community radio, fry bread, jar of coins, deserts, Airstreams..what else could Duncan want?

This review of Smoke Signals (1998) was written by Deborah W on 04 Apr 2012.

Smoke Signals has generally received positive reviews.

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