The River
The River
Release: 1984-12-01
·Runtime: 122m
·★ 6.3
Drama
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Universal Pictures
Cast
Mel Gibson
as Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
as Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
as Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
as Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey
as Lewis Garvey
Don Hood
as Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
as Howard Simpson
Andy Stahl
as Dave Birkin
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Zemke
Amy Rydell
as Betty Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne
as Billy Gaumer
Charles Robinson
as Truck
Jim Antonio
as Dan Gaumer
David Hart
as Harley
Barry Primus
as Roy
Jack Starrett
as Swick
Crew
Mark Rydell
Director
Christopher Wilkinson
Second Unit Director
Paula Moody
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
Stunt Coordinator
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Mario Roberts
Stunts
Barry Primus
Casting Consultant
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Julian Barry
Screenplay
Jerry Ziesmer
First Assistant Director
Joseph Geisinger
Cableman
Steven Poster
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert Frazen
Assistant Editor
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Hector C. Gika
Sound Assistant
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Rick Avery
Stunts