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
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Scott Glenn
as Joe Wade
Charles Robinson
as Truck
Billy Green Bush
as Harve Stanley
Amy Rydell
as Betty Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne
as Billy Gaumer
Shane Bailey
as Lewis Garvey
Mel Gibson
as Tom Garvey
Barry Primus
as Roy
Don Hood
as Senator Neiswinder
Frank Hoyt Taylor
as Zemke
David Hart
as Harley
Jack Starrett
as Swick
Andy Stahl
as Dave Birkin
Sissy Spacek
as Mae Garvey
James Tolkan
as Howard Simpson
Jim Antonio
as Dan Gaumer
Crew
Julian Barry
Screenplay
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Robert Frazen
Assistant Editor
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Joseph Geisinger
Cableman
Hector C. Gika
Sound Assistant
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Rick Avery
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
Stunt Coordinator
Mario Roberts
Stunts
Barry Primus
Casting Consultant
Jerry Ziesmer
First Assistant Director
Mark Rydell
Director
Paula Moody
Stunts
Steven Poster
Second Unit Director of Photography
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Christopher Wilkinson
Second Unit Director
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting