The River (1984)
December 1, 1984Release Date
The River (1984)
December 1, 1984Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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Cast & Crew.
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
Mark Rydell
Director
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
Robert Dillon
Writer
Robert Dillon
Writer
Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley
Julian Barry
Writer
Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke
Robert Cortes
Producer
Edward Lewis
Producer
Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer
John Williams
Composer
Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Cinematographer
Charles Robinson
Truck
Sidney Levin
Editor
Ivan Green
Smoot
Desmond Couch
Wilderfoot
Lynn Stalmaster
CastingDirector
Charles G. Riddle
Youngdall
Charles Rosen
ProductionDesigner
Jim Antonio
Dan Gaumer
David Hart
Harley
Barry Primus
Roy / Casting Consultant
Mark Erickson
Baines
Jack Starrett
Swick
Dean Whitworth
Doctor
Chuck Hanson
Fat Man
Ira M. Quillen II
TV Weatherman
Matt Bearson
First Employee
Timothy Shadden
Second Employee
Elizabeth Lane
Secretary
Gary Gershaw
Drifter
Christopher Wilkinson
Second Unit Director
Richard Epper
Stunts
Blair Burrows
Stunts
Paula Moody
Stunts
Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Bennie Moore
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
Stunt Coordinator
Spike Silver
Stunts
Mark Orrison
Stunts
Tom Elliott
Stunts
Mario Roberts
Stunts
Clay Boss
Stunts
Harper Flaherty
Stunts
Mike De Luna
Stunts
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Terry Carr
Unit Production Manager
Jane Bogart
Set Decoration
Brenda Todd
Makeup Artist
Lynn Del Kail
Hairstylist
Pete Altobelli
Assistant Makeup Artist
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Norman Newberry
Art Direction
John J. Connor
Camera Operator
Stuart A. Spohn
Gaffer
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
Donald Krafft
Leadman
Dick Deats
Key Grip
Jerry Ziesmer
First Assistant Director
William Ladd Skinner
Set Designer
Nick Navarro
Set Designer
Robert Yannetti
Second Assistant Director
Tena Psyche Yatroussis
Second Assistant Director
David M. Ronne
Production Sound Mixer
Michael McGowan
Camera Operator
Stan Parks
Special Effects Supervisor
Rick Sparr
Associate Editor
David F. Klassen
Set Designer
Sherman Labby
Production Illustrator
Michael Gershman
Camera Operator
Ken Pepiot
Special Effects Supervisor
Pamela Wise
Costumer
Greg Hall
Costumer
Betsy Norton
Script Supervisor
Victoria Sampson
Sound Editor
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Editor
Duke Brown
Apprentice Sound Editor
Joseph Geisinger
Cableman
Michael Barrett
Electrician
Beau Barthel
Assistant Editor
Hector C. Gika
Sound Assistant
John B. Schuyler
Boom Operator
Randy Woodside
Best Boy Electrician
Hank Sheppherd
Best Boy Grip
Darryl M. Athons
Costumer
Robert Frazen
Assistant Editor
Neil Burrow
Sound Editor
Rod Rogers
Sound Assistant
Ted Varnadoe
Best Boy Electrician
Steven Poster
Second Unit Director of Photography
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Joe O'Har
Location Manager
Norman Ash
Electrician
James M. Sheppherd
Dolly Grip
Sonny Van Hecke
Assistant Property Master
Chester Slomka
Sound Editor
Jack Schrader
Sound Editor
Larry Singer
ADR Editor
Robert Thirlwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Donelan
Swing
Brent Poe
Electrician
Gregg Guellow
Best Boy Grip
Thomas Love
Special Effects
William Maldonado
Construction Coordinator
Hugo Peña
Costumer
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 2m
Content RatingPG
Budget$18,000,000
Box Office$11,500,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
The River is a 1984 American drama film directed by Mark Rydell, written by Robert Dillon and Julian Barry, and starring Sissy Spacek, Mel Gibson, and Scott Glenn. The film tells the story of a struggling farm family in the Tennessee valley trying to keep its farm from going under in the face of bank foreclosures and floods. The father faces the dilemma of having to work as a strikebreaker in a steel mill to keep his family farm from foreclosure. It was based on the true story of farmers who unknowingly took jobs as strikebreakers at a steel mill after their crops had been destroyed by rain.
The River was theatrically released on December 19, 1984, by Universal Pictures. It received mixed reviews, with critics praising Spacek's performance and the cinematography, but criticizing the screenplay, execution, and Gibson's performance, whom many considered to have been miscast. It was a box office failure, grossing only $11.5 million against an $18 million budget. Despite that, it received four nominations at the 57th Academy Awards; Best Actress (for Spacek), Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Cinematography, and won the Special Achievement Award.