The River (1984)
December 1, 1984Release Date
The River (1984)
December 1, 1984Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
Robert Dillon
Writer
Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley
Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley
Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke
Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer
Charles Robinson
Truck
Mark Rydell
Director
Julian Barry
Screenplay
Robert Dillon
Story / Screenplay
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Edward Lewis
Producer
Barry Primus
Casting Consultant
Robert Cortes
Producer
Sidney Levin
Editor
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Charles Rosen
Production Design
Norman Newberry
Art Direction
Jane Bogart
Set Decoration
Joe I. Tompkins
Costume Design
Terry Carr
Unit Production Manager
Brenda Todd
Makeup Artist
Lynn Del Kail
Hairstylist
Pete Altobelli
Assistant Makeup Artist
Christopher Wilkinson
Second Unit Director
Rick Avery
Stunts
Paula Moody
Stunts
Tom Elliott
Stunts
Mike De Luna
Stunts
Richard Epper
Stunts
Blair Burrows
Stunts
Clay Boss
Stunts
Jophery C. Brown
Stunts
Alan Gibbs
Stunt Coordinator
Harper Flaherty
Stunts
Johnny Hock
Stunts
Bennie Moore
Stunts
Branscombe Richmond
Stunts
Mario Roberts
Stunts
Spike Silver
Stunts
Mark Orrison
Stunts
Jerry Ziesmer
First Assistant Director
Robert Yannetti
Second Assistant Director
Tena Psyche Yatroussis
Second Assistant Director
Michael Gershman
Camera Operator
John J. Connor
Camera Operator
Michael McGowan
Camera Operator
David M. Ronne
Production Sound Mixer
Stuart A. Spohn
Gaffer
Dick Deats
Key Grip
Ken Pepiot
Special Effects Supervisor
Stan Parks
Special Effects Supervisor
Rick Sparr
Associate Editor
Kay Rose
Supervising Sound Editor
David F. Klassen
Set Designer
William Ladd Skinner
Set Designer
Nick Navarro
Set Designer
Sherman Labby
Production Illustrator
Donald Krafft
Leadman
Tim Donelan
Swing
John B. Schuyler
Boom Operator
Joseph Geisinger
Cableman
Michael Barrett
Electrician
Brent Poe
Electrician
Norman Ash
Electrician
James M. Sheppherd
Dolly Grip
Randy Woodside
Best Boy Electrician
Ted Varnadoe
Best Boy Electrician
Gregg Guellow
Best Boy Grip
Hank Sheppherd
Best Boy Grip
Thomas Love
Special Effects
William Maldonado
Construction Coordinator
Robert J. Visciglia Sr.
Property Master
Sonny Van Hecke
Assistant Property Master
Pamela Wise
Costumer
Darryl M. Athons
Costumer
Greg Hall
Costumer
Hugo Peña
Costumer
Betsy Norton
Script Supervisor
Joe O'Har
Location Manager
Steven Poster
Second Unit Director of Photography
Robert Frazen
Assistant Editor
Beau Barthel
Assistant Editor
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Victoria Rose Sampson
Sound Editor
Jerry Rosenthal
Sound Editor
Chester Slomka
Sound Editor
Jack Schrader
Sound Editor
Neil Burrow
Sound Editor
Larry Singer
ADR Editor
Hector C. Gika
Sound Assistant
Rod Rogers
Sound Assistant
Duke Brown
Apprentice Sound Editor
John Roesch
Foley Artist
Joan Rowe
Foley Artist
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Editor
Herbert W. Spencer
Orchestrator
Nick Alphin
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Thirlwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1984
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 2m
Content RatingPG
Budget$18,000,000
Box Office$11,500,000
Genres
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.