The River Wild

The River Wild

Director: Curtis Hanson Cast: Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
, Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
, David Strathairn
David Strathairn
, Joseph Mazzello
Joseph Mazzello
Curtis Hanson
The River Wild

The River Wild

Director: Curtis Hanson Cast: Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
, Kevin Bacon
Kevin Bacon
, David Strathairn
David Strathairn
, Joseph Mazzello
Joseph Mazzello
Curtis Hanson

DVD (Wide Screen)

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Overview

"In a change-of-pace role designed to prove that she could carry high-concept genre films as well as character-driven dramas, Meryl Streep headlined this fast-paced adventure as Gail, a white-water rafting guide. For a vacation, Gail is accompanying her son, Roarke (Joseph Mazzello), and workaholic husband Tom, (David Strathairn), on a river trip. Gail and Tom are experiencing marital troubles and contemplating divorce, but their problems take a back seat when they encounter some menacing rafters led by Wade (Kevin Bacon). After Tom saves Wade from drowning, they discover that the men are murderous fugitives using the river as an escape route. Kidnapped by the killers, Gail is forced to leave her husband stranded onshore and guide the villains through the ""Gauntlet,"" a raging confluence of rivers that few rafters ever survive. Meanwhile, Tom proves to be wilier than anyone suspected, following the raft on foot and plotting his family's rescue. Following a quartet of popular B-grade thrillers, director Curtis Hanson attempted to break partially out of the genre with The River Wild, which, despite the presence of a psycho killer, played as more a stunt-filled action movie than a murder mystery."

Product Details

Release Date: 12/10/1997
UPC: 0025192004322
Original Release: 1994
Rating: PG-13
Source: UNIVERSAL STUDIOS
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [Wide Screen]
Sound: [Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround, Dolby Digital Surround]
Language: English
Time: 1:52:00
Sales rank: 3,136

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Meryl Streep Gail
Kevin Bacon Wade
David Strathairn Tom
Joseph Mazzello Roarke
John C. Reilly Terry
Benjamin Bratt Ranger Johnny
Victor H. Galloway Gail's Father,Gail's Father
Elizabeth Hoffman Gail's Mother
William Lucking Frank
Stephanie Sawyer Willa
Diane Delano Ranger
Thomas F. Duffy Ranger
Paul Cantelon Violinist
Glenn Morshower Policeman
Curtis Hanson Actor
Nancy Klopper Actor
Jerry Goldsmith Composer

Technical Credits
Curtis Hanson Director
Roy Arbogast Special Effects,Special Effects
David Foster Producer
Ray Hartwick Executive Producer,Executive Producer,Producer,Producer
Ilona Herzberg Executive Producer,Producer
Max Kleven Stunts
Nancy Klopper Casting
Lawrence Turman Producer
Denis O'Neill Screenwriter
Billy Bates Stunts
Anna Behlmer Sound Effects
Chris Dawson Special Effects
David Boulton Sound Effects
Charles L. Campbell Sound Effects
Louis L. Edemann Sound Effects
Kirk Francis Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Ray Brown Special Effects
Bruce Evans Screenwriter
Ray Gideon Screenwriter
Tony Epper Stunts
Ivan Sharrock Sound/Sound Designer
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