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Mel Gibson | ... |
Tom Garvey
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Sissy Spacek | ... |
Mae Garvey
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Shane Bailey | ... |
Lewis Garvey
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Becky Jo Lynch | ... |
Beth Garvey
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Scott Glenn | ... |
Joe Wade
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Don Hood | ... |
Senator Neiswinder
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Billy Green Bush | ... |
Harve Stanley
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James Tolkan | ... |
Howard Simpson
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Bob W. Douglas | ... |
Hal Richardson
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Andy Stahl | ... |
Dave Birkin
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Lisa Sloan | ... |
Judy Birkin
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Larry D. Ferrell | ... |
Rod Tessley
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Susie Toomey | ... |
Sally Tessley
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Kelly Toomey | ... |
Lisa Tessley
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Frank Hoyt Taylor | ... |
Zemke
(as Frank Taylor)
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Ivan Green | ... |
Smoot
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Desmond Couch | ... |
Wilderfoot
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Charles G. Riddle | ... |
Youngdall
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Jim Antonio | ... |
Dan Gaumer
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Samuel Scott Osborne | ... |
Billy Gaumer
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Amy Rydell | ... |
Betty Gaumer
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David Hart | ... |
Harley
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Barry Primus | ... |
Roy
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Mark Erickson | ... |
Baines
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Jack Starrett | ... |
Swick
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Charles Robinson | ... |
Truck
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Dean Whitworth | ... |
Doctor
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Chuck Hanson | ... |
Fat Man
(as Charles S. Hanson)
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Ira M. Quillen II | ... |
TV Weatherman
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Matt Bearson | ... |
First Employee
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Timothy Shadden | ... |
Second Employee
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Elizabeth Lane | ... |
Secretary
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Gary Gershaw | ... |
Drifter
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Directed by
Mark Rydell |
Written by
Robert Dillon | ... | (story) |
Robert Dillon | ... | (screenplay) and |
Julian Barry | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
Robert Cortes | ... | producer |
Edward Lewis | ... | producer |
Music by
John Williams |
Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Sidney Levin |
Editorial Department
Beau Barthel | ... | assistant film editor |
Donah Bassett | ... | negative cutter |
Robert Frazen | ... | assistant film editor |
Aubrey Head | ... | color timer |
Karen Kory | ... | apprentice film editor |
Stephen R. Myers | ... | apprentice film editor |
Rick Sparr | ... | associate film editor |
Casting By
Lynn Stalmaster |
Production Design by
Charles Rosen |
Art Direction by
Norman Newberry |
Set Decoration by
Jane Bogart |
Costume Design by
Joe I. Tompkins |
Makeup Department
Pete Altobelli | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Lynn Del Kail | ... | hair stylist |
Brenda Todd | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Terry Carr | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Bearson | ... | dga trainee |
Christopher Wilkinson | ... | second unit director (as Chris Wilkinson) |
Robert Yannetti | ... | second assistant director |
Tena Psyche Yatroussis | ... | second assistant director |
Jerry Ziesmer | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
Jimmy Day | ... | carpenter foreman |
Tim Donelan | ... | swing gang |
David F. Klassen | ... | set designer |
Donald Krafft | ... | lead man |
Sherman Labby | ... | production illustrator |
William Maldonado | ... | construction coordinator |
Mitch Mitchell | ... | greensman |
Leonard Monfredo | ... | painter foreman |
Nick Navarro | ... | set designer (as Nicanor Navarro) |
Bob Nohles | ... | carpenter foreman |
William Ladd Skinner | ... | set designer |
John Slatsky | ... | drapery |
Sonny Van Hecke | ... | assistant property master |
Robert J. Visciglia Sr. | ... | property master |
John Alvin | ... | poster artist (uncredited) |
Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Peg McClellan | ... | illustrator (uncredited) |
James Passanante | ... | stand-by painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Lee Alexander | ... | sound recordist: second unit |
Nick Alphin | ... | re-recording mixer |
Ed Bannon | ... | foley recordist |
Duke Brown | ... | sound apprentice |
Neil Burrow | ... | sound editor |
Joseph Geisinger | ... | cable person |
Hector C. Gika | ... | sound assistant |
Stephen Katz | ... | sound recordist: second unit |
Greg Orloff | ... | foley recordist |
Richard Portman | ... | supervising re-recording mixer |
Rod Rogers | ... | sound assistant |
David M. Ronne | ... | production sound mixer |
Kay Rose | ... | supervising sound editor |
Jerry Rosenthal | ... | sound editor |
Joan Rowe | ... | foley artist |
T.E. Sadler | ... | foley recordist (as Tim Sadler) |
Victoria Rose Sampson | ... | sound editor |
Jack Schrader | ... | sound editor |
John B. Schuyler | ... | boom operator |
Larry Singer | ... | adr editor |
Stephanie D. Singer | ... | sound apprentice |
Chester Slomka | ... | sound editor |
Robert Thirlwell | ... | re-recording mixer |
John Roesch | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Guy Faria | ... | special effects |
Thomas Love | ... | special effects |
Stan Parks | ... | special effects supervisor |
Ken Pepiot | ... | special effects supervisor |
David Simmons | ... | special effects |
Paul Stewart | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Syd Dutton | ... | matte artist |
Bill Taylor | ... | matte photographer |
Stunts
Rick Avery | ... | stunts |
Clay Boss | ... | stunts |
Jophery C. Brown | ... | stunts |
Blair Burrows | ... | stunts |
Mike De Luna | ... | stunts |
Tom Elliott | ... | stunts |
Richard Epper | ... | stunts |
Harper Flaherty | ... | stunts |
Alan Gibbs | ... | stunt coordinator / stunts |
Will Harper | ... | stunts |
Johnny Hock | ... | stunts |
Paula Marie Moody | ... | stunts |
Bennie Moore | ... | stunts |
Mark Orrison | ... | stunts |
Branscombe Richmond | ... | stunts |
Mario Roberts | ... | stunts |
Spike Silver | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
Norman Ash | ... | electrician |
William D. Barber | ... | assistant camera (as Bill Barber) |
Michael Barrett | ... | electrician |
John J. Connor | ... | additional photographer: second unit (as John Jennings Connor) / camera operator |
Dick Deats | ... | key grip |
Jessie Deats | ... | grip |
Michael Gershman | ... | camera operator |
Gregg Guellow | ... | best boy grip |
Robert Heine | ... | assistant camera |
Ray Kinzer | ... | key grip: second unit |
Jack Kirk | ... | gaffer: second unit |
Peter Kuttner | ... | assistant camera: second unit |
J. Michael McClary | ... | assistant camera |
Michael McGowan | ... | camera operator |
Fred L. McLane | ... | assistant camera |
Rexford L. Metz | ... | additional photographer: second unit |
Tony Moran | ... | grip |
Ken Nishino | ... | assistant camera |
Randy Nolen | ... | steadicam operator |
Brent Poe | ... | electrician |
Steven Poster | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Steven B. Poster) |
Dutch Presley | ... | best boy electric |
Troy Rushing | ... | electrician |
Hank Sheppherd | ... | grip |
James M. Sheppherd | ... | dolly grip |
Philip Sloane | ... | best boy electric (as Phil Sloane) |
Stuart A. Spohn | ... | gaffer |
Pat Thompson | ... | electrician |
Joseph D. Urbanczyk | ... | cinematography intern: AFI |
Ted Varnadoe | ... | best boy electric |
D. Michael Wheeler | ... | assistant camera |
Harry Wittis | ... | generator operator |
Randy Woodside | ... | best boy electric |
James Zenk | ... | still photographer |
Allen Barnwell | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
John J. Connor | ... | director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
Jody Hummer | ... | extras casting |
Barry Primus | ... | casting consultant |
Shirley Fulton Crumley | ... | location casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons | ... | costumer |
Greg Hall | ... | costumer |
Peni Mandel | ... | costumer |
Hugo Peña | ... | costumer |
Pamela Wise | ... | costumer |
Location Management
Earl McClintock | ... | location projectionist |
Joe O'Har | ... | location manager |
David C. Thomas | ... | location manager (as David Thomas) |
Music Department
Michael Boddicker | ... | musician: synthesizer (uncredited) |
Thomas A. Carlson | ... | assistant music editor |
Sandy De Crescent | ... | orchestra manager (as Sandy DeCrescent) |
Warren Luening | ... | musician: trumpet solo |
Herbert W. Spencer | ... | orchestrator |
Tommy Tedesco | ... | musician: guitar solo |
James Walker | ... | musician: flute solo |
Dan Wallin | ... | music recording mixer |
Kenneth Wannberg | ... | music editor |
Israel Baker | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
Tom Boyd | ... | musician: oboe soloist (uncredited) |
Vince De Rosa | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
The Hollywood Studio Symphony | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Tommy Johnson | ... | musician: tuba (uncredited) |
Richard Nash | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
James Thatcher | ... | musician: french horn (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Betsy Norton | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Bob Cornell | ... | transportation co-captain |
Chuck Hanson | ... | transportation coordinator |
Jim Johnson | ... | transportation captain |
Mike Robinson | ... | driver: star trailer (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Julie Adams | ... | dialect coach |
Bruce Bahrenburg | ... | unit publicist |
Richard Dixon | ... | production accountant |
Gary Gershaw | ... | production assistant |
Susan Joy Harris | ... | assistant: Mr. Cortes |
Mable Lawson-McCrary | ... | production assistant: second unit (as Mable Lawson McCrary) |
Doralee Leon | ... | assistant: Mr. Lewis |
Larry Little | ... | production assistant |
Richard Meleckian | ... | agricultural consultant |
Patty Mitchell | ... | production assistant |
Zeljko Negovetic | ... | animal trainer |
Trish Niehaus | ... | production secretary: Alabama |
Barbara Pensiero | ... | production secretary: Tennessee |
Marty Pessin | ... | assistant production accountant |
Willie Radcliff | ... | craft service |
Stephanie Saunders | ... | assistant: Mr. Rydell |
Jeffrey White | ... | production assistant |
Joan Wolpert | ... | production coordinator |
Ron Bledsoe | ... | assistant animal trainer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1984) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1985) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1985) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (1985) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1988) (Greece) (VHS)
- Disney Channel (1995) (United States) (tv)
- CIC-Taft Home Video (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1996) (United States) (VHS)
- LK-TEL (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
- LK-TEL (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Nordisk Film (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2007) (United States) (DVD) (HD DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- CIC Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Explosive-Media (2018) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Explosive-Media (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Studios Home Video (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Rogers & Cowan/PMK (publicity)
- TAJ Soundworks (foley recording)
- Tony's Food Service (catering)
- Universal Title (titles and opticals)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Tom and Mae Garvey are a hard working farming couple living with their two children on the east Tennessee farm owned by Tom's family for generations. They and many of their neighbors have hit hard times of late. A downturn in the economy has led to dwindling land prices. But the biggest problem of late has been that their crop land has been prone to flooding as the property is adjacent to a river. Manipulating the powers that be including a local senator and the local bank, Joe Wade, who also grew up in the area and now runs the local milling company that sets the local grain prices, is working behind the scenes to buy up the properties along the river for a song as he wants to build a dam which would flood the Garvey's and others riverfront properties. The dam would generate electricity, but more importantly for Joe it would provide irrigation opportunities for farm properties away from the river, such as his own. Tom already intensely dislikes Joe as he and Mae used to go together. Joe's behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings coupled with the continuation of these and many other farming problems makes it increasingly difficult for the Garveys to hold onto their farm, Tom who seems determined at any cost to stay on the land of his ancestors. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | He showed her his strength, his courage, his incredible will. She showed him her love. [Theatrical Australia] See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $18,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Mark Rydell has said of this film: "The River (1984) is a tribute to a vanishing America - - the America of the independent farm family. The Garvey family represents the lifestyle that made America work: continuity of generations, the passing on of traditions, and of knowledge and skills, from fathers to sons, from mothers to daughters - a way of life in which every member of the family is unique and necessary for the survival of all." See more » |
Goofs | Throughout the movie, the weather seems to go from hot to very cold. In the beginning scenes you see the Garveys out trying to shore up the levee on there land and you can see their breath. In another seen, Lewis is walking behind his fathers tractor (planting seeds and the tractor over heats scene) in what looks like a hot summer afternoon. Same with the scenes wear Tom goes to the steel mill for work and it's very cold out while back at the farm, Mrs Garvey is sweating on the tractor while spraying the corn. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Teachers/Country/The Brother from Another Planet/Old Enough (1984). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Fireman See more » |
Quotes |
Joe Wade:
Sooner or later there's gonna be too much rain, or too much drought, or too much corn... I can wait. See more » |