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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 a Tennessee river valley trying to keep its farm from going under in the face of bank foreclosures and floods.
- December 19, 1984
- Robert Cortes, Edward Lewis
Jan 11, 1985 · The River: Directed by Mark Rydell. With Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch. A farming family battles severe storms, while taking a valiant stand against a bank foreclosure and a powerful land grabber.
- (7.4K)
- Mark Rydell
- PG-13
- Drama
The movie contains a heartfelt performance by Sissy Spacek as the farm wife; an adequate performance by Mel Gibson as her husband, and a scene-stealing performance by Scott Glenn as the local financier who wants to buy up all the land in the valley, dam the river, and generate some jobs with cheap hydro-electric power.
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 ...
24% Tomatometer 21 Reviews 49% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Tom and Mae Garvey (Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek) are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition...
- (67)
- Mark Rydell
- PG-13
- Mel Gibson
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214. This emotionally-charged film celebrates the triumph of a young rural couple as they face nature's greatest ravages, the threat of poverty and a wrenching separation. Sissy Spacek, Mel...