poster

The River

Drama

6.3

Release Date

December 1, 1984

Duration

122 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

Casts

Mel Gibson

Tom Garvey

Mel Gibson

Sissy Spacek

Mae Garvey

Sissy Spacek

Scott Glenn

Joe Wade

Scott Glenn

Billy Green Bush

Harve Stanley

Billy Green Bush

Shane Bailey

Lewis Garvey

Shane Bailey

Becky Jo Lynch

Beth Garvey

Becky Jo Lynch

Don Hood

Senator Neiswinder

Don Hood

James Tolkan

Howard Simpson

James Tolkan

Bob W. Douglas

Hal Richardson

Bob W. Douglas

Andy Stahl

Dave Birkin

Andy Stahl

Lisa Sloan

Judy Birkin

Lisa Sloan

Larry D. Ferrell

Rod Tessley

Larry D. Ferrell

Susie Toomey

Sally Tessley

Susie Toomey

Kelly Toomey

Lisa Tessley

Kelly Toomey

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Zemke

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Amy Rydell

Betty Gaumer

Amy Rydell

Samuel Scott Osborne

Billy Gaumer

Samuel Scott Osborne

Charles Robinson

Truck

Charles Robinson

Ivan Green

Smoot

Ivan Green

Desmond Couch

Wilderfoot

Desmond Couch

Charles G. Riddle

Youngdall

Charles G. Riddle

Jim Antonio

Dan Gaumer

Jim Antonio

David Hart

Harley

David Hart

Barry Primus

Roy

Barry Primus

Mark Erickson

Baines

Mark Erickson

Jack Starrett

Swick

Jack Starrett

Dean Whitworth

Doctor

Dean Whitworth

Chuck Hanson

Fat Man

Chuck Hanson

Ira M. Quillen II

TV Weatherman

Ira M. Quillen II

Matt Bearson

First Employee

Matt Bearson

Timothy Shadden

Second Employee

Timothy Shadden

Elizabeth Lane

Secretary

Elizabeth Lane

Gary Gershaw

Drifter

Gary Gershaw

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