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The River

PG

1984

122 minutes

Drama

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.

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Top Cast

Mel Gibson headshot

Mel Gibson

Tom Garvey

Sissy Spacek headshot

Sissy Spacek

Mae Garvey

Scott Glenn headshot

Scott Glenn

Joe Wade

Billy Green Bush headshot

Billy Green Bush

Harve Stanley

Shane Bailey headshot

Shane Bailey

Lewis Garvey

Becky Jo Lynch headshot

Becky Jo Lynch

Beth Garvey

Don Hood headshot

Don Hood

Senator Neiswinder

James Tolkan headshot

James Tolkan

Howard Simpson

Bob W. Douglas headshot

Bob W. Douglas

Hal Richardson

Andy Stahl headshot

Andy Stahl

Dave Birkin

Lisa Sloan headshot

Lisa Sloan

Judy Birkin

Larry D. Ferrell headshot

Larry D. Ferrell

Rod Tessley

Susie Toomey headshot

Susie Toomey

Sally Tessley

Kelly Toomey headshot

Kelly Toomey

Lisa Tessley

Frank Hoyt Taylor headshot

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Zemke

Amy Rydell headshot

Amy Rydell

Betty Gaumer

Samuel Scott Osborne headshot

Samuel Scott Osborne

Billy Gaumer

Charles Robinson headshot

Charles Robinson

Truck

Ivan Green headshot

Ivan Green

Smoot

Desmond Couch headshot

Desmond Couch

Wilderfoot

Charles G. Riddle headshot

Charles G. Riddle

Youngdall

Jim Antonio headshot

Jim Antonio

Dan Gaumer

David Hart headshot

David Hart

Harley

Barry Primus headshot

Barry Primus

Roy

Mark Erickson headshot

Mark Erickson

Baines

Jack Starrett headshot

Jack Starrett

Swick

Dean Whitworth headshot

Dean Whitworth

Doctor

Chuck Hanson headshot

Chuck Hanson

Fat Man

Ira M. Quillen II headshot

Ira M. Quillen II

TV Weatherman

Matt Bearson headshot

Matt Bearson

First Employee

Timothy Shadden headshot

Timothy Shadden

Second Employee

Elizabeth Lane headshot

Elizabeth Lane

Secretary

Gary Gershaw headshot

Gary Gershaw

Drifter