The River

2h 2min

Drama

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.

Cast

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush

Billy Green Bush

Harve Stanley
Shane Bailey

Shane Bailey

Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch

Becky Jo Lynch

Beth Garvey
Don Hood

Don Hood

Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan

James Tolkan

Howard Simpson
Bob W. Douglas

Bob W. Douglas

Hal Richardson
Andy Stahl

Andy Stahl

Dave Birkin
Lisa Sloan

Lisa Sloan

Judy Birkin
Larry D. Ferrell

Larry D. Ferrell

Rod Tessley
Susie Toomey

Susie Toomey

Sally Tessley
Kelly Toomey

Kelly Toomey

Lisa Tessley
Amy Rydell

Amy Rydell

Betty Gaumer
Desmond Couch

Desmond Couch

Wilderfoot
Jim Antonio

Jim Antonio

Dan Gaumer
Ira M. Quillen II

Ira M. Quillen II

TV Weatherman
Matt Bearson

Matt Bearson

First Employee
Timothy Shadden

Timothy Shadden

Second Employee

Release date

1st Dec 1984

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English