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The River Wild

The River Wild

The vacation is over.

19946.51h 51m

Overview

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

Directed by Curtis Hanson
Written by Denis O'Neill
Produced by Lawrence Turman, David Foster
Box OfficeBudget: $45.0MRevenue: $94.2M

Top Cast

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep

Gail Hartman

David Strathairn

David Strathairn

Tom Hartman

Kevin Bacon

Kevin Bacon

Wade

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Terry

Joseph Mazzello

Joseph Mazzello

Roarke Hartman

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Ranger Johnny

William Lucking

William Lucking

Frank

Stephanie Sawyer

Stephanie Sawyer

Willa

Elizabeth Hoffman

Elizabeth Hoffman

Gail's Mother

V

Victor Galloway

Gail's Father

Themes & Keywords

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About The River Wild

The River Wild is a adventure, thriller, drama film released in 1994 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, strong woman, marriage crisis, boston, massachusetts, montana, river. Directed by Curtis Hanson, it stars Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Kevin Bacon. Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

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