
Deliverance(1972)
Intent on seeing the Cahulawassee River before it's turned into one huge lake, outdoor fanatic Lewis Medlock takes his friends on a river-rafting trip they'll never forget into the dangerous American back-country.


“The vacation is over.”
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.

Meryl Streep
Gail Hartman

David Strathairn
Tom Hartman

Kevin Bacon
Wade

John C. Reilly
Terry

Joseph Mazzello
Roarke Hartman

Benjamin Bratt
Ranger Johnny

William Lucking
Frank

Stephanie Sawyer
Willa

Elizabeth Hoffman
Gail's Mother
Victor Galloway
Gail's Father
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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