

The River
"He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?"
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$18.0M
$18,000,000
Revenue
$11.5M
$11,500,000
Languages
English
Studio
Universal Pictures
Key Crew

Mark Rydell
Director
Cast

Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey

Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey

Scott Glenn
Joe Wade

Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley

Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey

Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder

James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson

Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley
Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley

Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke

Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer

Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer

Charles Robinson
Truck
Ivan Green
Smoot
Desmond Couch
Wilderfoot