The River [Blu-ray]

Director: Mark Rydell Mark Rydell

Overview

This socially conscious family farm drama from director Mark Rydell was his follow up to the Oscar-winning On Golden Pond (1981). Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek star as Tom and Mae Garvey, struggling Tennessee farmers constantly one step away from foreclosing. Their farm sits next to a river that both nourishes their land and constantly threatens to overflow its banks and destroy their crops. The Garveys sell some of their equipment for obscenely low prices at a foreclosure auction, at which some of their neighbors are forced to give up everything they own. The stoic Tom takes a job as a scab at a mill where the union workers are striking. Meanwhile, Mae has a platonic flirtation with local bank manager Joe (Scott Glenn), who saves her life when she's trapped under a heavy piece of farm equipment. Tom's homecoming is cut short by a flood, but the raging waters allow him to become a hero to his family again. The River was the third in a trio of dramas depicting the plight of the American family farmer released that same year.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/28/2020
UPC:	0738329248109
Original Release:	1984
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language:	English
Time:	2:04:00
Sales rank:	25,031

Special Features

Audio Commentary by Film Historian/Filmmaker Daniel Kremer and Film Historian/Biographer Nat Segaloff; Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mel Gibson	Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek	Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn	John Wade
Shane Bailey	Lewis Garvey
Becky Jo Lynch	Beth Garvey
Don Hood	Sen. Neiswinder
Billy 'Green' Bush	Harve Stanley
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,Lisa Tessley
Ivan Green	Smoot
Desmond Couch	Wilderfoot
Frank Taylor	Zemke
Charles G. Riddle	Youngdall
Jim Antonio	Dan Gaumer
Samuel Scott Osborne	Billy Gaumer
Amy Rydell	Betty Gaumer
David Hart	Harley
Barry Primus	Roy
Mark Erickson	Baines
Jack Starrett	Swick
Charlie Robinson	Truck
Dean Whitworth	Doctor
Charles S. Hanson	Fat Man
Ira M. Quillen II	TV Weatherman
Matt Bearson	Employee
Timothy Shadden	Employee
Elizabeth Lane	Secretary
Gary Gershaw	Drifter
John Williams	Composer

Technical Credits

Robert Dillon

Julian Barry

Robert Cortes	Producer
Alan Gibbs	Stunts
Edward Lewis	Producer
Stan Parks	Special Effects
Ken Pepiot	Special Effects
Mark Rydell	Director
Robert Dillon	Screenwriter
Julian Barry	Screenwriter