The River Wild Movie Review 1994

Dissatisfied wife Gail (Streep) plans a family white-water rafting vacation with 10-year-old son Roarke (Mazzello) and workaholic husband Tom (Strathairn). A former guide (and white-water expert) Gail comes to the aid of river novices Wade (boyishly menacing Bacon) and Terry (Reilly), who quickly turn out to be violent criminals needing Gail's help with their escape. Slow start leads to nonstop thrills with Streep an adept action heroine, though undercut by the flic's need to do something with Strathairn's thankless role. Beautiful Montana and Oregon settings.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 111 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Family Ties, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Whitewater Rafting, Vacations, Moms, Montana, Summer Camp, Wonder Women, A River Runs Through the Plot

Screenplay

Raynold Gideon

Cast

Meryl Streep, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Director

Curtis Hanson

Music

Jerry Goldsmith

Producer

David Foster, Lawrence Turman, Ray Hartwick, Turman-Foster Company, Mark Huffam