Rent The River (1984)
3.2 of 5 from 54 ratings
1h 58min
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- Synopsis:
- 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 Garvey's sell some of their equipment for obscenely low prices at a foreclosure auction, at which some of their neighbours 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.
- Actors:
- Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch, Scott Glenn, Don Hood, Billy Green Bush, James Tolkan, Bob W. Douglas, Andy Stahl, Lisa Sloan, Larry D. Ferrell, Susie Toomey, Kelly Toomey, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Ivan Green, Desmond Couch, Charles G. Riddle, Jim Antonio, Samuel Scott Osborne
- Directors:
- Mark Rydell
- Producers:
- Robert Cortes, Edward Lewis
- Writers:
- Robert Dillon, Julian Barry
- Others:
- John Williams, Vilmos Zsigmond, Richard Portman, David Ronne, Robert Thirlwell, Nick Alphin
- Studio:
- Universal Pictures
- Genres:
- Drama
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/02/2017
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 2.0, English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (1) of The River
Slow and rural - The River review by JD
A story of hard working country folk struggling to meet payments. Pitting their lives against a wealthy businessman. The pace is glacial, the plot telescoped and the excitement nil. If you are not careful you will fall asleep.
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