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The River (1984)

Cast

  • mel gibson movies
    Mel Gibson
    as Tom Garvey
  • sissy spacek movies
    Sissy Spacek
    as Mae Garvey
  • scott glenn movies
    Scott Glenn
    as Joe Wade
  • james tolkan movies
    James Tolkan
    as Howard Simpson
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Genres & Description

Drama

6.3 / 10

Tom and Mae Garvey are a hard working farming couple living with their two children on the east Tennessee farm owned by Tom's family for generations. They and many of their neighbors have hit hard times of late. A downturn in the economy has led to dwindling land prices. But the biggest problem of late has been that their crop land has been prone to flooding as the property is adjacent to a river. Manipulating the powers that be including a local senator and the local bank, Joe Wade, who also grew up in the area and now runs the local milling company that sets the local grain prices, is working behind the scenes to buy up the properties along the river for a song as he wants to build a dam which would flood the Garvey's and others riverfront properties. The dam would generate electricity, but more importantly for Joe it would provide irrigation opportunities for farm properties away from the river, such as his own. Tom already intensely dislikes Joe as he and Mae used to go together. ...

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Comments on this trailer
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Azmi Nawi
good movies - @Saturday, July 21, 2018 8:32 AM

Zachary Clark
I live in Gate City, Virginia, where the bank scene was filmed - @Thursday, June 14, 2018 4:32 PM

Philip Zamora
Wait a minute, did this trailer just give away the whole movie? - @Sunday, December 18, 2016 2:26 AM

Cheryl Hack
See it and loved it!! - @Sunday, October 23, 2016 8:53 PM

saifulizhan
Too much rain and droughts could break your heart. Believe me I'm a farmer. - @Saturday, November 15, 2014 1:59 PM

themoviedude0123
i love this movie =) and i love my 2 faves in it  Mel Gibson & Sissy Spacek great actors great story & a great film love it a lot nuff said =)   - @Tuesday, January 7, 2014 1:30 AM

ifiwasyermother
I love Mel, man, but jee, this trailer sucks!! - @Wednesday, September 4, 2013 10:02 PM

Dylo Merzah // Merzah Designs
I livenear whe this was filmed - @Friday, June 28, 2013 5:16 AM

arnebarnard
Music By John Williams.... - @Sunday, December 30, 2012 11:46 PM

Ser Leve Vida
Beautiful movie with great scenes but...and Sissy Spacek! Thanks for post! - @Tuesday, August 28, 2012 6:14 AM

TheGodParticle
Not a bad film this. - @Saturday, August 11, 2012 12:39 PM

phil johnston
great movie classic - @Sunday, April 15, 2012 10:23 AM

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