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The River Wild

The vacation is over.

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

1h 51m1994PG-13TMDb 6.5

AdventureThrillerDrama

English

Crew and Cast

Curtis HansonCurtis HansonDirectorMeryl StreepMeryl StreepGail HartmanDavid StrathairnDavid StrathairnTom HartmanKevin BaconKevin BaconWadeJohn C. ReillyJohn C. ReillyTerryJoseph MazzelloJoseph MazzelloRoarke HartmanBenjamin BrattBenjamin BrattRanger JohnnyWilliam LuckingWilliam LuckingFrankStephanie SawyerStephanie SawyerWillaElizabeth HoffmanElizabeth HoffmanGail's MotherVictor GallowayVictor GallowayGail's FatherDiane DelanoDiane DelanoRangerThomas F. DuffyThomas F. DuffyRanger
Paul CantelonViolinistGlenn MorshowerGlenn MorshowerPoliceman

Storyline

Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare.

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Info

Status
Released
Released
30 September 1994
Runtime
1h 51m
Rating
PG-13
TMDB score
6.5 / 10 (1,009 votes)

Production

Director
Curtis Hanson
Writers
Denis O'Neill
Studios
The Turman-Foster Company, Universal Pictures
Countries
United States of America

Box Office

Budget
$45.0M
Revenue
$94.2M
Profit
$49.2M
Return
2.1×

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
English