

The River
(1984)
December 1, 1984• 2h 2m
63%
TMDB ScoreOverview
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
Mark Rydell
Director
Top Billed Cast
MG
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
SS
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
SG
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
BGB
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
SB
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
BJL
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
DH
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
JT
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
BWD
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson
AS
Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin



















