The River Wild
Brief Synopsis
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A former white water rafting and fishing guide takes her troubled 10-year-old son on a rafting trip, along with her workaholic husband Tom, whom she is thinking of divorcing. During the trip, the three meet up with two men; one of whom bonds with the son and takes an interest in the mother as well.
Cast & Crew
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Curtis Hanson
Director
Victor H Galloway
Joseph Mazzello
Stephanie Sawyer
David Strathairn
Benjamin Bratt
Film Details
Also Known As
River Wild
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Nature
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
West Glacier, Montana, USA; Rogue River, Grant's Pass, Oregon, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Libby, Montana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Synopsis
A former white water rafting and fishing guide takes her troubled 10-year-old son on a rafting trip, along with her workaholic husband Tom, whom she is thinking of divorcing. During the trip, the three meet up with two men; one of whom bonds with the son and takes an interest in the mother as well. All is not as it appears with the stranger, and the three are tested to their limits as individuals and as a family as the river carries them inexorably toward their final destination.
Cast
Victor H Galloway
Joseph Mazzello
Stephanie Sawyer
David Strathairn
Benjamin Bratt
John C. Reilly
Diane Delano
Meryl Streep
Thomas F Duffy
Robert Sica
Lead Person
Kevin Bacon
William Lucking
Elizabeth Hoffman
Glenn Morshower
Paul Cantelon
Crew
Robert W Anderson
Painter
Trent Anderson
Assistant Camera Operator
Michael N Arbogast
Special Effects
Roy Arbogast
Special Effects Supervisor
Ed Arter
Transportation Coordinator
Christopher Aubin
Accounting Assistant
Paul Babin
Other
James Babineaux
Lighting
Larry Bain
Other
Kevin Bales
Production Assistant
Frank Ballou
Driver
P Barker
Song
C C Barnes
Assistant Director
Billy Bates
Stunt Player
Joseph E Bates
Grip
Anna Behlmer
Rerecording
Bruce Benson
Other
Bruce Benson
Pilot
Paul Benz
Assistant Editor
David Blitstein
Special Effects
Justine Boice
Other
Tom Boice
Stunt Player
Catherine Bond
Dga Trainee
David Boulton
Adr Mixer
Ralph S Bovard
Medic
Bill Bowles
Adr
Stacey Brehm
Animal Trainer
David Brenner
Editor
James Bridwell
Other
Paul Brouwer
Song
Andy J Brown
Other
Ellis Burman
Makeup Assistant
Arlene Burns
Stunt Player
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Beverly Burton
Craft Service
Alfonso Calderon
Other
Charles L Campbell
Sound Editor
Frances Campbell
Driver
Paul Cantelon
Song Performer
Charles Carlsen
Props
Michael Carroll
Other
Josh Cherin
Production Assistant
Mark Child
Production Assistant
Marvin Church
Other
Gail Clark
Adr Editor
Jeff Clark
Sound Editor
Larry E Clark
Other
Robert Clotworthy
Adr
Scott Colomby
Adr
Van Conner
Song
Nina Corbett
Assistant Costume Designer
Alexander Courage
Music Arranger
Tom Cozza
Driver
Tom Cranham
Storyboard Artist
Kerry Crittenden
Other
Dick Curtis
Technical Advisor
Mario D'alfonso
Production
Gary L Dagg
Key Grip
Patti Dalzell
Script Supervisor
K Dashiell
Consultant
Scott Davis
Other
William Dawson
Special Effects
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Phil Deriemer
Stand-In
Brian Devin
Grip
Larry Dewaay
Unit Production Manager
Brian H Dierker
Other
Ronald B. Dinson
Other
Doreen A Dixon
Post-Production Supervisor
Michael Doyle
Transportation Co-Captain
Rich E. Cordobes
Special Effects
Sandy East
Other
Jerry Edemann
Assistant Sound Editor
Louis L Edemann
Sound Editor
Robert Elswit
Director Of Photography
Robert G Endara
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jack English
Lighting Technician
Hershey Entin
Driver
Tony Epper
Stunt Player
Erik A Eriksen
Electrician
Eric Evans
Other
Howard Fannon
Assistant Property Master
Mike Fantasia
Other
Carol Fenelon
Music Supervisor
Cliff Fleming
Pilot
Cliff Fleming
Other
Cory Fleming
Other
David Foster
Producer
Gaylyn Fraiche
Assistant
Kirk Francis
Sound Mixer
Jaime Galindo
Special Effects
David Garden
Assistant Camera Operator
Albert Gasser
Sound Editor
Scott Genkinger
Casting Associate
Katy Tatian Genovese
Accounting Assistant
Rick T Gentz
Set Decorator
Lenny Geschke
Sound Editor
Marilyn Giardino
Script Supervisor
David Gibbs
Song
Al Giddings
Director Of Photography
Donna Gilbert
Hair Stylist
Christopher H Gill
Other
Jerry Goldsmith
Music
David Goodman
Driver
Meg Goodwin
Costumes
Scott Graves
Electrician
John Griffin
Other
John Griffin
Stunt Player
Dylan Gross
Assistant Camera Operator
Robert Gust
Other
Ken Hall
Music Editor
James Hanna
Other
Ray Hanna
Other
Canyon L Hansen
Other
Devorah Hanson
Craft Service
Jopseph Hartman
Other
George W Hartmann
Driver
Ray Hartwick
Executive Producer
Ray Hartwick
Unit Production Manager
William Hassell
Location Coordinator
Joseph A Hawthorne
Other
Mary H Hayes
Other
W Logan Hebner
Stand-In
J. Roy Helland
Hair
J. Roy Helland
Makeup
Ilona Herzberg
Executive Producer
Kathryn Hibbs
Production Accountant
Bill Hiney
Set Designer
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Mike Hoover
Visual Effects
Andrea Horta
Adr Editor
Robert Hoversten
Other
E Hui
Special Effects
Paul Hurley
Song
Steve Hurley
Song
Philip C Hurst
Other
Joe Hutshing
Editor
Cory Izett
Other
Doug Jackson
Sound Editor
Terry Jackson
Stunt Player
Eric Janes
Stunt Player
John M Jarvis
Driver
Tony Jefferson
Stunt Player
Ben Jensen
Stunt Player
Ethan Jensen
Stunt Player
Gary Jensen
Stunt Player
Nils C Jensen
Sound Editor
James E Johnson
Electrician
Janet Locke Jones
Production Assistant
Wingate Jones
Costume Supervisor
A Jourgensen
Song
James Kail
Makeup Artist
Paul Kakuschky
Costumes
Kelley Kalafatich
Stunt Player
Jackie Kaptan
Animal Trainer
Shawn Kautz
Other
David Kelley
Assistant Director
Joe Kelly
Best Boy Grip
Bill Kenney
Production Designer
Kay Kimler
Stunt Player
Colleen Kingdon
Electrician
Debra J Kleid
Assistant
Saar Klein
Apprentice
Max Kleven
Stunt Coordinator
Nancy Klopper
Casting Director
David Knox
Craft Service
Jerry Koch
Grip
Mark Kocina
Other
Svetla Krasteva
Stunt Player
Phil Lafond
Props
Shari Lafranchi
Other
Mark Lanegan
Song
Mary Jo Lang
Foley Mixer
Robert Lapoint
Stunt Player
Joseph Larrow
Other
Larry Laurent
Other
Christopher B Lawrence
Costume Supervisor
William D Lee
Special Effects
Patrick H Lefthand
Liaison
Rob Lesser
Other
Ken Levine
Location Manager
Mark Livolsi
Assistant Editor
Anne Lockhart
Adr
Angie Luckey
Assistant Sound Editor
Fred Lucky
Storyboard Artist
Sherry Lynn
Adr
Christopher Lyons
Lighting
Connie Mack
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Tom Mack
Assistant Director
Don Malouf
Sound Editor
Deanna Malyevac
Production Assistant
Mark Mansbridge
Art Director
Kim Marks
Photography
Joel Marx
Location Manager
Susan Mathison
Other
Patrick Mcardle
Assistant Camera Operator
Stacey L Mccormick
Production Assistant
Walter Mccormick
Projectionist
Lisa Mccullough
Stunt Player
Cathy Mccullum
Animal Trainer
Film Details
Also Known As
River Wild
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Nature
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
West Glacier, Montana, USA; Rogue River, Grant's Pass, Oregon, USA; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Libby, Montana, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 48m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall September 30, 1994
Released in United States November 1994
Released in United States on Video March 14, 1995
Shown at London Film Festival November 3-20, 1994.
Maurice Jarre's original score has been replaced by a new musical accompaniment by Jerry Goldsmith.
Some additional 2nd unit and title sequence photography took place from July 25th in Boston and Montana, prior to the start of principal photography in early August 1993.
Began shooting July 25, 1993.
Completed shooting November 9, 1993.
Released in United States on Video March 14, 1995
Released in United States Fall September 30, 1994
Released in United States November 1994 (Shown at London Film Festival November 3-20, 1994.)
