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The River Wild (1994)

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Curtis Hanson
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    Gail Hartman Meryl Streep
  • Profile picture of David Strathairn
    Tom Hartman David Strathairn
  • Profile picture of Kevin Bacon
    Wade Kevin Bacon
  • Profile picture of John C. Reilly
    Terry John C. Reilly
  • Profile picture of Joseph Mazzello
    Roarke Hartman Joseph Mazzello
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    Ranger Johnny Benjamin Bratt
  • Profile picture of William Lucking
    Frank William Lucking
  • Profile picture of Stephanie Sawyer
    Willa Stephanie Sawyer

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