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The River Wild

Genre
Thriller
Rating
PG-13
Released
30 September, 1994
The River Wild

The River Wild is a 1994 American adventure thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, Benjamin Bratt, and Joseph Mazzello as Roarke. It is about a family on a whitewater rafting trip who encounter two violent criminals in the wilderness.

Director Curtis Hanson
Produced by Lawrence Turman, David Foster
Writer(s) Denis O'Neill
Starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Joseph Mazzello, John C. Reilly
Music Jerry Goldsmith
Cinematography Robert Elswit
Edited by David Brenner, Joe Hutshing
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Released September 30, 1994
Running time 112 minutes
Country United States
Language English, American Sign Language
Budget $45 million
Box office $94.2 million
Netflix ID 17672040

About The River Wild

A family is taken hostage on a whitewater rafting trip that they were on to celebrate their son's tenth birthday.

Achievement of The River Wild

Meryl Streep did some of her own rafting stunts within the film. She and Kevin Bacon both received Golden Globe nominations for their performances.

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Latest information about The River Wild updated on July 28 2021.