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.