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The River
(1984)
He might be
able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of
man?
Director: Mark Rydell, Rated PG-13 for some violence
  Starring:
Mel Gibson, Sissy Spacek, Shane Bailey, Becky Jo Lynch, Scott
Glenn, Don Hood, Billy Green Bush, James Tolkan
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"Sooner or later
there's gonna be too much rain, or too much drought, or too much
corn... I can wait." -
Joe Wade
Why watch this?
Family farmers have been under attack all their lives. Draught,
Floods, Locusts, Developers
Plot Summary:
This film follows a struggling farming family in a Tennessee
river valley as they battle to save their farm from devastating
floods and imminent bank foreclosure. The father is forced to
take on risky, potentially morally compromising, work to secure
enough money to protect their land and livelihood. Their
struggles are compounded by a powerful local land developer who
seeks to acquire their property.
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Dad's Preview:
Tennessee farmers, Tom and Mae Garvey, just want to work their
riverside farm and raise their family. However, the economy has
crashed. The opportunistic Joe Wade is maneuvering to buy out broke farmers, as
he stands to benefit from a future dam project. The river is rising and many farms
are being
washed out. The film's strength comes from Gibson and Spacek, as
they battle both the river's flood waters, and the bulldozers of progress. Scott Glenn also
shines as Joe Wade, the opportunistic bastard driving the
dozer. |
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Robert Cortes,
Edward Lewis; Universal Pics
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