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ERA
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32 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The River Wild
"The vacation is over."
1994 1h 51m EN
π
6.5
SOLID
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64%
FRESH
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63
METACRITIC
β
6.5
IMDB
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6.5TMDB Β· 1,002π
64%Rotten Tomatoesβ63Metacriticβ
6.5IMDB Β· 53,721
AdventureThrillerDrama
Synopsis
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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.
βThe vacation is over.β
Cast
Meryl Streep
Gail Hartman
David Strathairn
Tom Hartman
Kevin Bacon
Wade
John C. Reilly
Terry
Joseph Mazzello
Roarke Hartman
Benjamin Bratt
Ranger Johnny
William Lucking
Frank
Stephanie Sawyer
Willa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Curtis Hanson
- Writers
- Denis O'Neill, Tom Cranham, Fred Lucky
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Fun facts πΏ
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CAST
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252+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Curtis Hanson, shot by Robert Elswit. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Joe Hutshing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Meryl Streep and David Strathairn and Kevin Bacon carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The vacation is over.".
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IMDB entry: tt0110997 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Curtis Hanson directs. Robert Elswit behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Joe Hutshing cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 132 years old β old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2252+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
- 3Directed by Curtis Hanson, shot by Robert Elswit. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Joe Hutshing shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Meryl Streep and David Strathairn and Kevin Bacon carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The vacation is over.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0110997 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 39 themes, including "husband wife relationship", "strong woman", "marriage crisis", "boston, massachusetts".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Robert Elswit
- Original score
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Editing
- Joe Hutshing
- Production design
- Bill Kenney
- Makeup / hair
- Richard Snell
- Sound
- Andy Nelson
- Stunt coordinator
- Max Kleven
- Runtime
- 111 min Β· 1h 51m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $45,000,000
- Box office
- $94,216,343
- Return
- 209% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 64% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 63/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 Β· 53,721 votes
- MPAA
- PG-13
Awards
5 nominations total
Also by
Curtis Hanson
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames β open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- TH
The Turman-Foster Company
US
Universal Pictures
US
Key crew
- Production DesignBill Kenney
- EditorJoe Hutshing
- EditorDavid Brenner
- ProducerDavid Foster
- ProducerLawrence Turman
- Location CoordinatorMarjorie Webster
- StuntsScott Sproule
- StuntsEric Janes
- StuntsArlene Burns
- StuntsTony Epper
- StuntsTom Boice
- StuntsBilly Bates
- StuntsKelley Kalafatich
- StuntsDaniel K. Moore
- StuntsPeter Rocca
- StuntsEthan Jensen
- StuntsGary Jensen
- StuntsDenise Lynne Roberts
- StuntsJohn 'Moby' Griffin
- StuntsKay Kimler
- StuntsSvetla Krasteva
- StuntsBirgit K. Schier
- StuntsLisa McCullough
- StuntsPete Turner
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- husband wife relationship
- strong woman
- marriage crisis
- boston, massachusetts
- montana
- river
- married couple
- robber
- architect
- matter of life and death
- dysfunctional family
- hostage-taking
- rafting
- heist
- teacher
- raft
- family vacation
- criminal
- dog
- park ranger
- rowing
- adventurer
- heist gone wrong
- gauntlet
- smoke signal
- sign languages
- experience
- escape attempt
- whitewater river rafting
- camping trip
- father son relationship
- mother son relationship
- rapids
- married parents
- suspense
- family in danger
- teacher for the deaf
- unable to swim
- gripping
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1994-09-30PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- ηιδΉζ²³HK
- Am wilden FluΓDE
- Dzika RzekaPL
- O Rio SelvagemBR
