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The River Wild (1994)

PG-13  |   |  Action, Adventure, Crime  |  30 September 1994 (USA)
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Rafting expert Gail takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.

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Gail, an expert at white water rafting, takes her family on a trip down a river on which she used to be a guide. Along the way, the family encounters two men who are unexperienced rafters that need to find their friends down river. Later, the family finds out that the pair of men are armed robbers. The men then physically force the family to take them down the river to meet their accomplices. The rafting trip for the family is definitely ruined, but most importantly, their lives are at stake. Written by Anonymous

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Rated PG-13 for some violence and threatening moments | See all certifications »

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30 September 1994 (USA)  »

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Río salvaje  »

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$45,000,000 (estimated)

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£2,430,239 (UK) (17 March 1995)
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Meryl Streep did most of her own stunts. See more »

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After Tom jumps off cliff into the river he coaxes the family dog, a yellow lab named "Maggie", into jumping in after him. Throughout the entire movie the dog is called "Maggie" and referred to as "girl" but when the dog leaps from the cliff into the river, you can clearly see it's a male dog. See more »

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[first lines]
Gail: Roarke! Roarke! I've told you for the 157th time, turn that damn music off. I'm losing my hearing. Jeez. You gotta find your sneakers buddy. You owe me.
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Psalm 69
Written by Al Jourgensen (as A. Jourgensen) and Paul Barker (as P. Barker)
Performed by Ministry
Courtesy of Sire Records by Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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An interesting adventure's movie
1 November 2003 | by (Athens,Gr) – See all my reviews

Gail used to be an expert rafting. Years later, during a family excursion in a wild river, she finds out the nightmare. Two cruel bandits, in the same river, try to escape and need her to help them. The pictures of the river and the open country are magnificent and we don't really have violent scenes in this movie. I appreciated the "zoom" on the heroes' faces, as we can see their emotions and reactions. They all were good. Kevin Bacon, much younger than the experienced M. Streep stands by her equally and proves once more his great talent.


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