The River Wild (1994)

Note des utilisateurs:

6.1/10   

Réalisateur:

Curtis Hanson

Scénariste (WGA):

Denis O'Neill (written by)

Release Date:

30 septembre 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Aventure | Thriller

Accroche:

The vacation is over

Plot:

Meryl Streep takes on a pair of armed killers while navigating a spectacularly violent river.

Plot Keywords:

River | Rafting | White Water Rafting | Knife | Mother Son Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Streep rides the rapids and has Bacon for breakfast

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 5	6:00 AM	HBO
Fri. July 10	6:00 PM	HBO
Wed. July 15	12:30 PM	HBO

Ensemble

Meryl Streep	...	Gail Hartman
Stephanie Sawyer	...	Willa
Joseph Mazzello	...	Roarke
David Strathairn	...	Tom
Elizabeth Hoffman	...	Gail's Mother
Victor Galloway	...	Gail's Father
Kevin Bacon	...	Wade
John C. Reilly	...	Terry
William Lucking	...	Frank
Diane Delano	...	Ranger
Thomas F. Duffy	...	Ranger
Benjamin Bratt	...	Ranger Johnny
Paul Cantelon	...	Violinist
Glenn Morshower	...	Policeman

Autre(s) titre(s):

La rivière sauvage (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and threatening moments.

Durée:

108 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

American Sign Language | Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS-Stereo | DTS

Classification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Peru:14 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-14 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Norway:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

David Foster Productions

Anecdotes:

Meryl Streep did most of her own stunts.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Terry falls out of the boat on Little Niagra, there is a quick wide shot of the boat showing all four people still in the boat.

Guillemet:

Roarke: I thought you were a nice guy.
Wade: I am a nice guy. Just a different kind of nice guy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mad About You: Outbreak (#5.7)" (1996)

Soundtrack:

The Water is Wide

Streep rides the rapids and has Bacon for breakfast

Meryl Streep plays a part out of her normal range in Curtis Hanson's 1994 actioner, as an expert whitewater rafter, who has to save herself and her son - eventually with the aid of hubby - from a couple of desperados, who insist on being taken through some awesome rapids. I don't know how much was Streep, how much stunt-double, and how much effects, but her character emerges as a convincing woman of action who is also an anxious mother.

Kevin Bacon is very effective as a regular guy, who just happens to be a psychotic criminal in his off moments; John C Reilly plays his weak, shifty sidekick; and Joseph Mazzello is the son, who initially finds Bacon more fun than his dad. It is David Strathairn, though, who for me takes the male acting honours, as a distant, serious-minded husband and father, who gets going when the going gets tough - though luckily, through thick and thin, he never loses his glasses!

There is more than a touch of Deliverance, and the ending is pre-ordained; but the film is entertaining and gripping throughout, and is aided by some breathtaking Rockies scenery, beautifully shot. (There's a faithful dog too!)