The River Wild
“The vacation is over.”
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.
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Cast
15 people
Meryl Streep
Gail Hartman
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
The Post
David Strathairn
Tom Hartman
Known for
The Bourne Ultimatum
Nomadland
Kevin Bacon
Wade
Known for
Sleepers
Tremors
John C. Reilly
Terry
Known for
Wreck-It Ralph
The Sisters Brothers
Joseph Mazzello
Roarke Hartman
Known for
The Pacific
Bohemian Rhapsody
Benjamin Bratt
Ranger Johnny
Known for
Coco
Despicable Me 2
William Lucking
Frank
Known for
Sons of Anarchy
The Rundown
Stephanie Sawyer
Willa
Known for
Electrick Children
Elizabeth Hoffman
Gail's Mother
Known for
Dante's Peak
Silent Night, Deadly Night III: Better Watch Out!
Sherry Lynn
Additional Dialogue Replacement (voice)
Victor Galloway
Gail's Father
No other roles listed
Diane Delano
Ranger
Known for
The Ladykillers
The Wicker Man
Curtis Hanson Director · Denis O'Neill Screenplay Jerry Goldsmith Composer
Worldwide gross $94M · Budget $45M · United States release September 30, 1994
Box office
Budget
$45,000,000
Worldwide gross
$94,216,343
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
The Turman-Foster Company
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
David Foster Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Portugal · September 30, 1994
Theatrical
United States · September 30, 1994
Theatrical
Brazil
August 24, 2004 · Physical
Czechia
January 5, 1995 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 31, 2003 · Theatrical
France
February 1, 1995 · Theatrical
July 21, 1999 · Physical · DVD
February 15, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Germany
January 26, 1995 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 24, 1995 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 11, 1995 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
February 24, 1995 · Theatrical
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