River's Edge
“Which was worse? The murder or what came after?”
A group of high-school friends must come to terms with the fact that one of them, Samson, killed another, Jamie. Faced with the brutality of death, each must decide whether to turn their friend in to the police, or to help him escape the consequences of his dreadful deed.
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Cast
23 people
Crispin Glover
Layne
Known for
Back to the Future
Alice in Wonderland
Keanu Reeves
Matt
Known for
The Matrix
John Wick
Ione Skye
Clarissa
Known for
Four Rooms
Say Anything...
Roxana Zal
Maggie
Known for
Testament
Daniel Roebuck
Samson
Known for
Final Destination
The Fugitive
Dennis Hopper
Feck
Known for
Speed
Waterworld
Joshua John Miller
Tim
Known for
Near Dark
Death Warrant
Tom Bower
Bennett
Known for
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
13 Sins
Danyi Deats
Jamie
Also in
The Allnighter
Heart of the City
Constance Forslund
Madeleine
Known for
Village of the Damned
Leo Rossi
Jim
Known for
Halloween II
The Accused
Phillip Brock
Mike
Known for
Highlander II: The Quickening
Enough Said
Tim Hunter Director · Neal Jimenez Writer Jürgen Knieper Composer
Worldwide gross $4.6M · Budget $1.9M · United States release May 8, 1987
Box office
Budget
$1,900,000
Worldwide gross
$4,600,000
Gross vs. budget
2.4×
Production
Hemdale Film Corporation
Production
Island Pictures
Production
Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
Production
Island
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 1986
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · May 8, 1987
Theatrical
United States
October 31, 1986 · Premiere · Seattle, Washington
January 20, 1987 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
January 23, 2007 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Australia
July 30, 1987 · Theatrical
China
October 10, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
January 12, 1989 · Theatrical
France
April 5, 2005 · Physical · DVD
September 15, 2019 · Digital · VOD
April 26, 2023 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Greece
November 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Ireland
October 9, 1987 · Theatrical
Italy
February 17, 1989 · Theatrical
Japan
February 23, 1990 · Theatrical
Poland
November 29, 2013 · TV
Sweden
October 10, 1986 · Physical
September 11, 1987 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
July 29, 2021 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
October 9, 1987 · Theatrical
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