The River Wild

"The vacation is over."

Sep 30 1994 PG-13 1h 51m
Adventure, Crime, Thriller

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.

Plot

The teacher Gail Hartman is facing problems with her marriage with her husband, the workaholic architect Tom Hartman. On the birthday of their son Roarke, Gail decides to leave her daughter with her parents and take her family to raft down a wild river where she was a guide. On the departure, a young man named Wade befriends Roarke and leaves the place with his friends Terry and Frank. Later the family encounters Wade and Terry, who do not have rafting experience, and Gail helps them to cross a whitewater. They get closer to the family and soon Gail and Tom learn a dark secret about Wade and Terry. What will they do to get rid of the men?

Written by

Denis O'Neill

Directed by

Curtis Hanson

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Turman-Foster Company, Universal Pictures, David Foster Productions

Languages

English

Awards

5 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
52,244
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
63
Popularity
NA