River's Edge
River's Edge

Movie·1986·1h 40m

River's Edge

Which was worse? The murder or what came after?

Directed By

Tim Hunter

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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// overview

The Story

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.

Written By

Neal Jimenez

Producer

John Daly, Sarah Pillsbury

Cinematography

Frederick Elmes

Music

Jürgen Knieper

Editor

Howard E. Smith

Themes

drug dealerhigh schoolpolicegunfriendsmurderdead bodydrugsapathysecretteenager

Production House

Island
Hemdale Film Corporation

Audience Score

65%

311 votes

Skip12%
Timepass27%
Go for it38%
Perfection23%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Rent

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// cast

Cast

Crispin Glover

Crispin Glover

Layne

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Matt

Ione Skye

Ione Skye

Clarissa

Roxana Zal

Roxana Zal

Maggie

Daniel Roebuck

Daniel Roebuck

Samson

Dennis Hopper

Dennis Hopper

Feck

Joshua John Miller

Joshua John Miller

Tim

Tom Bower

Tom Bower

Bennett

Danyi Deats

Danyi Deats

Jamie

Constance Forslund

Constance Forslund

Madeleine

Leo Rossi

Leo Rossi

Jim

Phillip Brock

Phillip Brock

Mike

Josh Richman

Josh Richman

Tony

Jim Metzler

Jim Metzler

Burkewaite

Tammy L. Smith

Kim

Yuzo Nishihara

Moko

Taylor Negron

Taylor Negron

Checker

Christopher Peters

Christopher Peters

Tom

// crew

Crew

Tim Hunter

Tim Hunter

Director

Neal Jimenez

Writer

Jürgen Knieper

Original Music Composer

John Daly

Executive Producer

Howard E. Smith

Editor

Sarah Pillsbury

Producer

Midge Sanford

Producer

Sonya Sones

Editor

Derek Gibson

Executive Producer

Frederick Elmes

Director of Photography

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