
The River
- Drama
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
Cast

Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey

Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey

Scott Glenn
Joe Wade

Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
- Shane Bailey
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
- Becky Jo Lynch
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey

Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder

James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
- Bob W. Douglas
Bob W. Douglas
Hal Richardson

Andy Stahl
Dave Birkin
- Lisa Sloan
Lisa Sloan
Judy Birkin
- Larry D. Ferrell
Larry D. Ferrell
Rod Tessley
- Susie Toomey
Susie Toomey
Sally Tessley
- Kelly Toomey
Kelly Toomey
Lisa Tessley

Frank Hoyt Taylor
Zemke

Amy Rydell
Betty Gaumer

Samuel Scott Osborne
Billy Gaumer

Charles Robinson
Truck
- Ivan Green
Ivan Green
Smoot
- Desmond Couch
Desmond Couch
Wilderfoot
- Charles G. Riddle
Charles G. Riddle
Youngdall

Jim Antonio
Dan Gaumer

David Hart
Harley

Barry Primus
Roy
- Mark Erickson
Mark Erickson
Baines

Jack Starrett
Swick
- Dean Whitworth
Dean Whitworth
Doctor
- Chuck Hanson
Chuck Hanson
Fat Man
- Ira M. Quillen II
Ira M. Quillen II
TV Weatherman
- Matt Bearson
Matt Bearson
First Employee
- Timothy Shadden
Timothy Shadden
Second Employee
- Elizabeth Lane
Elizabeth Lane
Secretary
- Gary Gershaw
Gary Gershaw
Drifter


















