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River's Edge( 1986)

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Which was worse? The murder or what came after?

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Crispin Glover

      Layne

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      Keanu Reeves

      Matt

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      Ione Skye

      Clarissa

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      Roxana Zal

      Maggie

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      Daniel Roebuck

      Samson

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      Dennis Hopper

      Feck

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      Joshua John Miller

      Tim

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      Tom Bower

      Bennett

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      Danyi Deats

      Jamie

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      Constance Forslund

      Madeleine

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      Leo Rossi

      Jim

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      Phillip Brock

      Mike

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      Josh Richman

      Tony

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      Jim Metzler

      Burkewaite

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      Tammy L. Smith

      Kim

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      Yuzo Nishihara

      Moko

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      Taylor Negron

      Checker

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      Christopher Peters

      Tom

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      Richard Richcreek

      Kevin

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      Maeve Odum

      Student

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      Francis De L'Etanche du Bois

      Aunto

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      Michael Hungerford

      Tony's Father

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      James Terry

      Cop

    Social

    Review 1Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sat Feb 29 2020
    Did the sight of this dead girl move you in any particular way? River's Edge is directed by Director: Tim Hunter and written by Neal Jimenez. It stars Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, Dennis Hopper, Joshua John Miller, Roxana Zal and Josh Richman, Music is by Jürgen Knieper and cinematography by Frederick Elmes. When a group of high school friends discover that one of their social group has murdered another - his girlfriend - they all react in various ways... Based on an actual murder incident in 1981, "River's Edge" is a deeply unsettling film in how it probe...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1900000.00

    Revenue

    4600000.00

    Keywords

    • drug dealer
    • high school
    • police
    • gun
    • friends
    • murder
    • dead body
    • drugs
    • apathy
    • secret
    • teenager