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River's Edge

River's Edge
★ 6.6/10•1986•1h 40m•R•Crime•Drama•Thriller

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.

Tim Hunter · Director

Neal Jimenez · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 40m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 10, 1986
Budget$1,900,000
Revenue$4,600,000

Actors

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

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