River's Edge
“Which was worse? The murder or what came after?”
1986•R•1h 40m•6.6•Released
CrimeDramaThriller
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.
Director
Tim Hunter
Writer
Neal Jimenez
Budget
$2M
Revenue
$5M
Languages
English
Studio
Hemdale Film Corporation
Cast
Crispin Glover
Layne
Keanu Reeves
Matt
Ione Skye
Clarissa
Roxana Zal
Maggie
Daniel Roebuck
Samson
Dennis Hopper
Feck
Joshua John Miller
Tim
Tom Bower
Bennett
Danyi Deats
Jamie
Constance Forslund
Madeleine
Leo Rossi
Jim
Phillip Brock
Mike
Josh Richman
Tony
Jim Metzler
Burkewaite
Tammy L. Smith
Kim
Production
Company
Hemdale Film Corporation
Company
Island Pictures
Company
Sanford/Pillsbury Productions
Producer
Sarah Pillsbury
Producer
Midge Sanford
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