River's Edge Summary
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Tim Hunter
Genres: Drama
Rating:
The nude, strangled body of a teenaged girl lies on the edge of the river. Her murderer is her boyfriend, Daniel_Roebuck. All the kids in Roebuck's dismal, dead-end town know who committed the murder. Trouble is, no one bothers to turn Roebuck in; some of the teens don't know how to react to the crime, while others, strung out on drugs and booze, just don't give a damn. A study of contemporary alienation, River's Edge was based on a real-life incident that occurred in Milpitas, California, in 1981. That same year, Neal_Jimenez wrote his screenplay for River's Edge, but was not able to finance the project until 1987. Except for Dennis_Hopper, cast as a holdover from the sixties who hobbles about on one leg and makes love to a blow-up doll, the cast was largely comprised of unknowns, many of whom (Crispin_Glover, Keanu_Reeves, Ione_Skye) would definitely be heard from in the future. Hal Erickson, Rovi
Great Film Moments:
- In Theaters
- This Week
- Coming Soon
- New on DVD
Browse More Movies:
