River's Edge

1986 100 min ★ 6.5 Crime, Drama, Thriller

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.

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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

Details

Director

Tim Hunter

Tagline

"Which was worse? The murder or what came after?"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$1,900,000

Revenue

$4,600,000

Production

Island, Hemdale Film Corporation

Reviews

J

John Chard

February 29, 2020

★ 7/10

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 ...