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River's Edge
Which was worse? The murder or what came after?
Genres
CrimeDramaThriller
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.
Details
Budget
$1900000
Revenue
$4600000
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1986-10-10
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
293
Vote Average
6.524
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Yuzo Nishihara
Moko
Taylor Negron
Checker
Christopher Peters
Tom
Richard Richcreek
Kevin
Maeve Odum
Student
Francis De L'Etanche du Bois
Aunto
Michael Hungerford
Tony's Father
James Terry
Cop
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