This article is about the 1994 film. For the 2023 film, see River Wild. For other uses, see River Wild (disambiguation).
The River Wild
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Curtis Hanson
Written by
Denis O'Neill
Produced by
David Foster
Lawrence Turman
Starring
Meryl Streep
Kevin Bacon
David Strathairn
Joseph Mazzello
John C. Reilly
Cinematography
Robert Elswit
Edited by
Joe Hutshing
David Brenner
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith
Production company
Turman-Foster Company
Distributed by
Universal Pictures
Release date
September 30, 1994 (1994-09-30)
Running time
111 minutes
Country
United States
Languages
English
American Sign Language
Budget
$45 million[1][2]
Box office
$94.2 million[2][3]
The River Wild is a 1994 American thriller film starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, and David Strathairn. It was directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Denis O'Neill. It follows a young family whose white-water rafting holiday is endangered when they are taken hostage by a pair of armed fugitives.
The film was theatrically released in the United States on September 30, 1994, by Universal Pictures. It was a box office success, grossing $94.2 million worldwide against a $45 million budget. Streep was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance, while Bacon received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.
^"Streep Shoots The Rapids". Newsweek. September 25, 1994. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ ab"The River Wild". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^"The River Wild". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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