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Overview
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Director:
Writer:
Neal Jimenez (written by)
Release Date:
8 May 1987 (USA)
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Tagline:
The most controversial film you will see this year.
Plot:
A high school slacker kills his girlfriend and shows off her dead body to their friends. However, the friends' reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
2 wins
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5 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Our Favorite Summers: 1987
(From Cinematical. 8 May 2009, 6:03 PM, PDT)
Cold Off The Presses: Ione Skye And Ben Lee Wed
(From Actress Archives. 11 January 2009, 7:37 PM, PST)
(From Cinematical. 8 May 2009, 6:03 PM, PDT)
Cold Off The Presses: Ione Skye And Ben Lee Wed
(From Actress Archives. 11 January 2009, 7:37 PM, PST)
User Comments:
One of the saddest, most shocking and realistic stories you may ever see.
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Crispin Glover | ... | Layne |
 | Keanu Reeves | ... | Matt |
 | Ione Skye | ... | Clarissa (as Ione Skye Leitch) |
 | Daniel Roebuck | ... | Samson 'John' Tollet |
 | Dennis Hopper | ... | Feck |
 | Joshua John Miller | ... | Tim (as Joshua Miller) |
| Roxana Zal | ... | Maggie |
| Josh Richman | ... | Tony |
| Phil Brock | ... | Mike |
 | Tom Bower | ... | Bennett |
| Constance Forslund | ... | Madeleine |
 | Leo Rossi | ... | Jim |
 | Jim Metzler | ... | Mr. Burkewaite |
| Tammy Smith | ... | Kim |
| Danyi Deats | ... | Jamie |
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Runtime:
99 min
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Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
New Zealand:R18 |
Iceland:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Finland:K-16 (video rating) (1988) |
Australia:R |
Canada:R (video rating) |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
West Germany:16
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Trivia:
Neal Jimenez based the characters on friends he went to school with in Sacramento, California
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Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: At the beginning of the film, during the first close-up of Jamie's face, her tongue can be seen to move slightly.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Filmography: Keanu Reeves" (2005)
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Soundtrack:
Lethal Tendencies
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River's edge is not a PLEASANT film to watch but it is an incredible one. Having viewed it many years ago I truly think it would still have the ability to shock were it to be re released or remade or something. Perhaps no movie ever made has captured the essense of young suburban inertia like this distrubing frightening movie. Given that this is based on a true story it is even more disturbing. Very well acted and just UNPLEASANT at many times to watch but also a little known masterpiece and a truely important film. Should be a mandatory to watch shown nationwide in all highschools. Fantastic.