---
title: 'River''s Edge (1986)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tim Hunter'
released: '1986-08-27'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rivers-edge-1986'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091860/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# River's Edge (1986)

1986 · R · 99 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

River's Edge is a 1986 American crime drama film directed by Tim Hunter, written by Neal Jimenez, and starring Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye in her film debut, Daniel Roebuck, and Dennis Hopper. It follows a group of teenagers in a Northern California town who are forced to deal with their friend's murder of his girlfriend and the subsequent disposal of her body. Jimenez partially based the script on the 1981 murder of Marcy Renee Conrad in Milpitas, California.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tim Hunter](https://cinepixo.com/people/tim-hunter)
- **Screenplay:** [Neal Jimenez](https://cinepixo.com/people/neal-jimenez)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jürgen Knieper](https://cinepixo.com/people/jurgen-knieper)
- **Producer:** [Sarah Pillsbury](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-pillsbury)
- **Director of Photography:** [Frederick Elmes](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-elmes)
- **Editor:** [Howard E. Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-e-smith), [Sonya Sones](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonya-sones)

## Cast

- [Danyi Deats](https://cinepixo.com/people/danyi-deats)
- [Josh Richman](https://cinepixo.com/people/josh-richman)
- [Keanu Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/keanu-reeves)
- [Joshua John Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-john-miller)
- [Crispin Glover](https://cinepixo.com/people/crispin-glover)
- [Daniel Roebuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-roebuck)
- [Dennis Hopper](https://cinepixo.com/people/dennis-hopper)
- [Jim Metzler](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-metzler)
- [Tom Bower](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-bower)
- [Roxana Zal](https://cinepixo.com/people/roxana-zal)
- [Leo Rossi](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-rossi)
- [Ione Skye](https://cinepixo.com/people/ione-skye)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rivers-edge-1986
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