---
title: 'The River Wild (1994)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Curtis Hanson'
released: '1994-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-river-wild-1994'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110997/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The River Wild (1994)

1994 · 108 min · Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Curtis Hanson](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtis-hanson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Jerry Goldsmith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-goldsmith)
- **Producer:** [Lawrence Turman](https://cinepixo.com/people/lawrence-turman), [David Foster](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-foster-2)
- **Editor:** [David Brenner](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-brenner)

## Cast

- [Diane Delano](https://cinepixo.com/people/diane-delano)
- [Elizabeth Hoffman](https://cinepixo.com/people/elizabeth-hoffman)
- [David Strathairn](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-strathairn)
- [John C. Reilly](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-reilly)
- [Joseph Mazzello](https://cinepixo.com/people/joseph-mazzello)
- [Glenn Morshower](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-morshower)
- [Kevin Bacon](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-bacon)
- [William Lucking](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-lucking)
- [Benjamin Bratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/benjamin-bratt)

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