River's Edge

River's Edge

99 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Aug. 27, 1986

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.

River's Edge

99 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Aug. 27, 1986

River's Edge
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Hemdale Film, Island
Original title River's Edge
Directors Rena Sternfeld-Allon, Tim Hunter
Writers Neal Jimenez

Cast

Crispin Glover

as Layne

Keanu Reeves

as Matt

Ione Skye

as Clarissa

Daniel Roebuck

as Samson 'John' Tollet

Dennis Hopper

as Feck

Taylor Negron

as Checker

Roxana Zal

as Maggie

Josh Richman

as Tony

Phillip Brock

as Mike

Tom Bower

as Bennett

Constance Forslund

as Madeleine

Leo Rossi

as Jim

Jim Metzler

as Mr. Burkewaite

Danyi Deats

as Jamie

Yuzo Nishihara

as Moko

Maeve Odum

as Student

Michael Hungerford

as Tony's Father (as Mike Hungerford)