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Director
  
Tom Rickman

Duration
  

Music director
  
Mike Post

Writer
  
Thomas Rickman

Language
  
English

6.2/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Adventure, Crime, Drama

Running time
  
1h 33m

Screenplay
  
Tom Rickman

Country
  
United States

The River Rat movie poster

Release date
  
1984

Cast
  
Tommy Lee Jones
(Billy),
Martha Plimpton
(Jonesy),
Brian Dennehy
(Doc Cole),
Shawn Smith
(Wexel),
Dan Hewitt Owens
(Actor)

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Tagline
  
That ole man river...

The River Rat is a 1984 independent family film directed by Thomas Rickman and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Martha Plimpton. Filmed on location in Kentucky, on the banks of the Mississippi River.

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Plot

The River Rat THE RIVER RAT 1984 The Betamax Rundown

Plimpton portrays a teenager who meets her father (Jones), just released from prison, for the first time. The two slowly forge a relationship as they rebuild a boat named "The River Rat." The father cannot escape his criminal past, being blackmailed by the prison psychiatrist (Brian Dennehy), who believes he knows the location of a large amount of cash stolen before imprisonment.

The River Rat THE RIVER RAT 1984 The Betamax Rundown

Father and daughter ride "The River Rat" on a picturesque trip down the Mississippi River to Memphis, Tennessee in an effort to find the money and elude the prison doctor. Along the way, they learn about each other and grow closer.

Production

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The film was written and directed by Thomas Rickman, who was nominated for an Academy Award in 1980 for his screenplay of Coal Miner's Daughter, also starring Tommy Lee Jones. The film was produced by Bob Larson (executive producer of Coal Miner's Daughter) and Michael Apted (who directed Coal Miner's Daughter) served as executive producer. The film was a Larson/Rickman Production in association with the Sundance Institute. The original music was composed by Mike Post.

References

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