Rivers Edge

Tammy Smith as Kim

For the 1957 lm, see The Rivers Edge.

Christopher Peters as Tom

Rivers Edge is a 1986 American drama lm directed

by Tim Hunter, written by Neal Jimenez, and starring
Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Daniel Roebuck, and Dennis Hopper.

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The movie was awarded Best Picture at the 1986 While the screenplay is ction, it draws from the NovemIndependent Spirit Awards.
ber 3, 1981 murder of Marcy Renee Conrad, who was
raped and strangled by Anthony Jacques Broussard in
Milpitas, California.[1]

Plot

Broussard bragged about the crime, showing the body to

at least thirteen dierent people; despite this, the crime
A group of high school friends discover that they are in went unreported for two days.[2]
the presence of a killer. One of them, John, has murdered one of their friends, Jamie. He brags to them all Neal Jimenez read the story in the newspaper while visitat school about killing her, and when they discover he ing friends, wrote a script and turned it in to his instructor
is telling the truth, their reactions vary. Layne, the self- while he was an English major at Santa Clara University.
incident is merely the inspiration
proclaimed leader of the group, is intent on keeping the Jimenez said that the
[3]
for
the
screenplay.
murder a secret and protecting John, while the rest of the
group (Matt, Clarissa, Maggie, and Tony) contemplate
going to the police.

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Cast

The lm featured early Thrash Metal/Death Metal tracks

from bands such as Slayer and Fates Warning, an unprecedented noncommercial approach that created a dark
vibe.

Crispin Glover as Layne

Keanu Reeves as Matt

Kyrie Eleison Written by John Arch & Jim Matheos Performed by Fates Warning

Ione Skye (credited Ione Skye Leitch) as Clarissa

Daniel Roebuck as Samson 'John' Tollet

Captor of Sin Written by Je Hanneman & Kerry

King Performed by Slayer

Dennis Hopper as Feck

Roxana Zal as Maggie

Tormentor Written by Je Hanneman Performed

by Slayer

Joshua John Miller as Tim

Josh Richman as Tony

Evil Has No Boundaries Written by Je Hanneman & Kerry King Performed by Slayer

Phillip Brock as Mike

Tom Bower as Det. Bennett

Die by the Sword Written by Je Hanneman Performed by Slayer

Constance Forslund as Madeleine

Leo Rossi as Jim

Lethal Tendencies Written by Stacy Anderson &

David Stuart Performed by Hallows Eve[4]

Jim Metzler as Mr. Burkewaite

Taylor Negron as Checker

Let Me Know Written by Greg Sage Performed by

The Wipers

Danyi Deats as Jamie

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Fire in the Rain Written by Mike Palm Performed
by Agent Orange
Happy Day Written by Winston Rodney Performed by Burning Spear
Lets Go, Lets Go, Lets Go Written and Performed by Hank Ballard
I'm Gonna Miss You Written and Performed by
Hank Ballard

See also
List of American lms of 1986

References

[1] Klinger, Karen. A Town Looks at a Murder: Many

Could Share the Blame. Detroit Free Press. July 25,
1982.
[2] Law: Age of Accountability. Time. 1981-12-14. Retrieved 2010-04-17.
[3] Villagran, Nora. "'Rivers' Writer: 'I Made It Up' Filmmakers Say Movie Depicts a Rootless Post-Watergate
World. San Jose Mercury News. May 22, 1987.
[4] DE Wikipedia. Retrieved May 14, 2013.

External links
Rivers Edge at the Internet Movie Database
Rivers Edge at AllMovie
Rivers Edge at Rotten Tomatoes
Henry A. Giroux on Rivers Edge and postmodern education
Marcy Renee Conrad Web Site

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