The River Rat
After thirteen years in prison, Billy McCain thought he'd met up with everything, until he met up with his own daughter Jonsy.
1984 | 94m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Thomas Rickman |
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| Writer: | Thomas Rickman |
| Staring: |
| On the lazy banks of the Mississippi, a young girl is reunited with her time-served but innocent father. But the reunion is tainted with the whereabouts of the stolen loot, and those who come looking for it... | |
| Release Date: | Sep 28, 1984 |
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| Director: | Thomas Rickman |
| Writer: | Thomas Rickman |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, Drama, Crime |
| Keywords | fire, mississippi river, boat, stolen money, crime scene |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Cinema Group Ventures, Sundance Institute |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,142,944
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tommy Lee Jones | Billy |
| Martha Plimpton | Jonsy |
| Brian Dennehy | Doc Cole |
| Shawn Smith | Wexel |
| Nancy Lea Owen | Vadie |
| Norman Bennett | Sheriff Cal |
| Tony Frank | Poley |
| Angie Bolling | Joyce |
| Roger Copeland | Young Billy |
| Tommy Burlison | Whitey |
| Tamara Hartley | Young Joyce |
| Louis Plante | Cajun Deputy |
| Rod Britt | Cajun Deputy |
| Peter Renaday | Cajun Doctor |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Thomas Rickman | Director, Writer |
| Mike Post | Original Music Composer |
| Jan Kiesser | Director of Photography |
| Joe D. Mitchell | Set Decoration |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| Steve Mirkovich | Editor |
| John J. Lloyd | Production Design |
| Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunt Coordinator |
| Paula Moody | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Bob Larson | Producer |
| Michael Apted | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAFTA Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Albert Finney | Nominated |
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