Storyline
A group of high school friends discover that they are in the presence of a killer. One of them, Samson, has murdered his girlfriend Jamie. He brags to his friends about killing her, and when they discover he is telling the truth, their reactions vary.
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Cast
Daniel Roebuck, Josh Richman, Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, Tom Bower, Taylor Negron, Phillip Brock, Ione Skye, Christopher Peters, Leo Rossi, Jim Metzler, Michael Hungerford, Tammy L. Smith, Joshua John Miller, Roxana Zal, Constance Forslund, Danyi Deats, Yuzo Nishihara, Richard Richcreek, Maeve Odum, Francis De L'Etanche du Bois
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Reviews
88
River's Edge is not a film I will forget very soon. Its portrait of these adolescents is an exercise in despair.
80
No other film captures more accurately what it’s like to be dead inside during the end of the Cold War, the height of MTV and the invasion of concerned but impotent parents.
80
Empire
A disquieting tale set in the grim realities of trashy America. Some great, often insane performances make it a memorable trip.
75
It’s sloppily written, heavy-handed, and tonally inconsistent—but it remains striking for its bleakness and a smattering of bizarre, unhinged performances from Crispin Glover, Daniel Roebuck, and Dennis Hopper.
75
TV Guide Magazine
This generation's postpunk worldview is rooted in nihilism, detachment, and fear of nuclear annihilation--nothing matters to them except friends, rock 'n' roll, and getting stoned. River's Edge also boasts the best cast of unknowns since Francis Ford Coppola's The Outsiders. Reeves and Skye are superb as the moral centers of the film, Roebuck is great as the killer, and the supporting performances are also impressive. Glover and Hopper go over the top and get away with it.
