The River (1984)

Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.

Director:

Mark Rydell

Stars:

Mel Gibson (Tom Garvey), Sissy Spacek (Mae Garvey), Scott Glenn (Joe Wade), Billy Green Bush (Harve Stanley), Shane Bailey (Lewis Garvey), Becky Jo Lynch (Beth Garvey)