The River Rat (1984)
- Directed by
- Thomas Rickman
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young girl living with her grandparents on the Mississippi River forms a bond with her father who has just been released from prison. They take a trip down the river together.
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What happens
The River Rat is a 1984 independent family film directed by Thomas Rickman and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Martha Plimpton. It was filmed on location in Hickman, Kentucky, on the banks of the Mississippi River. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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