Blue River (film)

*Blue River*
Blue River
	File:Blue River (1995) Film Poster.jpg Film poster
Genre	Drama
Written by	Ethan Canin (Novel); Maria Nation (Teleplay)
Directed by	Larry Elikann
Starring	Sam Elliott; Jerry O'Connell; Susan Dey; Nick Stahl; Neal McDonough
Music by	Lawrence Shragge
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Richard Welsh
Producers	Tom Luse; Brent Shields
Production location	Wilmington, North Carolina
Cinematography	Eric Van Haren Noman
Editor	Sabrina Plisco
Running time	90 min.
Production companies	Hallmark Entertainment; Signboard Hill Productions
Distributor	Fox Network
Release
Original network	Fox Network
Picture format	Color
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	November 21, 1995;

Blue River is a 1995 American made-for-television action film directed by Larry Elikann and starring Sam Elliott, Jerry O'Connell, Susan Dey, Nick Stahl, and Neal McDonough.^[1] It is based on a novel of the same name by Ethan Canin.

Premise

Edward is a teenager living in a family the father abandoned years before. His mother has become a Christian fundamentalist and courts a self-righteous school principal.

Cast

Sam Elliott as Henry Howland
Jerry O'Connell as Lawrence Sellars
Susan Dey as Mrs. Sellers
Nick Stahl as Young Edward
Neal McDonough as Edward Sellars

Reception

Writing for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Tom Jicha said that: "Blue River meanders aimlessly for a couple of hours without ever fully paying off the audience."^[2]

References

^ King, Susan (November 19, 1995). "Literary 'Blue River' marks a new start for Fox movies". No. Des Moines Register. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
^ Jicha, Tom (November 21, 1995). "Hallmark's Blue River murky". South Florida Sun Sentinel: 4E. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

External links

Blue River at IMDb
Blue River at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] King, Susan (November 19, 1995). "Literary 'Blue River' marks a new start for Fox movies". No. Des Moines Register. Retrieved 9 September 2022.

[Hallmark's_Blue_River_murky-2] Jicha, Tom (November 21, 1995). "Hallmark's Blue River murky". South Florida Sun Sentinel: 4E. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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