Blue River (film)

Blue River
Film poster
Genre	Drama
Based on	Blue River by Ethan Canin
Teleplay by	Maria Nation
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
Original release
Network	Fox
Release	November 21, 1995 (1995-11-21)

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. The film premiered on Fox on November 21, 1995.[1] It is based on a novel of the same name by Ethan Canin.^[citation needed]

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

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

External links

• Blue River at IMDb
• Blue River at Rotten Tomatoes