United States / Jan 20, 1994 / Sundance Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Cozy, a dissatisfied housewife, meets Lee at a bar. A drink turns into a home break-in, and a gunshot sends them on the run together, thinking they've committed murder.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Bert Yaeger | Dead Husband |
| Mary Glenn | Woman with Hatchet |
| Carol Flakes | Lee's Grandmother |
| Frances Reichardt | Lee's Mom |
| George Moore | Detective Kirby |
| Mannie Mack | Mr. Humphery |
| Greg Schroeder | Bobby |
| Kyle Hawkins | Cozy's Kid |
| Heather Florio | Cozy's Kid |
| Joseph Florio | Cozy's Kid |
| Duncan Young | Bartender |
| Santo Fazio | Detective Ortiz |
| Monica Davidson | Mrs. Ortiz |
| Jerry Utter | Doug's Father (voice) |
| Susan A. Stover | Miami D.J. (voice) |
| Shelly Florio | Secretary in Flashback |
| Sheila Korsi | Depressed Woman in Bar |
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| Lou Perdomo | Tattoo Artist |
| Barbara Bucci | Motel Manager |
| Steven Lezak | Motel Loiterer |
| Robert Perry | Record Store Owner |
| Jerry Reichardt | Cop at Grandmom's |
| Kerline Alce | Cop at Grandmom's |
| Ricco Jackson | Convenience Store Owner |
| Murray Von Murry | Robber |
| Carl Crowder | Loiterer |
| Barry Shore | Highway Patrolman |
| T. Colin Dodd | Corpse #1 |
| Wayne Ferguson | Corpse #2 |
| Roz Delisi | Jazz Bar Singer |
| Mitch Lewis | Guitar Player in Bar |
| Patrick Cooke | Jazz Bar Musician |
| Harry Epp | Jazz Bar Musician |
| Robert Greenbaum | Jazz Bar Musician |
| John Ulrich | Jazz Bar Musician |
| Will Connelly | Jazz Bar Musician |
| Matthew Sigal | Thief |
Genres
DramaCrime
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | River of Grass |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Plan B Pictures |
| Release date | 4 agosto 1995 |
| Production | Jesse Hartman, Larry Fessenden, Susan A. Stover, Ralph McKay |
| Writer | Kelly Reichardt, Jesse Hartman |
| Editing | Larry Fessenden, Alan Hofmanis, Dave Pultz |
| Cinematography | Jim Denault, Alan Hofmanis, Ian Vollmer, Ben Speth, Dominique Levy |
| Assistant directors | Greg Webb, Shirley Davis, Kelly Reichardt |
| Lighting | T. Colin Dodd |
| Camera operators | Jim Denault, Alan Hofmanis, Ian Vollmer, Ben Speth, Dominique Levy |
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| Additional photography | Alan Hofmanis, Ben Speth, Jim Denault, Ian Vollmer, Dominique Levy |
| Production design | David Doernberg |
| Art direction | David Doernberg |
| Set decoration | David Doernberg |
| Music | John Hill, Matthew Sigal, Eric Delente |
| Sound | John Hill, Matthew Sigal, Eric Delente |
| Costume design | Sara Jane Slotnick, Nina Port |
| Makeup | Sara Jane Slotnick, Nina Port |
| Hairstyling | Sara Jane Slotnick, Nina Port |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Feb 01, 1994 / Berlin International Film Festival
Argentina / Mar 30, 2009 / +13 / Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Canada / Sep 14, 2015 / 18A / Toronto International Film Festival (Restored Version)
Limited release
United States / Mar 06, 2020 / NR / Harvard Film Archive (Restored Version)
Theatrical release
United States / Aug 04, 1995 / NR / New York City, New York
South Korea / Apr 26, 2016
France / Sep 04, 2019 / TP
Digital
Sweden / May 02, 2023 / 15
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