River Red (1998)
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Eric Drilling wrote and directed this adaptation of his one-act play, set in rural New England, about alcoholic abuse in a single-parent family. After Dave Holden (Tom Everett Scott) fatally stabs his father while protecting his younger brother Tom (David Moscow), it's Tom who takes the rap and is sent off to a juvenile correction facility. But then Dave discovers dad's debts, works as a dishwasher to pay them off, and finally turns to robbery. Scott was the director of Drilling's one-act play. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tom Everett Scott, David Moscow, (more)
- Director(s):
- Eric Drilling
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of River Red
Eric Drilling wrote and directed this adaptation of his one-act play, set in rural New England, about alcoholic abuse in a single-parent family. After Dave Holden (Tom Everett Scott) fatally stabs his father while protecting his younger brother Tom (David Moscow), it's Tom who takes the rap and is sent off to a juvenile correction facility. But then Dave discovers dad's debts, works as a dishwasher to pay them off, and finally turns to robbery. Scott was the director of Drilling's one-act play. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast of River Red
- Tom Everett Scott - Dave Holden
- Cara Buono - Rachel
- Denis O'Hare - Daniel Holden
- Leo Burmeister - Judge Harold Perkins
- James Murtaugh - Chief Bascomb
- David Moscow - Tom Holden
- David Lowery - Billy
- Michael Kelly - Frankie
- Tibor Feldman - Dr. Harry Fields
- Director(s):
- Eric Drilling
- Writer(s):
- Eric Drilling
- Producer(s):
- Stephen Schlueter, Tischa Gomez, Avram Ludwig
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Adult Situations, Violence, Profanity)
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