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Overview

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Director:
Robert Redford
Writers (WGA):
Norman Maclean (story)
Richard Friedenberg (screenplay)
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Release Date:
9 October 1992 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
Two fly-fishing sons of a Presbyterian minister--one reserved, one rebellious--grow up in rural Montana. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 6 nominations more
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User Comments:
The 'It' of the title can be replaced by so many things. A place, a community or life itself. more (108 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Craig Sheffer ... Norman Maclean

Brad Pitt ... Paul Maclean

Tom Skerritt ... Rev. Maclean

Brenda Blethyn ... Mrs. Maclean
Emily Lloyd ... Jessie Burns

Edie McClurg ... Mrs. Burns

Stephen Shellen ... Neal Burns
Vann Gravage ... Young Paul
Nicole Burdette ... Mabel

Susan Traylor ... Rawhide

Michael Cudlitz ... Chub

Rob Cox ... Conroy
Buck Simmonds ... Humph
Fred Oakland ... Mr. Burns
David Creamer ... Ken Burns
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for momentary nudity, and some language in a family drama.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
123 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Iceland:12 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Argentina:Atp | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10 | Germany:6 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | Norway:10
Filming Locations:
Bozeman, Montana, USA more
Company:
Allied Filmmakers more

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Trivia:
Trout used in the movie were pond-raised in Montana and were kept in a specially aerated and cooled tank truck until their big moment in front of the cameras. No hooks were used, and no blood was drawn. A line was tied to each fish's lower jaw under the careful observance of the Montana Humane Society. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When leaving the gaming house, the car Norman is driving has the passenger side lamp out. After Paul talks to Norman and the camera pans back, the headlamp is back on. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Norman: [narrating] Long ago, when I was a young man, my father said to me, "Norman, you like to write stories." And I said "Yes, I do." Then he said, "Someday, when you're ready you might tell our family story. Only then will you understand what happened and why."
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Brooklyn South: A Reverend Runs Through It (#1.6)" (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Muskrat Ramble more

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27 out of 33 people found the following comment useful.
The 'It' of the title can be replaced by so many things. A place, a community or life itself., 21 August 2004
10/10
Author: heb4_16 from Aberdeen, Scotland

One of the things about the film that warmed my heart strings was that dry fly fishing was a major part of the scene. I have occasionally carried out my times of dry fly fishing, having tied my own flies, and being accompanied by my brother and my father we spend a day on one river or another seeking to tempt the ever elusive Brown Trout to rise and take the fly that has been offered to them.

When we had occasions like this any differences between us disappeared and any of the pressures of the world melted away to be replaced by the glory of being absorbed in the activity and the surroundings of the place we were in.

This was one of the amazing things that was portrayed to me in the film as the minister and his two sons, Norman and Pauly carried out the ritual. For there is something ritualistic about fly fishing as there is something ritualistic about so many pastimes. You can't just start casting your fishing line and hope for the best. You have to attune yourself to the place you are in, you have to scan the surface of the water considering how it is flowing and where the best point might be to place your fly and, depending on your skill level, you might even get your fly to land there long enough for a fish to take note of it and strike. The 'Art of Fly-fishing' was directed and represented so well that they themselves can be classified as artists.

The title for the film could not be more aptly chosen, for the river did in fact run through the life of father and two sons. This film however spreads itself broader than the family and community in Montana, by the the Blackfoot river, where the film is played out. It has the capacity to draw you in, to enthrall you, to capture you, as the history of the family, community and period is unfolded. The Story told is not just a family history, but a history of Life. What may be classified as a 'River of Life'

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