Blood River (1991)

Jimmy Pearls, a directionless young drifter, kills Henry Logan's son and two other men after he found out that they murdered Jimmy's parents for their land. Trying to get away from Logan's ... See full summary »

Director:

Mel Damski

Writer:

John Carpenter

Stars:

Ricky Schroder, Wilford Brimley, John P. Ryan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ricky Schroder	...	Jimmy 'The Kid' Pearls (as Rick Schroder)
Wilford Brimley	...	U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler
John P. Ryan	...	Henry Logan, Rancher
Mills Watson	...	Jake, Logan's Man
Henry Beckman	...	Sheriff Peabody
Dwight McFee	...	Squints, Logan Rider
Adrienne Barbeau	...	Georgina
Don S. Davis	...	Congressman Howard K. Apples
Jay Brazeau	...	Hotchner
Venus Terzo	...	Laurie, Whore
J.C. Roberts	...	Storekeeper (as J.C. 'Jim' Roberts)
Gordon Tootoosis	...	Smiling Knife
Stephen Hair	...	Parson Carpenter
Maureen Thomas	...	Mrs. Carpenter
Jordi Thompson	...	Deputy Marshal

Storyline

Jimmy Pearls, a directionless young drifter, kills Henry Logan's son and two other men after he found out that they murdered Jimmy's parents for their land. Trying to get away from Logan's vengeance, he goes to ground in the mountains and meets Winston Patrick Culler, an old trapper, who becomes his traveling companion and protector. Jimmy doesn't understand though why Culler is helping him...

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Plot Keywords:

prostitute | texas ranger | bow and arrow | wagon | shootout in a church | 

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Did You Know?

Trivia

After the release of The Shootist (1976), John Wayne saw 'Ron Howard' at a party and told him "I have this movie for the both of us. It's you and me or nobody." Ron Howard stated that one of his great regrets in life was John Wayne not living to do this movie. Ricky Schroder plays the part intended for Ron Howard.

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Goofs

When the Culler stuntman runs the horse into the boathouse and falls off, he suddenly sits up in a different position.

User Reviews

Fairly bad all around

Poor direction, acting, costumes, sets, story. Wilford Brimley turns in the worst acting job I have seen him do. Rick Schroder does the same. The storyline just plods along with little more motivation than the script. Shot in Canada there are some pretty vistas but the cheap sets in the foreground detract.

This may be a TV Movie made on the cheap and it looks it. Puzzling choices were made as well. The boat for one. Somebody did a nice job stretching canvas (hides?) over a boat frame. What about the size though? It's twice the size, possibly triple, of a boat to be used by one person. It's just out of place as so much is in this movie.

I watched the whole thing hoping it would get better but it didn't.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

A véres folyó

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Entertainment Production, Little Apple Productions

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1