Storyline
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from foreclosing on their farm. While Mae stays at home to care for their children and tend to the crops, Tom finds work as a scab at a steel mill to preserve his family's property.
Principal Cast
Mel Gibson
Tom Garvey
Sissy Spacek
Mae Garvey
Scott Glenn
Joe Wade
Billy Green Bush
Harve Stanley
SH
Shane Bailey
Lewis Garvey
BE
Becky Jo Lynch
Beth Garvey
Don Hood
Senator Neiswinder
James Tolkan
Howard Simpson
Media Information
DirectorMark Rydell
StatusReleased
Runtime122 min
Genres
Drama
Release Date1984-12-01
LanguageEnglish
CountryUnited States of America
Production
Universal Pictures