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Blood River

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Jimmy Pearls (Rick Schroder) is consumed by revenge. After a long hunt, he finally guns down those responsible for killing his parents, but their deaths don't end the blood feud, since one of the men was the son of Henry Logan (John P. Ryan), a rich and powerful man in the West. Pearls heads to the mountains to hide out and befriends an ornery trapper, Winston Culler (Wilford Brimley), who takes Pearls under his wing -- while hiding his true reasons for helping the young man.

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Johnny Butane Dread Central 04/14/2009
4.5/5
What's so great about Blood River, is that nothing is spelled out for the audience. Your hand is not held nor your steps guided through this plot. Go to Full Review Scott Weinberg FEARnet 04/03/2009
4/5
The 'scary stuff' ranges from sexual tension and psychological torture to theological threats and simple fear of death by dehydration... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/04/2013 Gritty, and dirty, but manages to be breathtakingly beautiful at the same time--At last! and about time...!! See more 08/04/2013 This movie was terrible. I don't have any problem with religious films, but I went into this expecting it to be a psychological film and this thing didn't make me think at all... It had so much potential and then NOTHING was explained at the end... I'm not going to spoil it, but don't expect much else, but a bad taste left in your mouth after watching this picture. See more 04/16/2013 Part horror, part psychological thriller and completely disturbing. I liked it...I think. Unlike so many films, Blood River doesn't walk you through the plot or beat you with it's meaning. Well acted, stunningly filmed and superbly directed. It does move at a slower pace and requires a good bit of thought and participation on the part of the audience to make it a worthwhile watch, but it is. This is the type of story your mind keeps coming back to again and again to puzzle over details. See more 09/12/2012 Sanctimonious 'Jacobs Ladder' meets 'The Hitcher'. Don't bother. Go pull nose hairs out instead. Better than listening to some mysterious dude in a leather cowboy hat rant about how god has abandoned us all. See more 08/13/2012 i really liked the Film it had a really good story line to and it had some funny parts in it See more 06/03/2012 Heart- pounding suspense or snooze time, depending on your level of patience. I made it all the way to the action-packed last 30 minutes, he fell asleep. "Your sin is empathy." said the Angel. See more Read all reviews
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Mel Damski

Director

Ricky Schroder

Jimmy "The Kid" Pearls

Wilford Brimley

U.S. Marshal Winston Patrick Culler

John P. Ryan

Henry Logan
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Synopsis Jimmy Pearls (Rick Schroder) is consumed by revenge. After a long hunt, he finally guns down those responsible for killing his parents, but their deaths don't end the blood feud, since one of the men was the son of Henry Logan (John P. Ryan), a rich and powerful man in the West. Pearls heads to the mountains to hide out and befriends an ornery trapper, Winston Culler (Wilford Brimley), who takes Pearls under his wing -- while hiding his true reasons for helping the young man.
Director
Mel Damski
Production Co
CBS Entertainment Productions
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (TV)
Mar 17, 1991
Runtime
1h 37m