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Title: A River Runs Through It (1992)
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| 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 | |
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Vann Gravage | ... | Young Paul |
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Nicole Burdette | ... | Mabel |
| Susan Traylor | ... | Rawhide | |
| Michael Cudlitz | ... | Chub | |
| Rob Cox | ... | Conroy | |
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Buck Simmonds | ... | Humph |
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Fred Oakland | ... | Mr. Burns |
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David Creamer | ... | Ken Burns |
The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a minister, the boys eventually part company when Norman moves east to attend college, leaving his rebellious brother to find trouble back home. When Norman finally returns, the siblings resume their fishing outings, and assess both where they've been and where they're going. Written by Jwelch5742
In a little town in Montana two brothers grow up. One of them is Norman (Craig Sheffer), the other is Paul (Brad Pitt). Their father is Reverend Maclean and they grow up with his lessons that has to do with religion, and the lessons of fly-fishing. In this movie fly-fishing represents life, a little.
The story is good and keeps your attention although there are some moments you need a little action. Probably the movie has this moments because it is not really about the events that happen, but about the message. Some things do happen though. Norman goes to Dartmouth to study. After six years he returns and gets involved with a nice girl named Jessie (Emily Lloyd) and he is invited to teach in Chicago. Paul has become a reporter and is known as the "fishing reporter". He is famous and it seems he has a nice life, but he drinks a little too much and gambles too much.
The movie is very well directed, it has a nice score and all of the actors are good. The most beautiful thing in this movie is the cinematography. The mountains, the woods and the river all look very beautiful. If the movie was only made for these things it was good enough to watch. Fortunately there is more.