The read
A Balasaur Score of 52 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 27%, Metacritic 46/100. Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do. Most of the 1,317 1980s drama movies in this catalog score higher.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes27%
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 17 points higher than critics do.
142 audience votes
Key crew
- Mark RydellDirector
- Robert DillonScreenplay
- Julian BarryScreenplay
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mel GibsonTom Garvey
- Sissy SpacekMae Garvey
- Scott GlennJoe Wade
- Billy Green BushHarve Stanley
- Shane BaileyLewis Garvey
- Becky Jo LynchBeth Garvey
- Don HoodSenator Neiswinder
- James TolkanHoward Simpson
- Bob W. DouglasHal Richardson
- Andy StahlDave Birkin
- Lisa SloanJudy Birkin
- Larry D. FerrellRod Tessley
Stills
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Themes
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