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Ricochet River

Ricochet River

2001Movie⏱️ 1h 52mR
Drama
4.8
IMDB Rating
340 votes

High school seniors Wade and Lorna have spent all their lives in the small logging town of Calamus Grove, a conservative place where change comes slowly. Jesse Howl, a teenager of Native American ancestry.

Director
Deborah Del Prete
Writers
Robin Cody, Patrick O'Connor
Stars
John Cullum, Eddie Thiel, Tyler Miller
Release Date
October 23, 2001
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 7
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

John Cullum
John Cullum
as Link Curren
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Eddie Thiel
as Young Wade
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Tyler Miller
as Roy Shrenk
Jason James Richter
Jason James Richter
as Wade
Kate Hudson
Kate Hudson
as Lorna
Douglas Spain
Douglas Spain
as Jesse Howl
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Richard Zavaglia
as Coach Palermo
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Sheila Goold
as Reno Howl
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T. Jay O'Brien
as Officer Miles
Matthew Glave
Matthew Glave
as Frank Jukor

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Cottage Grove, Oregon, USA
Production
Dee Gee Entertainment, PorchLight Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

teenagernative americanhigh schoolteenage boyprejudice

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

Has a good message, even if it is not technically that sound.
by vito40772001-03-26
6/10

"It was very late at night when I turned this movie on. I had decided to check it out because TV told me that Kate Hudson was in it. The first scene I saw was one of the first, the baseball game where Jesse is introduced. For a minute I was pondering changing the channel, but then I noticed a very special cameo. The man announcing the base ball game was none other than Ken Kesey. I watched the rest of the movie waiting to see if he would pop up again, but he did not. It turned out that the movie was not that bad, so it worked out alright. It has an excellent message about prejudice and co..."

💡 Did You Know?

The film includes a major connection to the state of Oregon. Jason James Richter, Erin Chambers and author Robin Cody Duncan were born in Medford, Portland and St. Helens respectively. In addition, Chambers had an uncredited role in Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995), shot in Astoria, that starred Richter whose character in the Free Willy trilogy shares the same name as Jesse.

📖 Synopsis

High school seniors Wade and Lorna have spent all their lives in the small logging town of Calamus Grove, a conservative place where change comes slowly. Jesse Howl, a teenager of Native American ancestry.