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The River Wild

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The River Wild	label	The River Wild
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The River Wild	comment	The River Wild is a 1994 American thriller film directed by Curtis Hanson and starring Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, John C. Reilly, and Joseph Mazzello. The story involves a family on a whitewater rafting trip who encounter two violent criminals in the wilderness.
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The River Wild / int_19851b86	type	The Sociopath
The River Wild / int_19851b86	comment	The Sociopath: Wade kills people without remorse, even joking about it at some point, and everyone, his followers included, are just pawns he uses for his personal gain.
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The River Wild / int_1cc2ea8d	type	Villain Ball
The River Wild / int_1cc2ea8d	comment	Villain Ball: When Wade thinks Gail's gun is empty, he instantly decides to kill them all out of spite. As it turns out the gun is not entirely empty.
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The River Wild / int_20860a0e	type	Punch-Clock Villain
The River Wild / int_20860a0e	comment	Punch-Clock Villain: Terry, as he at times contests Wade's method.
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The River Wild / int_21af4dc3	type	Heroic Dog
The River Wild / int_21af4dc3	comment	Heroic Dog: Maggie escapes along with Tom and basically becomes his sidekick in his efforts to rescue his family.
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The River Wild / int_22cf536c	type	Chekhov's Gun
The River Wild / int_22cf536c	comment	Chekhov's Gun: Because Gail's dad is deaf, the whole family knows sign language. Tom draws signs on a trunk visible from the river, which tips Roarke and Gail off. Roarke and Gail themselves use it to communicate right in front of Wade and Terry.
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The River Wild / int_2d4fa515	type	Ax-Crazy
The River Wild / int_2d4fa515	comment	Ax-Crazy: Wade. Like most real life psychopaths he at first he's very good at hiding it. Once his true nature is exposed he reveals himself to be a merciless murderer.
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The River Wild / int_34dcfc96	type	Kick the Dog
The River Wild / int_34dcfc96	comment	Kick the Dog: Wade attempts to shoot the family's dog during the film because he considers it expendable. The dog gets away unharmed. Wade slaps Roarke (a small kid) for having told his parents about his gun.
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The River Wild / int_3f7a958b	type	Secret Test of Character
The River Wild / int_3f7a958b	comment	Secret Test of Character: Gail fakes being out of bullets when holding Wade at gunpoint after surviving the Gauntlet, so she can see how he reacts.
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The River Wild / int_40126d90	type	Infant Immortality
The River Wild / int_40126d90	comment	Infant Immortality: Roarke and Maggie the dog survive.
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The River Wild / int_423f5a19	type	Killed Offscreen
The River Wild / int_423f5a19	comment	Killed Offscreen: Wade murders Frank offscreen. As he was Wade and Terry’s guide, this results in Wade taking the Hartmans hostage.
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The River Wild / int_479d4e5a	type	Would Hurt a Child
The River Wild / int_479d4e5a	comment	Would Hurt a Child: Wade outright orders Terry to kill both Tom and Roarke after finding that Gail has no bullets in the gun. Or so he thought.
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The River Wild / int_49d59be9	type	Scenery Porn
The River Wild / int_49d59be9	comment	Scenery Porn: The riverside and the mountains in the background are gorgeous.
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The River Wild / int_51640e80	type	Bond One-Liner
The River Wild / int_51640e80	comment	Bond One-Liner: "He got to ride 'The Gauntlet' after all."
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The River Wild / int_53f5119f	type	The Dragon
The River Wild / int_53f5119f	comment	The Dragon: Terry reluctantly goes along with Wade's leadership.
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The River Wild / int_59788b2c	type	Hiding Behind the Language Barrier
The River Wild / int_59788b2c	comment	Hiding Behind the Language Barrier: Gail uses sign language to communicate with Roarke, much to Wade and Terry's anger, as they correctly deduce that they're putting some kind of plan into action, but obviously can't decipher what they're saying.
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The River Wild / int_615cad18	type	Outdoor Bath Peeping
The River Wild / int_615cad18	comment	Outdoor Bath Peeping: A really creepy-looking Wade watches Gail as she takes a bath in the river naked.
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The River Wild / int_6bda9a30	type	Meaningful Name
The River Wild / int_6bda9a30	comment	Meaningful Name: Wade can't swim...
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The River Wild / int_7286e96d	type	Idiot Ball
The River Wild / int_7286e96d	comment	Idiot Ball: Wade murders Ranger Johnny, but fails to take his gun despite only having 2 bullets left.
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The River Wild / int_775a1af6	type	Married to the Job
The River Wild / int_775a1af6	comment	Married to the Job: Tom is obsessed with his designs. Gail complains that he spends no time with her or their son. He works most weekends.
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The River Wild / int_868a972f	type	Quiet Cry for Help
The River Wild / int_868a972f	comment	Quiet Cry for Help: Tom attempts this when Ranger Johnny comes upon the group, writing "SOS" in the dirt with his foot, but unfortunately, Terry spots it and prevents him from seeing it.
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The River Wild / int_904bf4e	type	Wasn't That Fun?
The River Wild / int_904bf4e	comment	Wasn't That Fun?: After riding and surviving the feared "Gauntlet" with no injuries.
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The River Wild / int_95b7c400	type	Faux Affably Evil
The River Wild / int_95b7c400	comment	Faux Affably Evil: Wade. As soon as he's unmasked, he drops the friendly facade.
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The River Wild / int_9788e2b1	type	Black Dude Dies First
The River Wild / int_9788e2b1	comment	Black Dude Dies First: The Hispanic Ranger Johnny is killed by Wade and Terry.
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The River Wild / int_9a6990	type	Skinny Dipping
The River Wild / int_9a6990	comment	Skinny Dipping: Gail takes a bath in the river naked.
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The River Wild / int_9d12bbc1	type	Foreshadowing
The River Wild / int_9d12bbc1	comment	Foreshadowing: The opening credits start with Gail rowing slowly with calm, soothing music playing in the background, before she starts rowing faster and the music turns dramatic. This is likely a hint that the film is not as it initially appears.
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The River Wild / int_9f1b0b39	type	Counting Bullets
The River Wild / int_9f1b0b39	comment	Counting Bullets: Wade only got to reload his revolver once before his ammo is thrown overboard. In the end, he's surprised his gun is empty when Gail attempts to shoot him.
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The River Wild / int_ad1db87c	type	Oh, Crap!
The River Wild / int_ad1db87c	comment	Oh, Crap!: A particularly gratifying one when Wade discovers Gail faked the gun being empty, just after he gave the order to kill the whole family.
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The River Wild / int_d397657d	type	Hoist by His Own Petard
The River Wild / int_d397657d	comment	Hoist by His Own Petard: At the climax of the film, Gail kills Wade with the very same gun he was using against them for the duration of the movie.
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The River Wild / int_dbca2c99	type	Red Herring
The River Wild / int_dbca2c99	comment	Red Herring: Roarke takes pictures of Wade and others and throws his camera in the river to keep it away from Wade. Johnny finds it... and returns it to them. Wade smashes it to pieces.
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The River Wild / int_dd22df26	type	Hands-On Approach
The River Wild / int_dd22df26	comment	Hands-On Approach: Tom isn't quite amused to watch his wife teach Wade to flyfish.
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The River Wild / int_e563bf09	type	Insistent Terminology
The River Wild / int_e563bf09	comment	Insistent Terminology: Tom doesn't make sketches, he makes designs.
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The River Wild / int_eedee4d	type	The Starscream
The River Wild / int_eedee4d	comment	The Starscream: According to Gail, Frank might have been planning to pull this on Wade and Terry before he got wounded.
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The River Wild / int_fc9c4dfc	type	Defensive Failure
The River Wild / int_fc9c4dfc	comment	Defensive Failure: Subverted- Wade tries to kill Gail after she chooses to fire what he thinks is the pistol's last bullet into the air instead of shooting him. However, when she pulls the trigger the gun goes "click" and doesn't fire, he thought there was one round left too and assumes it's empty. It wasn't. She kills him with the actual last one.
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