He might be able to hold back the river. But could he hold back the greed of man?
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122 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mel Gibson | Tom Garvey | The Free Refills |
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Sissy Spacek | Mae Garvey | Unowned |
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Scott Glenn | Joe Wade | Unowned |
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Billy Green Bush | Harve Stanley | Unowned |
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Shane Bailey | Lewis Garvey | Unowned |
| Becky Jo Lynch | Beth Garvey | Unowned | |
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Don Hood | Senator Neiswinder | Unowned |
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James Tolkan | Howard Simpson | Unowned |
| Bob W. Douglas | Hal Richardson | Unowned | |
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Andy Stahl | Dave Birkin | Unowned |
| Lisa Sloan | Judy Birkin | Unowned | |
| Larry D. Ferrell | Rod Tessley | Unowned | |
| Susie Toomey | Sally Tessley | Unowned | |
| Kelly Toomey | Lisa Tessley | Unowned | |
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Frank Hoyt Taylor | Zemke | Unowned |
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Amy Rydell | Betty Gaumer | Unowned |
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Samuel Scott Osborne | Billy Gaumer | Unowned |
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Charles Robinson | Truck | Unowned |
| Ivan Green | Smoot | Unowned | |
| Desmond Couch | Wilderfoot | Unowned | |
| Charles G. Riddle | Youngdall | Unowned | |
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Jim Antonio | Dan Gaumer | Unowned |
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David Hart | Harley | Unowned |
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Barry Primus | Roy | Unowned |
| Mark Erickson | Baines | Unowned | |
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Jack Starrett | Swick | Unowned |
| Dean Whitworth | Doctor | Unowned | |
| Chuck Hanson | Fat Man | Unowned | |
| Ira M. Quillen II | TV Weatherman | Unowned | |
| Matt Bearson | First Employee | Unowned | |
| Timothy Shadden | Second Employee | Unowned | |
| Elizabeth Lane | Secretary | Unowned | |
| Gary Gershaw | Drifter | Unowned |