Blue River is a 1995 American made-for-television action film directed by Larry Elikann and starring Sam Elliott, Jerry O Connell, Susan Dey, Nick Stahl, and Neal McDonough. It is based on a novel of the same name by Ethan Canin.

Premise

Edward is a teenager living in a family the father abandoned years before. His mother has become a Christian fundamentalist and courts a self-righteous school principal.

Cast

• Sam Elliott as Henry Howland
• Jerry O Connell as Lawrence Sellars
• Susan Dey as Mrs. Sellers
• Nick Stahl as Young Edward
• Neal McDonough as Edward Sellars

Reception

Writing for the South Florida Sun Sentinel, Tom Jicha said that: Blue River meanders aimlessly for a couple of hours without ever fully paying off the audience.

Year	1995
ReleaseDate	1995-11-21
RuntimeMins	90
RuntimeStr	1h 30min
Plot	The stormy relationship of a young teenage boy with his troubled older brother is told in an extended flashback segment bookended by what happens when the two meet again fifteen years later. Edward is a young teen living in a fami…
Directors	Larry Elikann
Writers	Ethan Canin, Maria Nation
Stars	Jerry O’Connell, Nick Stahl, Neal McDonough
Produced by	Tom Luse,Brent Shields,Richard Welsh
Music by	Lawrence Shragge
Cinematography by	Eric Van Haren Noman
Film Editing by	Sabrina Plisco
Production Design by	Donald Lee Harris
Set Decoration by	Matthew Sullivan
Costume Design by	Helen P. Butler
Makeup Department	John R. Bayless,Mary Hedges Lampert,Sara Seidman Vance
Production Management	Tom Luse,Karen Mayeda Vranek
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director	Stephanie P. O’Brien,Marty Eli Schwartz
Art Department	Kip Bartlett,Peter Battistelli,William G. Davis,Randy Kenan,Rebecca Leonard,Rick Mobbs,Adam Cameron
Sound Department	John Asman,Douglas L. Hill,Steven R. Smith
Stunts	Charles Page,Gregg Smrz
Camera and Electrical Department	Logan R. Berkshire,Julian Chojnacki,Adam Hinson,Cristiano Palermi,Tim Rook
Casting Department	Craig Fincannon,Mark Fincannon
Costume and Wardrobe Department	Leigh Leverett
Editorial Department	Chad Mochrie,Kurt Moritz
Location Management	Geoffrey Ryan
Music Department	Marty Wereski
Script and Continuity Department	Thom Rainey
Transportation Department	Neil Castles Jr.,Cody Frost,Brian Kay,Randall Pickett,David Carlton White
Additional Crew	Johanna Klingenberger,Caroline Korney,Jennifer Small,Dale Williams,Caleb Womble,Andrew L. Lanier
Genres	Drama
Companies	Hallmark Entertainment, Signboard Hill Productions
Countries	USA
Languages	English
ContentRating	PG-13
ImDbRating	5.6
ImDbRatingVotes	293
Keywords	brother,arson,dysfunctional family,hypocrisy,religious fundamentalism