A Boston couple, Gail and Tom Hartman, are having marital problems, mostly due to Tom, an architect, spending so much time working. Gail, a history teacher and former river guide, is taking … See more

In June 1993, Universal Studios began considering locations along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River and the Kootenai River See more

The film was initially planned to be released in the summer but Universal decided to delay the release until September 30, … See more

Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 40 critics' reviews are positive, with an … See more

• Meryl Streep as Gail Hartman
• Kevin Bacon as Wade
• David Strathairn as Tom Hartman
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The film was initially scored by Maurice Jarre, but after the producers threw his work out, Jerry Goldsmith was signed to rescore the project (footage of the Goldsmith scoring sessions was used in the 1995 documentary Film Music Masters: Jerry … See more

In July 2022, it was revealed that a feature film reimagining had entered production, while principal photography had already commenced in See more