The Making of 'The River Wild' Page #3

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- Yeah, sure do.

You keep trying to bring

your left hand up.

Hey, Tom.

I don't like those guys.

I think we should leave

them behind tomorrow.

They're all right.

They're just those kind of guys...

that just never

got over their adolescence.

There's lots of them up here.

Why are you defending him?

Who? Wade?

- I'm not defending him.

- Yes, you are.

You sound like you're jealous.

I'm not jealous...

even though you did

drape yourself all over him.

I did not drape myself.

That is the way you teach

somebody to fly cast, honey.

Oh, Gail. He knew exactly

what he was doing.

Well, you know, they did get in over

their heads and they lost their guide.

If something happened to me, and you

and Roarke were alone on the river...

I would want somebody

to help you.

I'm sorry.

Maybe I am being a jerk about Wade.

But that still doesn't change

that I just think... something's off.

Go get it, Maggie.

Bring it here. Come on.

Good girl, good girl.

Go get it, Maggie.

- Hey, Gail.

- Hey.

- I found a hot spring.

- Yeah, isn't it great?

If you feel the water down here,

it's really warm.

- Oh, man. People.

- Go get it, Maggie.

- Yeah.

- Good, good girl.

Listen, I was wonderin', uh...

What's the river like

below Bridle Creek?

Oh, it's really spectacular down there.

It's unbelievable.

Then how come people

don't go down there?

Well, you're not allowed

to take rafts down there anymore.

It's just... Rapids are unrunnable.

It's treacherous.

I bet you ran it though,

didn't you?

I did. I did.

I was 18 and completely insane.

I bet you'd like to do it again, right?

Hmm, no.

No, everything's different now.

I have kids and...

- And a husband.

- Yeah, and a husband.

And what if you didn't?

But I do.

Go get it, Maggie.

Hey, Ro! I got another one

for your collection.

- Hi, Wade!

- Hey, buddy.

But I got the cigarettes too, so we had

ten cartons of cigarettes and no beer.

I couldn't believe it.

Maggie.

Maggie, no!

Maggie, no!

Maggie, no.

Go lie down. Good girl.

So, Mom, what's this vision quest

thing you told me about?

Vision quest is, um...

is when a boy or a girl

your age...

from one of the tribes

that used to live around here...

would go off for about

four or five days...

all alone without

food or anything...

and they'd go to one of their

sacred places, like where we were.

They'd wait there for a vision

of their guardian spirit...

to appear to them.

They believed that

that guardian spirit would then...

watch over them and

protect them all their lives.

If you'd had a successful vision quest,

you'd do two things.

First, you'd send up

a smoke signal.

Smoke signal.

Yeah. That's so your folks

would know you're okay.

And then draw an image on the rocks

just like the ones we saw today.

I'll be right back.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday to you.

Happy birthday

dear Roarke.

Happy birthday to you.

- Did you think we forgot?

- Yeah.

It's from your dad and me.

- Mom! Hey, look, guys, rollerblades!

- Are those the right ones?

- Promise me you won't break your leg.

- Nope.

And this is from

your baby sister.

It's a... plastic camera.

- It's a waterproof camera.

- Roarke.

- This is from Maggie.

- Yeah, sure.

I think it might be something

you can use on the river.

- Look at it! It's a Swiss army knife!

- Great.

Thanks, Dad!

Look, it's got everything!

- Even the price.

- Yeah.

- How much is it?

- Who wants some cake?

- 79.95.

- Hey, save me a piece!

Hey, Wade.

Look what I got.

Oh, man, that's great.

Terry and I don't have anything

that fancy, but... this is from us.

Gee, uh, thanks, you guys.

This is...

What is it?

- What do ya got there, bud?

- What is it, honey?

It's $200!

Now, that's so in case you want to see

a concert or buy some CDs or whatever.

That's your money.

It's too much money, Wade.

He can't accept that.

Hey, you guys are savin' our lives.

This is our way of showin' appreciation.

- Can I, Dad?

- It's too much money, Roarke.

Thank you very much for the gesture,

but he can't accept it.

- Roarke, give the money back to him.

- No!

- He gave it to me. It's mine.

- Roarke.

Give the money back to him

right now.

What did you say?

I said, you didn't even

want to come on this trip!

Gee. I'm sorry, Tom.

I was just tryin' to be nice.

I talked to him.

He's okay.

You don't have to

beat yourself up over this.

- You know, you did the right thing.

- Oh!

It's very weird that...

Giving him that money.

I pretty much ruined

his birthday party.

Damn it. Same old story.

Want to know what I think?

I think you spend so much time at work

because you don't like being around me.

Gail, it's not about that.

You set such high standards

for yourself.

Everybody around you. I'm just trying

to come up to your expectations of me.

I'm trying to make you

proud of me again.

Oh, God.

Oh, God, I'm sorry...

if I made you feel

you had to do that.

So... what does it mean?

What are we gonna do?

I think there's only

one thing we can do.

Are you making

a pass at me?

I don't know. Is that what it's called

this far outside of Boston?

This far inside

of marriage, you mean.

I think we're sufficiently alienated

for this to qualify...

as a pass.

Mom!

Mom!

- I'm going to put him to sleep.

- Mm-hmm.

And I'll bathe.

It's okay, Maggie.

I'll be out in a minute.

They're so creepy, but I don't

want to make a big deal or scare Roarke.

I just think we have

to get away from them.

Listen, tomorrow, we'll, uh,

act like nothing's happened.

And then we'll just find

a way to leave them behind.

- Okay?

- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.

Bam! Uppercut right to his jaw.

Teeth went straight through his tongue,

bit it clear off. Blood showered.

It's lyin' on the ground.

Yak-yak-yak-yak! It's still talkin'.

One more bag

and we can go.

- Okay, Roarke. Come on, honey.

- Shut him up, though.

- Hey, give me that.

- Stow your fishing rod. Let's go.

Come on, Maggie!

I don't want to go with you.

I want to spend the day with my friends.

Roarke! You get your little heinie

back here right now.

Oh, I'm sorry.

That's my fault, Gail.

I told him we could practice our fly

fishing together. Ten, two, ten, two.

Wade, you're not experienced enough

to take him down the river.

If we get in trouble,

you're going to be there, right?

This way our music won't bother you!

All right.

Yeah, but, Roarke,

at lunch you come back with us.

What?

Gail, stop looking at them.

Sweetheart, sit down.

Sit down and relax.

Nothing's going to happen.

He's going to have a great time.

He'll listen to his music.

When we stop for lunch, we'll get him.

Then we'll lose them.

Gail, look at me.

Gail, look at me.

Everything's going to be all right.

- Hey, Roarke.

- Yep.

Can you keep a secret?

- Terry, hand me the green bag.

- Wade.

Hand me the green bag.

If I show you something...

- promise not to tell anybody?

- Sure.

- Not even your mom and dad?

- I promise.

Wow.

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