You know, it's really dangerous to be tied into the raft like this.
If we flip, we'll just be dragged under and drown.
It would be dangerous for me if you were to flip us on purpose. I could drown.
[Wade] This just levels the playing field.
[Wade] Sure is pretty country, isn't it?
[Inhaling, Exhaling]
What's in the green bag, Wade?
It's the money, isn't it? From the cattle auction?
You guys robbed the cattle auction, right?
If we had, it'd be a pretty slow getaway, wouldn't it?
[Gail] Yeah, it's slow, but it's smart, sort of.
This close to Canada...
they'd think you jumped the border...
but instead you just go off road for four or five days.
End up couple of hundred miles downriver...
where you have a car waiting.
Couple of... [Scoffing] Big problems, though.
Frank and the Gauntlet.
Frank was supposed to take you down the Gauntlet, right?
But what was he? Wounded? So you had to finish him off.
Did you do it, Wade? Or did you make Terry kill him?
Shut up!
So what's the big problem with the Gauntlet anyway?
[Laughing]
The Gauntlet is just...
It's not just the size of the water, you know.
Although the three rivers do all pour into that one canyon.
But it's glacier water, so...
You know what hypothermia is? [Laughing]
Probably not.
If the raft gets caught in there, it gets sucked under the falls.
It's kind of like being in a washing machine, you know.
You can just churn and churn and churn in there 'til Christmas.
But swimming ability is not the problem.
Swimming... [Laughing] Is beside the point.
[Laughing]
I'm sorry.
[Laughing, Whispering] I'm sorry.
I just can't believe this is happening to us now.
I can't believe you think I can take you down there.
Mom? Mom, I'm hungry.
- What? - I'm really hungry.
- He's gotta have something to eat. - He can eat in the boat.
Yeah, well, we can't pee in the boat.
Come on. Let's go over here.
Hello, the beach!
Hello, the canoe.
Terry, come on. Get 'em up here.
Wade and Terry are old family friends. Remember, Wade has the gun.
Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. How ya doin', Officer?
Shoot. On a day like today? Can't complain. How you doin'?
Not too bad.
I been tryin' to catch you folks ever since I heard you were on the river.
But the office told me there were only three of you.
[Wade] Been five right from the start. Wanna see our tags?
No. I must've heard wrong. You guys have been travelin' along pretty quickly.
I was afraid you were gonna get to Bridal Creek and be gone.
Well, Gail here is our guide. She makes the trip so interestin'...
that once she shows us one thing...
we just wanna move on to the next as quick as we can.
I can believe that. She sure made my life interesting.
I'm sorry. Do I know you?
Well, on more than one occasion you tried to get me into bed... before 9:00.
But usually you spent more time with my older brother and his friends.
- Johnny? - Yeah!
Oh, Johnny!
Oh! How's Raymond? And... And your folks?
Oh, my folks are fine. Raymond lives outside of Boise now.
My brother and Gail, they used to be the terrors of this river.
The little kids... my friends and l... we used to call her Whitewater.
Whitewater, huh?
We never had nicknames where I came from. Certainly not Whitewater.
- White trash, maybe. - [Laughs]
Now, I hear it's worse in this country to be an Indian...
than it is even a-a black or a Mexican.
Is that right... Ranger Johnny?
Ahem. I-I'm Tom. I, uh... I'm Whitewater's husband.
- Really nice to meet you, Tom. - Nice to meet you.
What happened to your eye?
Uh, s-slipped on a rock and, uh, met up with a tree. I hurt my knee too...
Hi. I'm Terry.
- Nice to meet ya. - Friend.
And I'm Wade. And this is Roarke, Gail's son.
Oh, hey, Roarke. Nice to meet you too.
I was about your age when I first knew your mom.
Well, now you've met everyone.
I guess I have.
Well, I better be shovin' off then. I'll see ya.
So we'll see you at Bridal Creek, then?
Oh, no, I gotta do a portage up to Swanson Meadow and do a fish count.
It was nice seein' ya again, Gail. You guys take it easy.
That was real smart. Real smart.
Oh, hey, uh, I almost forgot. Did anybody lose a camera?
Is it a yellow waterproof one?
- Yeah. Catch. - Toss that puppy on up here, Johnny.
Hey, Roarke! Found your camera.
- What do you say, big man? - Thank you.
You all take it easy now.
- [Terry] Bye. - See ya later.
You're a real smart man, aren't ya? Huh?
- Oh! - Get in the boat!
Get up! What do you think? I'm some kind of idiot?
Sit down. Put your hands together.
- [Gail] Go right up there, sweetie. - Sit in the middle.
That's Bridal Creek up ahead.
[Gail] That's the last take-out before the Gauntlet.
[Roarke] Are Grandma and Grandpa gonna be there?
No, sweetie. They're not expecting us for two more days...
so... they're not there yet.
You still intend to go on?
That's right.
Then can Terry row for a little bit?
Can I get a break?
Sure.
Untie her.
Keep an eye on them.
You listen to me, you little idiot!
I'm not bullshitting you about the Gauntlet. It's big.
Bigger than anything you've ever seen. And tomorrow, you're gonna drown in it.
And the rest of us are gonna be hauled under with the raft.
I'm not gonna pretend that I give a shit about you and your stupid friend...
and your pathetic small-time nothing life!
But I got everything I care about in the world in this boat.
And I got my baby girl waiting at the other end. And I know I cannot do this!
I cannot row this big water, man! That's the truth.
I cannot do it!
You're an amazing woman.
[Laughing, Talking]
[Wade] I gotta get some sleep.
Here. Wake me up at 1:00.
- [Gasps] - Shh! Shh! Shh!
- What are you doing? - Shh! Shh!
Terry's asleep.
I'm gonna get the gun.
No! No! You can't do that. Oh, God!
You can't do that. If they catch you, they'll kill you.
They're gonna kill us anyway, even if we get through the Gauntlet.
We have to do something.
Just listen. Wait. Wait. Wait.
I was thinking about... Little Niagara.
It's a... It's a big drop about two miles above the Gauntlet.
I can take the raft in there sideways and flip us.
If we hold on to the D-rings, we can catch the air pocket underneath...
and they'll just be swept away.
Well, will that work?
It could work. It could work. God. What other option do we have?
I'm gonna get the gun.
God.
If I don't make it...
you can still flip the boat.
I love you too.
- [Twig Snaps] - [Terry Grunting]
[Terry] Wade!
Give me the gun.
Stay here... and watch them!
Tom!
Tom, are you up here?
I don't think you're up here.
Shit.
[Grunting, Gasping]
Tom!
I know you're there!
Tom!
Where are you?
Hey! There you are.
How does it feel to know you only have a few more seconds left to live?
[Gunshot]
- Aah! - Sit down!
Damn.
I don't have a very good shot from here, Tom...
so I'm gonna have to head a little farther downriver.
You stay where you are now.
There. That's better.
I'm gonna try to hit you in the spine... right between the shoulder blades.
You ready?
Set.
[Wade] What are they doin' out? Tie her in the tent. Kid too.
- Where's my dad? - He's dead.
[Terry] Dead? Why'd you kill him?
- He was tryin' to get away. - You killed my dad.
So what if he got away? Where's he gonna go? We can't walk out.
- How the hell is he gonna? - Do you wanna make the decisions, huh?
Here's the gun. Go ahead.
Hey, man. When we started this thing, you told me no one was gonna get hurt.
Now three people are dead!
Whose fault is that?
Did I tell you to frisk the guard? Huh?
Did I tell you to frisk the guard?
If you'd have frisked the guard like I told ya, Frank would be alive.
If you'd stayed awake like I told ya, Tom would be alive!
Now shut your fat mouth and tie them in the tent.
- [Roarke Crying] - Oh, man.
- I will be right there. - No! No, Mommy!
- You go with him. - Stop it!
Where is he? I wanna see him.
Can't help you there. He's in the river.
Well, then he might still be alive.
I shot him, Whitewater. He's dead.
I'm sorry.
No tears.
Things must've been worse between you and Tom than I thought.
I'm gonna kill you.
I'm gonna kill you, Wade.
I don't think so.
I'm runnin' the show.
I could bury you and Roarke tonight.
I could do anything I want with you.
So go ahead.
Don't keep tellin' me how tough you are, Wade. Just show me.
Come on.
Do it.
Terry. Put her in the tent.
[Crying]
Terry, get up. Come on! Get up! Get up!
Come on. Pack this shit up. We gotta get outta here.
[Wade] When you're done with that, just grab those oars.
- Forget the rest of their stuff. - [Terry] All right, all right.
Oh! Ah! Oh!
All right. Come on. Let's go.
Let's go. Come on.
- [Barks] - Uh! Oh!
Oh, Maggie! You good girl, you! It's good to see you!
Yes! Yes! Good girl! Good girl!
Come on, girl. Let's go.
- Come on! - [Barks]
We gotta get ahead of 'em, girl.
Hey. You wanna listen to some music?
I have to go along with Wade. He didn't mind goin' to jail.
He don't seem to mind anything.
I can't go back to jail, Roarke.
I don't care.
Terry, hand me that box of cartridges, will you?
[Terry] Hey, Wade!
Go, Mom!
We're gonna make it!
Gail.
Three left.
Okay, Mags, here's where we get ahead of 'em.
Oh, go slow, Gail. For once in your life don't be first.
That's it, Mags. That's Little Niagara.
That's where she's gonna flip the boat.
What?
Oh, shit. What's that?
- What's around the corner? - That? That's Little Niagara.
Get in the back with the kid.
You're up.
Come on. Come on.
Come on!
Roarke. Put your helmet on, buddy.
Come on.
- Roarke! - [Terry] What are you doin'? Wade!
- They're talkin' or whatever! - Hey!
What are you sayin' to him? Hey, what did you say?
[Wade] What are you doin'? What the hell are you doin'? Huh?
I'm just getting into position.
Look up, Gail. Please, look up here.
Hang on, Terry. Gail thinks she's gonna flip us.
- But I don't think she has the guts. - Mom.
Oh, yes!
Whoa!
- [Gail] Grab the oar! - Where'd he go?
- [Wade] Where is he? - [Gail] I got it!
I got it!
He's right over there!
- Pick him up! - We're stuck in the hole!
I'm tryin' to get us out!
[Wade] What was that, Gail? What happened with that oar?
I lost control.
- I just completely lost control. - What the hell was Frank talkin' about?
He said this river shit was gonna be easy!
[Laughing] I think Frank had somethin' else in mind.
Did ya ever think of that?
I bet Frank thought he'd just dump you two somewhere along the line...
and run the Gauntlet with a nice, light boat.
Did he tell you you'd have to work? You guys are gonna have to...
throw your weight and high-side it if we wrap around one of these rocks.
You're gonna have to paddle hard when I tell ya.
And you're gonna have to do what I say when I say it!
Otherwise, we got no chance in hell of makin' it through.
And what makes you suddenly so anxious to get us through?
I don't think you know me well enough to determine...
if I'm being anxious or if I'm being efficient.
Let's grab the paddles and do some practice runs. Get up front, Terry.
Do it!
[Gail] All forward. One! Two!
Dig it in, Terry. You gotta pull your weight.
- [Terry] My neck hurts! - You're breakin' my heart. Let's go!
One. Two. Left turn. Come on. Dig in.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God, Gail!
Mags, we gotta get across. Come on, girl!
[Gail] Try it again. Harder.
Dig it. One! Go together. Two! Go together.
Three! Stay with it!
Mags, we don't have time to look for a way down.
You think you can do this, huh?
You think you can do this? Okay, girl.
I love you too. Here we go.
You ready, girl? We'll both go on three.
One. Two. Three.
Come on!
[Barking]
Come on, girl! Maggie, come! You can do it!
Oh, come on, girl! No, don't go back! Maggie!
Come on, Maggie! Oh, please!
Maggie! Come!
Maggie. Go!
That a girl!
Good girl! You know, that's the first time you've ever minded me.
Oh, good girl!
[Wade] What are you doin'?
[Gail] I have to scout the entrance to the Gauntlet.
This is the only place I can do it from.
Terry, get in the back. Get ready to secure the line.
Come on, Mags!
- [Wade] Let's go. - I have to go to the bathroom.
[Terry] I'll take you in a second.
- [Wade] That's it? - [Gail] That's it.
Once you enter that canyon, there's no stopping and no turning back.
The three rivers converge and drop 295 feet...
in a little over a mile and a half.
Oh, shit!
Wade!
Now what?
Well, that depends on you.
Now, if you love your mama, you're gonna keep your little mouth shut.
You hear me?
- Johnny! - Hey, Johnny!
- Hello again. - What are you doin' down here?
Well, I heard someone went past the take-out at Bridal Creek...
so I came down here to see what's up.
Gail's givin' me a look at the site of her former glory.
Yeah. It's just as amazing as I remember.
You aren't thinkin' about doin' anything crazy, are ya?
[Laughs] Well! To tell you the truth...
Yeah, we... I've... I've always wanted to run the Gauntlet again, you know?
And Wade here will try anything, so... here we are.
Where's everybody else? Your son and all them?
Uh, Tom and Roarke got out at Bridal Creek with Terry.
Yeah, they're down below. We're gonna meet 'em down there.
Geez! Well, Gail, I can't let you do it.
- Let us? - No way. It's too dangerous.
I'm gonna have to radio for a helicopter to come and transport you outta here.
Look, Gail, I hate to be the bad guy here.
I'd like to try the Gauntlet myself, but people aren't allowed to do it anymore.
- You know I've run this once before. - Yeah.
Why can't you just... go away, pretend you didn't even see us?
- [Johnny] Oh, boy, uh... - Johnny's right, Gail.
Somethin' tells me Ranger Johnny might not be too good at pretending.
He said he always wanted to try the Gauntlet.
I just gave him his wish.
[Whispering, Indistinct]
- Put the kid in the boat! - First we have to unload some things.
Why?
We have to ride higher in the water.
So I have to rebalance the boat so that you can paddle in the front.
[Gail] Now don't let go of that rope... ever!
And stay low in the gunnel. Okay? Okay.
Listen, before we do this, I need to ask you a favor.
Please... Please don't tie Roarke in the boat.
I'm sorry. I can't do that, Gail.
I need you to be the best that you can be.
Go ahead and let it go. Indian Johnny won't be needin' it anymore.
We can do this, Wade. We can do it.
You just... hold together.
- Paddle together. All right? - Yeah. Yeah.
Keep breathing. Don't fall out.
I need you both in the boat to make it down this thing.
Roarke? You okay? Hold on tight.
- You love your mommy? Good boy. - Yeah.
[Gail] Feel like goin' to Boston? Me too. Vacation's over.
- [Wade] What's that? - [Terry] What's that noise?
[Gail] This is where the first two rivers come together.
Straighten me out... now.
Straighten it out. We got the froth straight ahead. We're gonna go left.
- We're gonna hit that rock! - [Wade] Get up, Terry!
- [Gail] Turn it! - Mom!
- [Wade] What do we do? - All right. Back! Back paddle!
Left! Left! Bring it around or we're gonna hit!
Left! Hard! Terry!
- Look out, Mom! - Hold your paddle!
Put your weight on it!
Keep paddling! All forward! Let's go!
Stay right in the middle!
- Don't put me in that hole! - Which way?
No, no, no! Don't back that way!
Oh! We missed it!
We're goin' in. Hold on, Roarke!
Wade! Wade!
Pull him in! Grab him by his jacket, Terry.
Pull him in! We need him. Damn it!
- Get in, Wade! - Grab your paddle. Get into position.
Pull! Okay. Left turn. Let's go.
- [Wade] Why? - We have to go this way.
There's a 40-foot drop on the other side.
- No! - You gotta line me up good, boys.
Get ready! Pull in your paddles!
[Wade] Look out!
I got it. Hang on! We're gonna rejoin the main river.
Straight into it!
- Are we goin' down that? - You bet!
No way, man! I can't do this!
- Hold on, Roarke! - Hurry, Mom!
- [Gail] Take us out! - [Wade] Paddle, Terry!
[Barking]
Oh, my God.
[Gail] Get me away from that wall! Straight down the middle!
What do we do? Are you nuts?
[Screaming]
- [Gail] Get up! - [Wade] Get up, Terry!
[Gail] We're turning! We're getting sucked back in!
[Yelling, Indistinct]
- Are you okay, darling? - I'm okay Mommy. Ohh!
We made it! We did it!
That was the Gauntlet, man! We did it! Right?
Wade, we're not done yet.
- What? - That was the easy part.
Watch what you're fuckin' doin'!
- Yaaah! - [Gail] We're losing it!
- [Wade] Back! Push it! - Back! Hard!
[Gail] Harder!
- [Gail] Further on now! Left! - I got it!
We get through this... and we're through.
We make it through this and we're home.
[Wade] Straighten it out!
[Screaming]
- [Gail] We're getting sucked under! - [Wade] Which way?
- [Gail] Back paddle! No, Wade, back! - Mom!
- [Terry] We're goin' under! - [Gail] Backwards! Pull it! Back!
That's it! That's it.
- [Gail] We're out! - All right, Mom!
Yahoo! [Screams]
Yaaaah!
[Yelling, Cheering]
We did it!
- Yeah! Yeah! - We made it!
[Wade And Terry Shouting, Laughing]
- Back paddle! Back paddle! - [Wade] What?
- [Wade] What are you doin'? - I'm a little tired.
Can you untie Roarke now?
Sure. Why not?
[Barking]
[Roarke] Maggie!
Whoa!
Stay down!
[Gunshot]
Dad! Get him!
Mom!
[Screams]
- Gun. - [Terry] Let go of him! Let him go!
Hey! Terry!
No! No!
Pull that oar. Keep pullin' on it for me.
- Pull it in hard. Hard! - Okay.
Come on, my love! All your might!
Come on, buddy!
Goddamn! Terry! Gimme that goddamn money!
That bitch broke my arm!
Stop! Roarke, you take Maggie and run up to those trees... now! Go! Go!
Don't shoot, Gail! No, no! Don't shoot! Come on! Wait a minute!
Terry! Back off!
Back off, goddamn it! Gail. Gail. Please.
I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm not gonna hurt Roarke.
I just needed you to get us down the river and, and you did that.
A-And you could just let me and Terry be on our way and...
you could go back to your family and... Oh, please, Gail.
Come on now. You can't kill me. You're not like that.
'Cause if you kill me, Gail...
you're gonna spend the rest of your life...
wonderin' if you had to kill me.
And there's no way...
There's no way you're ever gonna know.
No way.
That's funny.
I thought there was one left too.
What am I talkin' to you for?
Kill him, Terry. Catch that kid... and kill him too.
No!
Wrong, Wade.
There was a way.
[Groans]
Roarke!
Oh! Untie me, honey. Roarke's okay.
Don't... Come on... Uh!
Oh, Roarke. Oh, Roarke.
- Daddy! - Oh, my God.
[Man] So were ya scared, Roarke?
Only of Wade and Terry.
But I wasn't scared of the river.
I knew my mom could handle the river.
And she brought you through the Gauntlet by herself?
- Yeah. - What about your father? What did he do?
My dad?
He saved our lives.
The water is wide
I cannot cross over
Neither have I
Wings to fly
Give me a boat
That can carry two
And both shall row
My love and I
Oh, love is gentle
And love is kind
The sweetest flower
When first it's new
But love grows old
And waxes cold
And fades away
Like mornin' dew
The water is wide
I cannot cross over
Neither have I
Wings to fly
Give me a boat
That can carry two
And both shall row
My love and I
And both shall row
My love
And I