The Main Stream

December. 17,2002

Rating：

6.6

Genre：

Documentary

Keywords：

Louisiana Mississippi River Eccentric

Trailer Synopsis Cast

Humorist Roy Blount Jr. takes viewers on a journey down the Mississippi River, showcasing everything from areas with spectacularly beautiful scenery to ugly and dangerously polluted stretches bordered by industrial development.

Garrison Keillor as Himself

Winona LaDuke as Herself

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Reviews

Mjeteconer

2002/12/17

Just perfect...

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ThedevilChoose

2002/12/18

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

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Bergorks

2002/12/19

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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Roxie

2002/12/20

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

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Bryce Rumbles

2002/12/21

... but it's entertaining. Roy Blount's sense of humor is sardonic and generally very dry -- unlike his subject, ba-DUM-bum! Some of the photography is absolutely gorgeous... until the Mighty Mississippi starts getting industrialized and heavily polluted, long about St. Louis. For those of us who live near-enough-to-be-interested, yet far-enough-not-to-see-it-regularly, it's a must-see documentary. Recommended!

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