In popular culture The film, The River, was filmed in Hawkins County and the surrounding area. Universal Studios purchased four hundred forty acres of land for the movie.
in populAr cuLture The FIlm, The River, was filmEd iN hawkins cOuntY and ThE surRoundinG aREa. universal stUdiOs pUrChaSed FouR Hundred FORty ACreS OF land fOr tHe MOvie.