River Phoenix

River Phoenix

River Jude Phoenix (né Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor and musician. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix, and Summer Phoenix. He had no formal schooling, but showed an instinctive talent for the guitar. He began his acting career at age 10 in television commercials. He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers (1985) and had his first notable role in 1986's Stand by Me, a coming-of-age film based on the novella The Body by Stephen King. Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles with Running on Empty (1988), playing Danny Pope, the son of fugitive parents in a well-received performance that earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (at age 18, he became the sixth-youngest nominee in the category), and My Own Private Idaho (1991), playing Michael Waters, a gay hustler in search of his estranged mother. For his performance in the latter, Phoenix garnered enormous praise and won a Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1991 Venice Film Festival as well as Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, becoming the second-youngest winner of the former. Phoenix died at age 23 from combined drug intoxication in West Hollywood in the early hours of Halloween, 1993, having overdosed on cocaine and heroin (a mixture commonly known as speedball) at The Viper Room. Description above from the Wikipedia article River Phoenix, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Popularity : 16.982
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1970-08-23
  • Place of Birth : Metolius, Oregon USA
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River Phoenix Movies

  • 1989
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    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    7.9 1989 HD

    In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval...

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  • 1986
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    Stand by Me

    Stand by Me

    7.856 1986 HD

    After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way,...

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  • 1991
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    My Own Private Idaho

    My Own Private Idaho

    7.1 1991 HD

    In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a...

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  • 2005
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    The Phoenix Portal

    The Phoenix Portal

    1 2005 HD

    In this trans-temporal science fiction, a young River Phoenix from the film The Explorers (1985) opens a wormhole to contact his older self in My Own...

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  • 1990
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    I Love You to Death

    I Love You to Death

    6.409 1990 HD

    Joey Boca is the owner of a pizza parlour, and has been married to Rosalie for years. When Rosalie discovers that Joey is a womanizer and has been...

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  • 1992
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    Sneakers

    Sneakers

    6.901 1992 HD

    When shadowy U.S. intelligence agents blackmail a reformed computer hacker and his eccentric team of security experts into stealing a code-breaking...

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  • 1986
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    The Mosquito Coast

    The Mosquito Coast

    6.4 1986 HD

    Allie Fox, an American inventor exhausted by the perceived danger and degradation of modern society, decides to escape with his wife and children to...

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  • 1988
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    Little Nikita

    Little Nikita

    5.953 1988 HD

    Roy Parmenter is an FBI agent in San Diego; 20 years ago his partner was killed by a Soviet spy, nicknamed Scuba, still at large. Scuba is now trying...

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  • 1985
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    Explorers

    Explorers

    6.213 1985 HD

    Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all...

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  • 1993
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    The Thing Called Love

    The Thing Called Love

    6.291 1993 HD

    A group of newcomers to the country music business seek love and stardom.

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  • 1991
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    Dogfight

    Dogfight

    6.9 1991 HD

    In the fall of 1963, Eddie Birdlace is an 18-year-old Marine Corps volunteer who is about to ship out with three of his buddies for a tour of duty in...

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  • 1988
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    A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

    A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon

    5 1988 HD

    A recent high school graduate is faced with two options, either go to a business school where his father wants him to go to, or get a full time job....

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  • 1988
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    Running on Empty

    Running on Empty

    7.5 1988 HD

    The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an...

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  • 1993
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    Silent Tongue

    Silent Tongue

    4.8 1993 HD

    Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body beside him. She begins to haunt him because he won't...

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  • 1996
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    This Road Will Never End

    This Road Will Never End

    1 1996 HD

    A documentary tribute to River Phoenix stressing the impact that River Phoenix had on gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals.

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  • 2000
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    Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

    Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

    7.5 2000 HD

    A unique look at the making of Stand by Me including interviews from Stephen King, Rob Reiner, Keifer Sutherland, Richard Dreyfuss, and the three...

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  • 2003
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    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    The Making of ‘Sneakers’

    1 2003 HD

    Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of ‘Sneakers’ (1992).

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  • 1985
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    Surviving

    Surviving

    5.25 1985 HD

    Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois...

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  • 2023
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    Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

    Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

    7.8 2023 HD

    An in-depth look at an incredible moment in film history when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas assembled an amazing creative team to collaborate on...

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  • 2014
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    Too Young To Die: River Phoenix

    Too Young To Die: River Phoenix

    1 2014 HD

    On the night of October 30, 1993, River Phoenix is set to play with his band at the Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard when he dies suddenly of a drug...

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  • 1984
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    Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

    Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

    8 1984 HD

    13-year-old Brian has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.

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  • 1986
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    Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

    Circle of Violence: A Family Drama

    6.7 1986 HD

    Georgia Benfield, at her wit's end, loses control and begins physically abusing her elderly mother, just as Georgia had been abused herself as a...

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  • 2024
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    Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

    Joaquin Phoenix: An Actor of Extremes

    6.6 2024 HD

    The story of the rise to stardom of Joaquin Phoenix, an actor of magnetic physique, tumultuous past, socially committed, who for years has offered...

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  • 2012
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    My Own Private River

    My Own Private River

    7.7 2012 HD

    Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

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  • 2005
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    The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’

    The Making of ‘My Own Private Idaho’

    5.4 2005 HD

    Making-of documentary of Gus Van Sant's 'My Own Private Idaho'.

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  • 1994
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    Truth or Dairy

    Truth or Dairy

    1 1994 HD

    This classic Vegan Society video remains one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to veganism. Viewers will learn why avoiding...

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  • 1992
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    Flea Master Session

    Flea Master Session

    1 1992 HD

    StarLicks Bass Video-Tutorial / Includes 24 Page Booklet / Flea Interviewed By River Phoenix

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  • 2012
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    Dark Blood

    Dark Blood

    6 2012 HD

    Filmed in 1993 but never completed due to River Phoenix's death, Dark Blood tells the story of Boy, a young widower living on a nuclear testing site...

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  • 2020
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    Showbiz Kids

    Showbiz Kids

    6.958 2020 HD

    A documentary chronicling the shared experiences of prominent former child stars and the personal and professional price of fame and failure on a...

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  • 1982
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    River Phoenix Ocean Spray Commercial

    River Phoenix Ocean Spray Commercial

    1 1982 HD

    1982 commercial for Ocean Spray Cran-Grape starring River Phoenix.

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  • 1991
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    Evolution's End?

    Evolution's End?

    1 1991 HD

    A galvanizing indictment of how we are sabotaging our children's development and our society's future that will transform the way we think about our...

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  • 2006
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    Final 24: River Phoenix

    Final 24: River Phoenix

    1 2006 HD

    Final 24 recreates River Phoenix's last day to tell the tragic tale of a young man whose short life was dominated by the constant pressure to perform.

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  • 1994
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    Interview with the Vampire

    Interview with the Vampire

    7.4 1994 HD

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  • 1982
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    Family Ties

    Family Ties

    7.257 1982 HD

    Former 1960s flower children Steven and Elyse Keaton raise their conservative son Alex, daughters Mallory and Jennifer, and later, youngest child...

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  • 1982
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    Hotel

    Hotel

    6.75 1982 HD

    Hotel is an American prime time drama series which aired on ABC from September 21, 1983 to May 5, 1988 in the timeslot following Dynasty. Based on...

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  • 1984
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    It's Your Move

    It's Your Move

    6.8 1984 HD

    It's Your Move is an American sitcom starring Jason Bateman, Tricia Cast, Caren Kaye, Ernie Sabella, David Garrison, and Garrett Morris. The show...

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  • 1982
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    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

    7.3 1982 HD

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is an American musical television series loosely based on the film, which ran on CBS from September 19, 1982 to March...

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  • 1985
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    Robert Kennedy & His Times

    Robert Kennedy & His Times

    7 1985 HD

    Robert Kennedy & His Times is a 1985 American television miniseries directed by Marvin J. Chomsky. The miniseries was released in three parts and...

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  • 1984
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    Celebrity

    Celebrity

    6 1984 HD

    Self-proclaimed faith healer T.J. Luther, movie star Mack Crawford and journalist Kleber Cantrell share a fateful reunion in a deserted Texas cabin...

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  • 2012
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    Too Young to Die

    Too Young to Die

    7.2 2012 HD

    Those who knew them best describe the sensational lives and premature deaths of iconic actors and musicians whose passing left a void in pop culture.

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