Actually i agree . I love Leo , he would deffo still be famous but River's talent is phenomenal . Just imagine him in Titanic . He's got a different kind of aura that always set him apart from the other actors . He's angelic , and Leonardo can't really compete
@BENDU SESAY But J Cameron wanted L Dicaprio for the role when he saw him. Even He said that he didn't want to lose him. For months asked him. And we wouldn't know, yes. But I always see/relate myself more to Dicaprio idk. And he is different than a lot of Hollywood actors for me.
Sky C J Cameron had already ended up wanting Leo for Titanic because River died. If River was alive he would have played the role ,but that would be if River wanted to do it. There were movies that he had already turned down. He was a great actor, no doubt abt it, but I heard that music was really his true passion. I like both River and Leo, but River was extraordinary. That's why between the 2 , I would choose River first. He was just sooooo talented. He was also a good musician, a poet. And his good looks, man! He was captivating
His acting style was very subtle and very real. He definitely came across as sensitive and smart in most of his work. Some critics said that you could tell he was "out of it" due to drugs in his later films. I guess the movies where he is really iconic was Stand By Me, Running On Empty, and My Own Private Idaho. Its interesting where his career could have gone, given that he'd be close to 50 if he lived. I assume his talent could have taken him to some great roles.
There are some films in the early 90s that I think were very clearly written for River right before he passed away. Titanic, Interview with a Vampire etc. - People had him in mind when writing the films. He probably would have had like half of Dicaprio's roles had he been alive today, specifically in roles like Gangs of New York, The Great Gatsby and the Departed I think he would kill. River was Hollywood's up-and-coming golden boy at the time of his stardom. They had to find a new actor to be the face of the industry when he passed, so they went after DiCaprio.
@@kamilyakadyr7063 There were many young actors who all had acting careers because River died. Here are someone of them. Keanu Reeves, Leo DiCaprio, Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Tom Cruise, Luke Perry, Brad Pitt, Ryan Phillippe, Johnny Depp and Mark Wahlberg.
Ashley He was given a lethal cocktail, by a supposed friend. Many will have you believe River took drugs the night he died but it’s absolutely false! He necked the drink, them when he became unwell he yelled at the guy who gave it to him (John Frusciante from RHCP) ‘what the fuck did you give me?” Then it took 25 minutes before anyone called 911, and then Joaquin lied to the paramedic about about what was wrong with River. River could have been saved, that’s what hurts- according to the paramedic 😢
It is believed that Interview With the Vampire was the only firm plan River had to partake in a film after Dark Blood. He was seriously considering retiring from acting.
@@moondusk8385 it was in 88 when he was teenager. River was about to play Arthur rimbaud in total eclipsed with John Malkovich as Paul verlain, after river dead Malkovich pull out because he didn't want to play verlain without river as rimbaud, the director also pull out. And other director take over the movie then cast dicaprio as rimbaud
Koi Dumpster Girl they was together for years. they loved each other but martha was very controlling. and after he passed she stopped being vegan & said he was a pretty boy but he was fucked up. many people dislike her for that comment. although rivers friends said they think he always loved her even after his next 2 girlfriends , sue & samantha
I think the reason so many people of today’s youth like me, are able to connect with Rivers films or resonate with him and his persona is because, to us he represents the fact that often people who hurt, live shorter lives. It is also because he represents the age old idea that child actors will grow to be troubled people. It makes so much sense to me the more I think about it.
I probably haven't even watched half as many movies with River than i should. I watched Stand by me a dozen of times. Explorers i've seen once when i was pretty much still a kid, Indiana Jones 3 and then one movie where he was a bit older. Can't remember the name or from when the movie was. But i'd seen enough to know that River Pehonix was a passionate actor. Somebody for the big stage. A actor that would not only give everything to deliver cause thats what got paid for but because this was what he loved. He loved acting. And i hate to watch a movie like stand by me and just think "that kid isn't alive anymore" when i see River in the film :(
One of the greatest actors in cinema history. Rest in peace River, im glad Your my friend through Your films, music and activism. River never dies, it just keeps on flowing.
I really loves "stad by me" and "my own private Idaho", someone know where I can find "Little nikita" or "running on empty" with subttles in english (or french/ spanish)? Im not native, so sometimesI can't understand what is being said
He looked like he had trauma in his childhood & it manifested in his acting. He looked lost & in need of good and enlightened people around him to love, nurture and take care of him. He didn't. Instead he had to deal with assholes all of his life.
Yes he has tragic childhood. Unprotected molested and exploited by his parents all his life, being the breadwinner since he was 5 yo. He deserves so much better
Damn I remember I watched A Thing Called Love and Dogfight in the early 00 and didn’t realize until now that was fucking River Phoenix. I thought I only saw him in Explorers, Stand By Me and Running on Empty
@@magicshopcounselling4864 I say this as a fan of Banana Fish, but also a fan of River. Stop. He is River, not Ash, and he is a real person who lived and sadly passed too young, it's disgraceful to view this incredible REAL man as an extension of a manga/anime character. I know Akimi Yoshida was inspired by River but use that as a reason to get to know who he was, what he means to the world, and to become a fan of his for HIM and his phenomenal talent.
@@eggysalad you are right❤. But before this idk about him at all but I only know his brother (joker actor).. but after knowing ash lynx are based of him, I just discover who is river phoenix and he exist too. This is the first video that I found after searching about him. I comment that without any intention to compare both of them. Just, at that moment I found this video, I only know who is ash lynx but I dont know river yet. After all, anime ash lynx has been draw a bit different and my mind only think ash as japanese not from new york so I dont see river as my ash at all. So dont worry okay🤗. Btw, I watch River movie to know about him more and you are right he is very talented❤ hope he get heaven too
he was scheduled to play in the basketball diaries and total eclipse but both were handed to leonardo dicaprio after his death, he was also set to play in interview with the vampire, james cameron also had envisioned river as the character jack dawson for titanic, yet that role also went to leonardo dicaprio.
Since I remembered that River died on October 31st, for me Halloween is no longer a day of celebration but of pain and deep sadness, because it is the anniversary of his death, it marks his first day of death and his eternal absence. Rest in peace wherever you are, your spirit, your essence will live forever because you live through our lives, in our minds, in our hearts. ❤😞
You can see as he ages, when he becomes friends with Johnny Depp... he starts to have similar characteristics as Johnny does. He even starts talking like him a little bit.
I want to see my private Idaho I cant find it on Netflix. 😔 he was a great actor. So young and beautiful.. Honey you feeling sad🥺😔I'm sorry. Hugs ok. Think about the good.and the best feeling s then you will smile. Question was he a jealous person?😁😘🌸🌸🥰⭐⭐
No último filme: cabelo muito curto, expressão cadavérica. Meu Deus... o que as drogas não fazem de mal com as pessoas??? Principalmente as drogas pesadas.
I never knew bout Silent Tonque.I thought Dark blood was the film he didn't finish ,cause he died in Oct. of 1993.When was silent tonque filmed? It said in here 1994.
I guess Stand By Me, based on the Stephen King story , The Body is my favorite. Keefer Sutherland as Ace was a good choice. I like Sutherland in all his films from The Lost Boys on. He was great as Doc in the Young Guns movies too. Its tragic that River Phonex was so great as a child actor and his last films were fair but forgettable.
In 80s/early 90s river was bigger than them. He already got his Oscar and golden globe nomination at the age 18 in 1989. Got best actor from Venice film festival and critics film in 1991. He was compared to James Dean even when he was alive. River was predicted to be one of the greatest actors in the future that's why his death was such a tragic loss. Dicaprio look up to him when he was young and brat pitt said river was the best of the young guys/their generation.
People write stuff like if River had lived he'd of been bigger than Leonardo Di caprio. That's just completely obvious as he already was,as Leo idolised River if you do your research. His next role was" Interview with a vampire". He'd already said yes to working with Tom Cruise an another actor who idolised him was Brad Pitt .he was going to play the Christian Slater role...you can see in the way Christian had his hair he was trying to be just like River.But River actually only planned to do 2 more pictures after Interview with a vampire this is wat he told his girlfriend Samantha maths at the time. all he wanted was to secure his youngest sister a place in college. River had lots of demons and supported his family from an early age..he was our generations "James Dean" ...He would if he'd kept acting been way bigger than Leo and Brad Pitt..he was mesmerising on screen an to make a film with Gus Van sant "My own private Idaho" about a young boys getting paid to sleep with old men an woman,dealing with Narcolepsy too was probably the boldest choice in Hollywood history especially in the early 90s .But to River these are the type of roles he relished an he was phenomenal in it like everything he was in...I remember I was 15 in 93 an you could tell River was using heroin by the way his face was changing an how much weight he'd lost . He also used Valium an smoked pot .but people have to stop an think of everything this boy had gone threw , the cults his parents had them in living on the street .before River ever acted he would play his guitar on the street all day to raise money at the ages of 9 & 10 to feed his family who had no home or jobs...I can relate an I too have taken the same drugs to self medicate to turn the switch of that haunts you every day .some people are just druggies but some people you have to look into there situations. He was an still is the greatest actor of his generation an I think he wouldn't of gone on to do big budget movies , he'd of done a few here an there but he was an artist in his craft an I think he relished in independent movies were he was testing himself to the limit .I think him along side johnny Depp in Fear an loathing in Las Vegas would of been a perfect movie!! He was such a legend an a huge loss!!
when you realize that he was in a movie in 1994 and he died in 1993. edit: this is a joke btw. they probably filmed it in 1992 or 1993 and then published it in 1994.
my man was busy in 1988 DAMN
Jimmy Reardon was filmed in late 86, Little Nikita in early 87, and Running On Empty in mid '87, all came out around a year or so afterward.
I was thinking the same thing!🤣🤣🤣
Jimmy Reardon's release was delayed. That film was going to be premiered in 87, originally.
In my opinion before anyone comes at me I think that if he never died he would of been better than Leonardo DiCaprio
Actually i agree . I love Leo , he would deffo still be famous but River's talent is phenomenal . Just imagine him in Titanic . He's got a different kind of aura that always set him apart from the other actors . He's angelic , and Leonardo can't really compete
@@marii3091 No Leonardo Dicaprio is a perfect Jack. He had kind aura. Something in eyes they are different.
@BENDU SESAY But J Cameron wanted L Dicaprio for the role when he saw him. Even He said that he didn't want to lose him. For months asked him.
And we wouldn't know, yes.
But I always see/relate myself more to Dicaprio idk. And he is different than a lot of Hollywood actors for me.
Sky C J Cameron had already ended up wanting Leo for Titanic because River died. If River was alive he would have played the role ,but that would be if River wanted to do it. There were movies that he had already turned down. He was a great actor, no doubt abt it, but I heard that music was really his true passion. I like both River and Leo, but River was extraordinary. That's why between the 2 , I would choose River first. He was just sooooo talented. He was also a good musician, a poet. And his good looks, man! He was captivating
Dominica Dominique Yes the role was written with River in mind. I love Leo as Jack but River would have also been just wonderful
If ever I have children. I pray that they're as beautiful as the Phoenix kids. Inside and out.
You do realize a decade is only 10 correct👀
but not as the suicide and drug things
Same !!!!! I’d love to have a bunch of attractive model kids .
EKO SAPUTRO What suicide and drug thing? River wasn’t doing drugs the night he died!
@PYT 777 bruh I hope you’re joking - 😭😭
My Own Private Idaho.....so good. His acting was incredible
I agree.
Yes💖
Yes💘💓💕
IKR
One of my favorite movies ever!!!
His acting style was very subtle and very real. He definitely came across as sensitive and smart in most of his work. Some critics said that you could tell he was "out of it" due to drugs in his later films. I guess the movies where he is really iconic was Stand By Me, Running On Empty, and My Own Private Idaho. Its interesting where his career could have gone, given that he'd be close to 50 if he lived. I assume his talent could have taken him to some great roles.
There are some films in the early 90s that I think were very clearly written for River right before he passed away. Titanic, Interview with a Vampire etc. - People had him in mind when writing the films. He probably would have had like half of Dicaprio's roles had he been alive today, specifically in roles like Gangs of New York, The Great Gatsby and the Departed I think he would kill. River was Hollywood's up-and-coming golden boy at the time of his stardom. They had to find a new actor to be the face of the industry when he passed, so they went after DiCaprio.
@@kamilyakadyr7063 There were many young actors who all had acting careers because River died.
Here are someone of them.
Keanu Reeves, Leo DiCaprio, Christian Slater, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke, Tom Cruise, Luke Perry, Brad Pitt, Ryan Phillippe, Johnny Depp and Mark Wahlberg.
Love Dogfight - such an underrated film.
Right
Great movie. I agree!
Right, it was a good, unique romance movie
My favorite River film ❤️❤️❤️❤️
He was an incredible actor for his age
RIP River. He had so much talent, he would have been one of the best if he had a chance. Gone far too soon
How did he die?
@@XoAshleye a drug overdose in 1993
@@MICHELLE-gu2qc oh wow, r.i.p. to him 😔
He still is a legend, to this day we still remember him.
Ashley He was given a lethal cocktail, by a supposed friend. Many will have you believe River took drugs the night he died but it’s absolutely false!
He necked the drink, them when he became unwell he yelled at the guy who gave it to him (John Frusciante from RHCP) ‘what the fuck did you give me?” Then it took 25 minutes before anyone called 911, and then Joaquin lied to the paramedic about about what was wrong with River.
River could have been saved, that’s what hurts- according to the paramedic 😢
“Mike you’re my best friend “. That was killing him softly 😂😂😭
Stand by me is art. I love that movie.
Me too I love that movie so much
Same
To think “Interview With The Vampire” would've mark as one of his final performances
It is believed that Interview With the Vampire was the only firm plan River had to partake in a film after Dark Blood. He was seriously considering retiring from acting.
@DeeKat Which sister? Liberty?
@@Lightner445555555555 I think it was his sister Rainbow.
@@Nominay It was also said he was interested in playing the role Leo played in Basketball Dairies
@@moondusk8385 it was in 88 when he was teenager. River was about to play Arthur rimbaud in total eclipsed with John Malkovich as Paul verlain, after river dead Malkovich pull out because he didn't want to play verlain without river as rimbaud, the director also pull out. And other director take over the movie then cast dicaprio as rimbaud
River Phoenix forever!
2:52
In real life River could have all the girls that he wanted xD.
Didn’t River love her irl and she loved him too but she didn’t want to be with with him because of his drug addiction? I kinda forgot-
Koi Dumpster Girl they was together for years. they loved each other but martha was very controlling. and after he passed she stopped being vegan & said he was a pretty boy but he was fucked up. many people dislike her for that comment. although rivers friends said they think he always loved her even after his next 2 girlfriends , sue & samantha
@@ellamoony6176 She also was pregnant and had a abortion. It was Rivers . She said it was her " best abortion" it's here on UA-cam.
@@Iceis_Phoenix i- thats so fucked up. i never knew that
@@ellamoony6176 that woman martha was nothing to do with him :( she was nothing pretty buuu
i just knew him yesterday for watching my own private idaho and i feel so bad he died young. he was such a brilliant actor
It hurts knowing he could have been saved if help was gotten sooner & Joaquin hadn’t lied to the paramedic 😢
14 movies in 9 years. ♡☆ 🤔
Silent tongue was River Phoenix was Posthumous movie in 1994 release on February 1, 1994 3 months after his death
i miss him so much ... i just need a new movie of him , but i had seen all of his shows and movies 10 fucking times .... i just need him.
River Legend Phoenix.
If I ever have twins I’m gonna name one river and the other phoenix
That's nice
I have 2 African dwarf froggies I named them River and Jude
@@Iceis_Phoenix frogs are pretty cool. I used to collect them as a young Bigfoot.
So did you..
🙄
My favorite "My own private Idaho" that movie is an art...
my heart is broken
He would have been a superstar if he's still alive. He made his own character. So natural.
I think the reason so many people of today’s youth like me, are able to connect with Rivers films or resonate with him and his persona is because, to us he represents the fact that often people who hurt, live shorter lives. It is also because he represents the age old idea that child actors will grow to be troubled people.
It makes so much sense to me the more I think about it.
BRILLIANT River we need him here 😔
Brilliant actor that we lost way too soon. (
I probably haven't even watched half as many movies with River than i should. I watched Stand by me a dozen of times. Explorers i've seen once when i was pretty much still a kid, Indiana Jones 3 and then one movie where he was a bit older. Can't remember the name or from when the movie was. But i'd seen enough to know that River Pehonix was a passionate actor. Somebody for the big stage. A actor that would not only give everything to deliver cause thats what got paid for but because this was what he loved. He loved acting. And i hate to watch a movie like stand by me and just think "that kid isn't alive anymore" when i see River in the film :(
"STAND BY ME", of course. RIP. Only tears...
*”gosh you’re stupid”*
oh my god how did you know
I visited Arizona once, and I took a boat ride down the River Phoenix -- it was well worth the money!
Great filmography. I love Mosquito Coast, Stand By Me and Running On Empty. I even enjoy Jimmy Reardon.
I love Jimmy Reardon because it’s based on the life of William Richert, who directed it , & starred in Idaho with River & Keanu
One of the greatest actor of the '90 and the Generation X
One of the greatest actors in cinema history. Rest in peace River, im glad Your my friend through Your films, music and activism. River never dies, it just keeps on flowing.
I watched "Stand by me" in class after we read the book, and that was when I fell in love w/ him
@@h_shah5429 So? I'm 14, back then I was even younger than him. Bold of you to assume that I'm a MAP✌🙂
@@jana_ap6584Sorry then dindn't know
@@jana_ap6584 deleated it and btw whats a MAP?
@@h_shah5429 Minor attracted person
4:18 me trying to convince my friends I'm straight after they call me gay.
He was about to do interview with a vampire also. He was signed to play Christian slaters role as the interviewer of brad pitt
Running on Empty is such a good film
i miss him
Stand by me is one of my favourite River movies...RIP RIVER💐
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I really loves "stad by me" and "my own private Idaho", someone know where I can find "Little nikita" or "running on empty" with subttles in english (or french/ spanish)? Im not native, so sometimesI can't understand what is being said
I’ve never watched “stad by me” only “stand by me”
@@35cacas you’re kind of pathetic
He looked like he had trauma in his childhood & it manifested in his acting. He looked lost & in need of good and enlightened people around him to love, nurture and take care of him. He didn't. Instead he had to deal with assholes all of his life.
Yes he has tragic childhood. Unprotected molested and exploited by his parents all his life, being the breadwinner since he was 5 yo. He deserves so much better
Crazy to recognize Ethan Hawke right away. I was too focused on River then looked to the right. I wasn’t expecting to see him. Such a striking face.
Stand by me🥺
rest in peace to this beautiful soul, river you are so missed ❤
i forgot chandler(friends) was in jimmy reardon...
Damn I remember I watched A Thing Called Love and Dogfight in the early 00 and didn’t realize until now that was fucking River Phoenix. I thought I only saw him in Explorers, Stand By Me and Running on Empty
Hey thanks you have saved a lot of lost souls by making this video
River is so talented, RIP with Love River Phoenix
i wish i was born in 70s or 80s 😍
I was born in 70. I hit the birth lotto
Running on empty is my favorite
👌👌👌👌
I'm not gay but River was a beautiful man.
I came because i still mourn over Ash Lynx's death
Me too. Help😭😭
@@magicshopcounselling4864 I say this as a fan of Banana Fish, but also a fan of River. Stop. He is River, not Ash, and he is a real person who lived and sadly passed too young, it's disgraceful to view this incredible REAL man as an extension of a manga/anime character. I know Akimi Yoshida was inspired by River but use that as a reason to get to know who he was, what he means to the world, and to become a fan of his for HIM and his phenomenal talent.
@@eggysalad you are right❤. But before this idk about him at all but I only know his brother (joker actor).. but after knowing ash lynx are based of him, I just discover who is river phoenix and he exist too. This is the first video that I found after searching about him. I comment that without any intention to compare both of them. Just, at that moment I found this video, I only know who is ash lynx but I dont know river yet. After all, anime ash lynx has been draw a bit different and my mind only think ash as japanese not from new york so I dont see river as my ash at all. So dont worry okay🤗. Btw, I watch River movie to know about him more and you are right he is very talented❤ hope he get heaven too
I'm listening to Ben E. King's Stand By Me while watching this... perfect song!
he was scheduled to play in the basketball diaries and total eclipse but both were handed to leonardo dicaprio after his death, he was also set to play in interview with the vampire, james cameron also had envisioned river as the character jack dawson for titanic, yet that role also went to leonardo dicaprio.
None of that is true. This guy would've been pushing 30, far too old for those roles.
Ps. Actors don't get scheduled nor play anything.
Miss you RIVER..RIP LEGEND!!
Didn't mention Surviving....a family in tragedy. It was made for TV but it's a good film.
Since I remembered that River died on October 31st, for me Halloween is no longer a day of celebration but of pain and deep sadness, because it is the anniversary of his death, it marks his first day of death and his eternal absence.
Rest in peace wherever you are, your spirit, your essence will live forever because you live through our lives, in our minds, in our hearts. ❤😞
3:40 I imagine him coming back and reciting that exact poem and he says f u all to John Frushiante and Depp and the rest of the puppets.
I see you so often in the comments of videos involving River, I can't help but wonder what it would have been like to have meet him.
You can see as he ages, when he becomes friends with Johnny Depp... he starts to have similar characteristics as Johnny does. He even starts talking like him a little bit.
They aren't friends. They know each other but they are not close.
My most favorite actor ever 💔💔💔💔💔
Талантливый актер, обладающий большим обаянием, красивым голосом, нежной душой... ♥️♥️♥️
Silent Tongue was filmed after Sneakers but before The Thing Called Love, even though it was released after TTCL.
Loved him in Stand By Me
He was a fantastic actor like Keanu and Johnny. It is so sad that he died so young. 😔 Imagine what kind of actor he would be today??
Rest in peace, beautiful 🥺😭
Мой мальчик любимый😭💖💖🥺
My own private Idaho was an interesting film, but I think that movie distorted him in the end.
My favorite "My own private Idaho" that movie was an art...River and Kenau was beautiful together and they acted really nice.
I want to see my private Idaho I cant find it on Netflix. 😔 he was a great actor. So young and beautiful..
Honey you feeling sad🥺😔I'm sorry.
Hugs ok. Think about the good.and the best feeling s then you will smile.
Question was he a jealous person?😁😘🌸🌸🥰⭐⭐
Super talented , what a shame he died so young
No último filme: cabelo muito curto, expressão cadavérica. Meu Deus... o que as drogas não fazem de mal com as pessoas??? Principalmente as drogas pesadas.
I enjoyed this movie up until the last half an hour or so when it really went off the deep end.
I’ll just take a fucking beer lol
I never knew bout Silent Tonque.I thought Dark blood was the film he didn't finish ,cause he died in Oct. of 1993.When was silent tonque filmed? It said in here 1994.
Beautiful
he dissappear in every role. what a great act.
I guess Stand By Me, based on the Stephen King story , The Body is my favorite. Keefer Sutherland as Ace was a good choice. I like Sutherland in all his films from The Lost Boys on. He was great as Doc in the Young Guns movies too. Its tragic that River Phonex was so great as a child actor and his last films were fair but forgettable.
And to think his last movie was such a hard one because of having to work with HER!!!
I think he would have gone on to be a superstar actor, on the level of his brother, or Keanu Reeves, or Johnny Depp
In 80s/early 90s river was bigger than them. He already got his Oscar and golden globe nomination at the age 18 in 1989. Got best actor from Venice film festival and critics film in 1991. He was compared to James Dean even when he was alive. River was predicted to be one of the greatest actors in the future that's why his death was such a tragic loss. Dicaprio look up to him when he was young and brat pitt said river was the best of the young guys/their generation.
RIP River
Lo que puedo decir es que su muerte debió ser más investigada
Running on Empty is River best performance in my opinion.
Wow, a young Ethan Hawke in Explorers!
Leo slide into his spot when he died
I know right he even looks like him. Kinda like a replacement. No disrespect to Leo.
Segun river phonix es la inspiracion para crear al personaje ash linx de banana fish
He looked different 😳 when he was younger so young that I couldn't even recognize him ( edit: oh dang I thought he was Joaquin Phoenix 😆 )
lmao
A great talent fade away
Stand by me is my favorite
People write stuff like if River had lived he'd of been bigger than Leonardo Di caprio. That's just completely obvious as he already was,as Leo idolised River if you do your research. His next role was" Interview with a vampire". He'd already said yes to working with Tom Cruise an another actor who idolised him was Brad Pitt .he was going to play the Christian Slater role...you can see in the way Christian had his hair he was trying to be just like River.But River actually only planned to do 2 more pictures after Interview with a vampire this is wat he told his girlfriend Samantha maths at the time. all he wanted was to secure his youngest sister a place in college. River had lots of demons and supported his family from an early age..he was our generations "James Dean" ...He would if he'd kept acting been way bigger than Leo and Brad Pitt..he was mesmerising on screen an to make a film with Gus Van sant "My own private Idaho" about a young boys getting paid to sleep with old men an woman,dealing with Narcolepsy too was probably the boldest choice in Hollywood history especially in the early 90s .But to River these are the type of roles he relished an he was phenomenal in it like everything he was in...I remember I was 15 in 93 an you could tell River was using heroin by the way his face was changing an how much weight he'd lost . He also used Valium an smoked pot .but people have to stop an think of everything this boy had gone threw , the cults his parents had them in living on the street .before River ever acted he would play his guitar on the street all day to raise money at the ages of 9 & 10 to feed his family who had no home or jobs...I can relate an I too have taken the same drugs to self medicate to turn the switch of that haunts you every day .some people are just druggies but some people you have to look into there situations. He was an still is the greatest actor of his generation an I think he wouldn't of gone on to do big budget movies , he'd of done a few here an there but he was an artist in his craft an I think he relished in independent movies were he was testing himself to the limit .I think him along side johnny Depp in Fear an loathing in Las Vegas would of been a perfect movie!! He was such a legend an a huge loss!!
Damn he kinda looks like Ryan Reynolds in that dogfight scene. 8:24
arigatou~!
Thank you!
River Phoenix was like a mix of Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio.
A cross between a fantasy of the bedroom and a saint.
8:57 😆 always loved it
Omg I think that's definitely the funniest scene in Dogfight 😂
river so bad he is gone a true Hollywood star
My favorite is Running on Empty
when you realize that he was in a movie in 1994
and he died in 1993.
edit: this is a joke btw. they probably filmed it in 1992 or 1993 and then published it in 1994.
This is first time in my life i came to know about him.....was he really a big deal ?
Not being disrespectful, jus curious
He looks just like Kevin bacon
Noooo
Thats what i first noticed looks exactly like kevin bacon but hotter
Ummmm...no
Tfff i fr thought that was johnny depp rn on i love you to death. Not because johnny is good but river is just that much better than johnny🔥🔥
He should have been paired with better acting partners. I felt he was alone in a few of those scenes.
Explorers-- is that Ethan Hawk?
Yess
First movie for them both. Ethan is a year older than River.
uughh.. um.... .... ill just take a fucking beer..