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The Mosquito Coast. 1986 1h 57m PG. 6.6 (31K) Rate. 51 Metascore. An inventor spurns his city life and moves his family into the jungles of Central America to make a utopia. Director Peter Weir Stars Harrison Ford Helen Mirren River Phoenix. 10. A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon.
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- Stand by Me. Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman. 304 votes. In the engaging film Stand by Me, four young boys - Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton), Chris Chambers (River Phoenix), Teddy Duchamp (Corey Feldman), and Vern Tessio (Jerry O'Connell) - embark on an unforgettable quest.
- My Own Private Idaho. River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo. 170 votes. My Own Private Idaho is an American independent adventure drama film, a unique fusion of road movie and classic Shakespearean tragedy.
- Running on Empty. Christine Lahti, River Phoenix, Judd Hirsch. 163 votes. Arthur Pope (Judd Hirsch) and his wife, Annie (Christine Lahti), are fugitives, perpetually on the run from federal authorities due to their antiwar activity during the 1960s.
- Dogfight. River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco. 117 votes. A young Marine named Eddie Birdlace (River Phoenix) is set to spend his last night in San Francisco with his military friends before they are deployed to Vietnam in 1963.
River Phoenix (1970-1993) River Phoenix. River Phoenix was born River Jude Bottom in Madras, Oregon. His mother, Arlyn (Dunetz), a Bronx-born secretary, and his father, John Bottom, a carpenter, met in California in 1968. They worked as itinerant fruit pickers, and later joined the Children of God religious group (John was originally Catholic ...
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River Jude Phoenix ( né Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor and musician. Phoenix was known as a teen actor before taking on leading roles in critically acclaimed films.
- RUNNING ON EMPTY (1988) Director: Sidney Lumet. Writer: Naomi Foner. Starring Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, Martha Plimpton. Phoenix gives a sensational and deeply felt performance in this unique story that earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
- MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991) Director and writer: Gus Van Sant. Starring Keanu Reeves, James Russo, Udo Kier. Loosely based on several Shakespeare plays this film casts Phoenix as one of a group of young men who work as male prostitutes on the streets of Portland.
- STAND BY ME (1986) Director: Rob Reiner. Writers: Raynold Gideon, Bruce A. Evans. Starring Will Wheaton, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell. Phoenix gave his first stand out performance in this film about four young boys who go on a journey to locate a dead body they have heard about.
- INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989) Director: Steven Spielberg. Writers: George Lucas, Philip Kaufman. Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott.
56 Metascore. Before leaving to fight in Vietnam, a group of teenagers play a game where they try to seduce the ugliest girl they can find. Director Nancy Savoca Stars River Phoenix Lili Taylor Richard Panebianco. There's a lot of reasons, why this is my #4 best movie from 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 ...
