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Aug 22, 1986 · Stand by Me: Directed by Rob Reiner. With Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell. A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy.
Gordie : [Voice breaking] He hates me! Chris : No! He just doesn't know you. Teddy : This is my age! I'm in the prime of my youth, and I'll only be young once! Chris : Yeah, but you're gonna be stupid for the rest of your life.
His film debut was in Explorers (1985), followed rapidly by box-office successes with Stand by Me (1986) and The Mosquito Coast (1986), and as young Indiana in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
Phoenix had a significant role in Rob Reiner's popular coming-of-age film Stand by Me (1986), which made him a household name at 16. Filming started on June 17, 1985, and ended in late August 1985, making Phoenix 14 for most (if not all) of the movie.
Apr 2, 2014 · River Phoenix was an American actor who had his breakthrough film role in Stand by Me, based on the novella by Stephen King. He earned an Academy Award nomination for Sydney Lumet's Running...
Kiefer Sutherland says, possibly anecdotally, that during the shoot River Phoenix was learning guitar and heard him playing ‘Stand By Me’. They played it together and Reiner walked past saying he loved that song.
Jan 23, 2017 · Just watched Stand by Me. River Phoenix might be one of the best child/teen actors I've ever seen. The complexity in his emotions, character and delivery is far more advanced than most actors working can manage. He really seemed to have become that character and understood him.
Jun 17, 2024 · River Phoenix (born August 23, 1970, Madras, Oregon, U.S.—died October 31, 1993, Los Angeles, California) was an American actor best known for his starring roles in the films Stand by Me (1986), Running on Empty (1988), and My Own Private Idaho (1991).
Jul 28, 2016 · It’s been three decades since “Stand By Me” became the little drama that could, catapulting River Phoenix to stardom, establishing Rob Reiner as a director on the rise, and racking up big...
Aug 23, 2021 · 35 years ago, a Rob Reiner classic hit theaters and helped build the short but vital career of actor River Phoenix. This is Stand by Me revisited.
