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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) . His role as Danny Pope in Running on Empty (1988) earned him an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor.
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His early film roles include Explorers (1985), Stand by Me (1986), and The Mosquito Coast (1986). Phoenix made a transition into more adult-oriented roles earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the Sidney Lumet drama Running on Empty (1988).
Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia. (1984) 1972–1997 1h. 8.2 (98) Rate. TV Episode. 13-year-old boy has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia. Director Alexander Grasshoff Stars Madge Sinclair River Phoenix Judy Farrell.
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- 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.
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- Stand By Me (1986) And speaking of acclaimed performances at a young age — Stand by Me is perhaps the best of the best when it comes to Phoenix's filmography.
- Running on Empty (1988) Here's yet another acclaimed drama starring Phoenix from the celebrated '80s decade. Running on Empty follows the Popes, a family that hasn't been able to use their real identity for years.
- My Own Private Idaho (1991) In one of his more difficult roles, Keanu Reeves plays the character of Scott Favor, a sex worker and friend of Phoenix's Mikey Waters.
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Here's another acclaimed Ford-Phoenix collaboration. What an honor to be able to play a younger version of the heroic Indy.
10 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Stand by Me. 1986 1h 29m R. 8.1 (444K) Rate. 75 Metascore. A writer recounts a childhood journey with his friends to find the body of a missing boy. Director Rob Reiner Stars Wil Wheaton River Phoenix Corey Feldman. 2. Running on Empty. 1988 1h 56m PG-13. 7.6 (18K) Rate. 67 Metascore.
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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.
