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River Phoenix

River Phoenix

Highest Rated:
91% Stand by Me (1986)
Lowest Rated:
24% Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
Birthday:
Aug 23, 1970
Birthplace:
Madras, Oregon, USA
Bio:
Noted for the depth, sensitivity, and intelligence that he brought to his roles during his teens, River Phoenix was on the cusp of becoming a successful adult actor when he overdosed on drugs and died on Halloween night, 1993. The son of Arlyn Dunetz and John Bottom, Phoenix was born River Jude…

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

Range of Movie T-meters: 24% - 91%
Number of Movies: 17
Box Office Since 2001: --
Year Rating Title Credit Box Office
1994 Silent Tongue
  • Talbot Roe
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1994 24% Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
  • Pilgrim (uncredited)
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1993 Dark Blood
  • Actor
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1993 57% The Thing Called Love
  • James Wright
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1992 81% Sneakers
  • Carl Arbogast
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1991 85% My Own Private Idaho
  • Mike Waters
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1991 76% Dogfight
  • Eddie Birdlace
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1990 56% I Love You to Death
  • Devo Nod
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1989 89% Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  • Young Indy
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1988 40% A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
  • Jimmy Reardon
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1988 85% Running on Empty
  • Danny Pope
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1988 86% Little Nikita
  • Jeff Grant
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1986 91% Stand by Me
  • Chris Chambers
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1986 75% The Mosquito Coast
  • Charlie
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1985 78% Explorers
  • Wolfgang Muller
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1985 Surviving
  • Philip Brogan
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1985 Celebrity
  • Jeffie (age 11)
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    1. Chris Chambers: You four-eyed pile of shit!
    2. Teddy Duchamp: A pile of shit has a thousand eyes.
    From Stand by Me. Submitted by Jonathan R (3 days ago)
    1. Gordie Lachance: Why did he have to die, Chris? Why did Denny have to die? Why?
    2. Chris Chambers: I don't know.
    3. Gordie Lachance: It should've been me.
    4. Chris Chambers: Don't say that.
    5. Gordie Lachance: It should've been me.
    6. Chris Chambers: Don't say that, man.
    7. Gordie Lachance: I'm no good. My dad said it, I'm no good.
    8. Chris Chambers: He doesn't know you.
    From Stand by Me. Submitted by Melissa M (2 months ago)

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River Phoenix's Final Film to Be Released Opens in new window
October 19, 2011

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