Too Young To Die: River Phoenix (2014)
Overview
On the night of October 30, 1993, River Phoenix is set to play with his band at the Viper Room on Sunset Boulevard when he dies suddenly of a drug overdose on the sidewalk outside the club. "Stand By Me" was his breakthrough, "Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade" popularized him, and "My Own Private Idaho" solidified him as an idol for an entire generation.
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| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.111 |
Directed By
TOP CAST
River Phoenix
Self (archive footage)
Sasa Hasid RA
Self
Joshua Greenbaum
Self
Barry Lawrence
Self
Chris Snyder
Self
Mickey Cottrell
Self
Dan Mathews
Self
William Richert
Self
Udo Kier
Self
Paul Bendelow
Narrator
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