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Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film [5] directed by Rob Reiner. Based on Stephen King's 1982 novella The Body, the film is set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Oregon in 1959. Stand by Me stars Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell as four
Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the older brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaquin Phoenix, Liberty Phoenix and Summer Phoenix. He began his acting career at age 10 in television commercials. [2] His early film roles include Explorers (1985), Stand by Me (1986) and The Mosquito Coast (1986).
Joaquin Rafael Phoenix [a] (/ hw ɑː ˈ k iː n / ⓘ whah-KEEN; né Bottom; born October 28, 1974) is an American actor.Known for his roles as dark, unconventional and eccentric characters, particularly in period dramas, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.
River Phoenix died of a drug overdose at age 23 on Oct. 31, 1993 in Los Angeles River Phoenix's Sister Rain Marks His 54th Birthday, More Than 30 Years After “Stand by Me” Actor's Death Skip ...
31. Inventing The Abbotts (1997) Whoa boy! You better watch out when Jo Jo is in hair-slicked-up, heartthrob mode. Inventing the Abbotts is a 1950s-set romantic drama, where Phoenix plays the ...
If you came of age with the 1986 coming-of-age classic Stand by Me, ... In perhaps the film’s most famous scene, dead body-seeking friends Gordie (Wil Wheaton), Chris (River Phoenix), ...
Phoenix at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival. Joaquin Phoenix is an American actor who started his career performing as a child on television. He appeared on the shows Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982) and Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia (1984) with his brother River Phoenix and on an episode of Murder, She Wrote (1984) with his sister Summer Phoenix.
After their 1969 marriage, John and Arlyn welcomed their son River in 1970 and their daughter Rain soon after in 1972. Joaquin was born two years later, in 1974, followed by Liberty and Summer in ...