Dealing with nuclear testing and its long-lasting deadly effects, the story portrays Boy, a young widower living in the desert on a nuclear testing site. Read More »
Tag Archives: River Phoenix
Running on Empty (1988) Sidney Lumet, River Phoenix, Christine Lahti, Judd Hirsch, Crime, Drama, Music, Romance
The Popes are a family who haven’t been able to use their real identity for years. Read More »
My Own Private Idaho (1991) Gus Van Sant, River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, Drama
Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Read More »
The Thing Called Love (1993) Peter Bogdanovich, River Phoenix, Samantha Mathis, Dermot Mulroney, Drama, Music, Romance
Miranda Presley moves from New York to Nashville to become a song writer. At an unsuccessful audition she meets James Wright a promising newcomer. After only a few days they marry, head over heels, but start to regret it very soon.
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Dogfight (1991) Nancy Savoca, River Phoenix, Lili Taylor, Richard Panebianco
1963, the night before the 18 years old “Birdlace” Eddie and his friends are shipped to Vietnam. They play a dirty game called ‘Dogfight’: all of them seek a woman for a party, and who finds the most ugly one, wins a prize. Eddie finds the lonesome pacifist Rose working in a coffee shop. She’s happy to accompany him – but then she sees through the game. However by this time he already learned to like her, so he follows her home. Will he manage to win her heart despite their differences?
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