River Phoenix



Sadly deceased older brother of Joaquin Phoenix.

Some of his movies include:


 * Stand by Me
 * The Mosquito Coast
 * Little Nikita
 * Running on Empty
 * Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
 * I Love You To Death
 * Dogfight
 * My Own Private Idaho
 * Sneakers
 * The Thing Called Love

Tropes:

 * Break the Cutie: Many of his roles, and arguably also in real life.
 * The Cast Showoff: When he sang (or played guitar).
 * Celebrity Is Overrated
 * Dead Artists Are Better
 * Dyeing for Your Art
 * The Eighties / The Nineties
 * Former Child Star
 * Hair of Gold
 * He Is All Grown Up: In The Thing Called Love.
 * Jade-Colored Glasses: Seemingly wore these often in his later years.
 * Pretty Boy
 * Romance on the Set: Met Martha Plimpton while filming The Mosquito Coast, and Samantha Mathis while filming The Thing Called Love.
 * Too Good for This Sinful Earth
 * Troubled but Cute