River's last evening in the "Snake Room" (10 photos)

He was only 23 years old. And already at such a young age, the actor was nominated for the most prestigious film award "Oscar". But to be realized plans and a brilliant career were not destined.





The hippie boy's parents John and Arlene were a model free-thinking and indifference. Apparently, therefore, their children were born and grew up like grass in a field - such were the laws of the "Children of God" sect. When they are all left the cult, the lives of the children did not change much: they had to perform on the street to earn money for dinner.



River Phoenix as a child

Everything changed by a chance meeting with an agent who saw in uninhibited boy with a prickly look perspective. And River's career rushed right off the bat: shooting in commercials, television shows. IN At the age of 12, he made his debut - the boy got a role in the series. A a few years later and in the film The Explorers (1985). A little later he was lucky enough to star in the film "Mosquito Coast", where a partner in Harrison Ford was on set.





Phoenix family

Critics reacted favorably to the projects and to the young actor, agreed that he was waiting for a dizzying career. Behind role in the drama "Idle" he was nominated for two film awards - "Oscar" and "Golden Globe".



"Mosquito Coast"



"Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"

The next step was the role in Spielberg's action adventure Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.



"My Own Private Idaho"

For his role in the drama "My Own Private Idaho", partner in which became Keanu Reeves, Phoenix received an award at the Venice festival. Then there were a few more notable paintings. Filming actor combined with music lessons. As well as novels with bright actresses.



"Bad blood"

In 1993, he first tried himself as a bad guy ("Bad blood"). And on the last October day of the same year he set off in the company of relatives and girlfriends to the Viper Room club. Halloween night has become the last in Phoenix's life. He took a lethal dose of a mixture of narcotic substances.



That night, during all these events, the younger the brother of the actor is now the well-known Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix, who at that time was still very young and called the service salvation. Arriving doctors only ascertained death.



River and Joaquin as children

River's death was not properly investigated. The people went rumors that the same cult organization could be involved in it, where the parents were. And he knew a lot about the dirty deeds of the sect, in including child abuse. The date was also not ignored. death, in connection with which versions of ritual murder were put forward.



River would be 53 now. And his career might really become dizzy, no worse than Keanu Reeves. Or younger brother. But that was purely his personal choice. And the child who was born to Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara in 2020, named River.