River Phoenix - 1989 academy awards luncheon interview

[musicandbarbies101]

Oh, River made my heart ache when he said he hoped there could maybe be a sequel to Running On Empty (that's the movie he ment, right? I really couldn't understand some of it) :[ But he just melted me when he said in his next movie he wanted to play a cruel bastard! I love and miss him so much -/3

[Dolgaz]

Great hair

[mcslowlife]

one less dickhead in the world...

[miamore1606]

wish i could have seen him win an Oscar. :(

[MrJames8823]

he would be right up there with johnny depp if he was alive right now and he actually looks like depp or is it just me

[MatthewJamesLaker]

This video is so hard to hear!!

[TheAgy777]

he looks a lot like young johnny depp

[theJungleb00k]

@TheAgy777 and he died outside Johnny Depp's club...maybe not ironic but it's interesting to point out.

[MrKrieeg]

i told u he was shy cause he take hard drugs and he was died ause of his comsum so he was his own murderer ^^ harm that he felt as a victem to the streets :( but don't forget, he wasn't the only one ! :-/

[alikalik85]

@MrKrieeg 50% of my generation (including myself) did some drugs sometimes and certainly 95% of hollywood fancy kids and so called celebrities, musicians, artist, lot of them haven't stop yet and lot of them you admire I bet, so face the truth - he had just bad luck, it could have happen to almost anyone of us. And here he was about 18 and didn't even knew how the damn coke taste like yet...

[Jonesyntube]

A true talent! He would be Hollywood royalty if he were alive today...and Stand By Me is one the best movies ever made!!! Rest easy River.

[crap1707]

He were still alive he would have soo many Oscars :)

[Savorist]

you can never step in the same river twice. you can never have two river phoenixes

[klawson211]

did he say "thats fucked" at 4:14?

[dazzleladyify]

@miaore1606 u got that right none of these actors today even come close to him

[SimsLover2011]

Lol the amount of times he said 'um'... love him <3

[miamore1606]

the most beautiful man that ever lived

[lester5192]

Never cared for him...until he died. Now he is the best.

[TarekXXX0]

Shit, I would KILL for that sweatshirt.

[phoebeleew]

so sad on river, would have love to have met him, great video xxx

[Sugiands34]

ZITS !!! He was merely human after all...

[jjalith]

I just realized something FUCKING weird...he was the same age as me here. Wow...

[current18]

@jjalith really though! i just read your comment and i started counting :') also the same age as i, wheeww 19! ha

[tusia750]

and btw , what year was that in ?

[MsMailbawx]

Damn shame. All the good ones die young. Him Kurt Jimmy etc....all for some pills and powder. The potential these individuals had was so unlimited, but they were all so sad. They were victims to their own genius.....or some might say stupidity.

[Odymull]

@MsMailbawx Very true and well said.

[LizzieLindadk593]

najo kommt jemand aus berlin

[damogorgan]

@LizzieLindadk593

ich!

[therelaxguy1]

if he were alive he might be the best actor of this generation

[alikalik85]

@therelaxguy1 to me he is anyways

[dogalways]

@therelaxguy1

yeah he would have been 32 years

now that is still young

[PsmaParis]

@dogalways 42, he was born in 1970.

[theJungleb00k]

@dogalways 32? he died at 23 so he'd be in his early 40's now, unless I misunderstood what you were commenting on.

[LambadLambadLambda]

Too bad he died, he would have made a brilliant Kurt Cobain.

[misterE2012]

@jelena2112 get fucked

[ewanfanatic88]

i love how real his skin looks here! i always get jealous when i see his movie perfect skin

[jacke88ful]

a great actor a great loss

[jacke88ful]

People he was a cat!!!!

[triana94x]

he looks like Taylor Hanson ,i love him ! R.I.P :(.

[Fadd85]

River and jonhny deep r same.they shy in front of camera. R.I.P river!!

[happyhannahification]

I love you, River. Rest in peace beautiful.

[Fontana908]

R.I.P

[CJLOVESRIVER]

river was actually very frightened and shy in front of the camera

[GeorgeLovesRuby]

What a sweet and charming young man. I think Joaquin's 'Walk the Line' Golden Globe interview is very similar, how they both expose their shy nature, which is quite lovely and captivating to watch

[pontapentasan]

イケメンだ

[waiting4rain]

@jelena2112 man fuck off u stupid bitch

[klawson211]

@waiting4rain well said:P

[James25H]

he looks very shy

[ancifiregigibow]

He`s so sweet and nice and well-manered and down to Earth and modest and real. He`s just wonderful.

[The1stTaskIsDragons]

I love how REAL River was. I can't imagine too many actors today actually letting people see that they could be awkward and nervous and have acne. I love how he realizes that someone didn't get their question answered and goes back to them, too. What a sweet kid.

[medalxx12]

holy shit he looks like a clone of this kid that went to my highschool , practically identical down to the hair

[jacke88ful]

lindo

[DakotaY24]

That was probably his real hair color right there.

[xtalrose1]

He's Fuckin COOOL!!!

[jesseisabadfish]

His brother is a fucking lunatic

[pompisXD]

@jesseisabadfish His brother watched his own brother die

[TheHelenaPatek]

In this video you can see how he was really on the edge .

But still I love him <3

[Fuckdisworld93]

idk river phoenix too much, and im probably making a vague statement here, but he reminds me of kurt cobain of nirvana just from this observation.

[TheEvilelvis89]

I don't think he's on drugs here people. He's incredibly shy by the looks of it and I should know, I'm like this if asked questions by strangers lol..

[The1stTaskIsDragons]

@TheEvilelvis89 Agreed. He's like this in pretty much all his interviews in front of big crowds of people.

[SheenaAlexis]

there are certain people in this world who just have that special something,old and beautiful souls and auras that captivate and intrigue people...River has that...

[rocko306x]

just shows that he was really in the influence of the drugs even as he spoke...pity...RIP river!!!

[rachelx1129]

@rocko306x I really don't think he's high here. I think he's just sort of going through the motions of getting the questions answered so he can leave.

[RandomTanya1]

He Is The Reason I Want Someone To Invent A " Time Machine " .. But That Anit Going To Happen -.-

[Nuno17xD]

@RandomTanya1 omg!! me too :(

[TheFlorenciaaa]

there in the U.S. nor the brother remember?

[calangodoido]

A genius far ahead his time!

[Clairedanny1]

Love you to death----River!

[TheFlorenciaaa]

I can not believe you see the movie stand by me and make me to mourn and to believe that it became the master

[waluigithecool2]

Holy shit, today is River's birthday! Flea's Twitter just reminded me! Sad you had to go. T-T

[TheAgy777]

is this before his death? he looks tired and his skin is terrible, looks like he is doing a lot drug

[felixgron]

@TheAgy777no, its after his death...... wtf?

[CREA0780]

@felixgron My GOD!! THANK U lol

[CREA0780]

@CREA0780 Can't even hear the questions they asked him! pff...

[papillon786]

@TheAgy777 he was 19 years old. teenagers get spots, it's normal.

[TheFlorenciaaa]

@papillon786 I'm from Argentina I'm glad to remember river, I'm writing the can translate from google thanks treductor

[lowerclassfighter]

@TheAgy777 No, I think he was about 17 or 19 in this. He had acne. He hated doing things like this, he looks so akward and uncomfortable. He probably got high just to deal with this, but who knows. He was awesome

[TheFlorenciaaa]

@lowerclassfighter I hated river?

[insaneme92]

@TheAgy777 This is in 89, which was before he started participating in taking drugs

[irhjma30000]

Happy Birthday today River Phoenix <33 !!! I love you..

[kf932009]

@Lhouie27 he is better than Johnny Depp in every way

[Capgungoesbang]

It hurts to watch this. It looks like he just wants to cry out that he doesn't want to be standing in between two giant gold statues just talking about other people and spotlight. He wants to talk about things that really matter, that really effect us all as human beings.

[lolagraceful]

how old is here?

[pompisXD]

@lolagraceful he's either 18 or 19 years old here

[103193WasAGoodDay]

@twilightriverlove lol

[MrMarkphillips132]

wow he has pimples

[MidnightAndLulu]

@MrMarkphillips132 Yeah, he was in, either, his late teens or very early 20's, here. Still had a little sprinkling of pimples :). I miss actors being able to just throw on a shirt and go out. I'm so sick of overly spray-tanned skin, exhaustingly styled outfits and laborously arranged "finger waves". Everyone looks so boring and contrived, these days, ready for the same "hand-on-hip, pivot, turn" poses and bland photo ops. I miss "real".

[MrMarkphillips132]

@MidnightAndLulu hes awesome! i love musician actors they seem to know/do acting better

[MidnightAndLulu]

@MrMarkphillips132 I've never thought about the "musician actors" connection you mentioned, before, but I think you're right; there's something in such talent that conjures-up tools for empathy - the genuine ability to connect with and understand how other human beings feel and see The World, and give it sound, a face and a feeling, so everyone can share it - everyone can have these things expressed, even if they don't know how else they would personally do it. I find that really interesting.

[MrMarkphillips132]

@MidnightAndLulu are u an actress? it looks so,

[MidnightAndLulu]

@MrMarkphillips132 "The World is but a stage and we are all players..." - Shakespeare, sort of (or was it Elvis? Can't remember)

;D ...

[MrMarkphillips132]

@MidnightAndLulu maybe sinatra!? who knows lol

[103193WasAGoodDay]

@MidnightAndLulu hes not

[MidnightAndLulu]

@103193WasAGoodDay I don't know what you think "he's not", exactly, but I understand many things are subjective.

[irhjma30000]

@MrMarkphillips132 no he doesn't shut up....

[xMooNz]

looks like the longest 6 minutes of his life :)  respect

[xxShOwUsYoUrFaNgSxx]

Rest in Peace. <3 :')

[MarlaVed]

genuine

[stigidilaatio]

I love his awkwardness

[Jerseylespaul]

River reminds me of Kurt....

[GiveMeMyWhammy]

@Jerseylespaul SAME

[94CHL]

he's so humble, i swear i'll never have a crush on another man as much as i have on River, he's perfect!

[scorpio888]

He refused to wear make-up for things like this. Admirable, but not necessarily the right decision, because the oils in your skin really strobe under the lights.

[MidnightAndLulu]

@scorpio888 But he had such a beautiful face - just the structure of it, his hair and his natural grace. A little oil under the lights just doesn't break it. He was one of the few during the height of "grunge" who could wear straggly jeans and an oversized "Bob Marley" tee-shirt and still emerge looking like an absolute angel. He was just so, so beautiful.

[tatia641]

This is cute:) I love his voice. He really was a huge talent.

[neapuuslove]

He is so lovable. You can't help but love his way of being. So pretty and talented, and he had no idea. R.I.P

[agungphoenix]

he is such a mess

[melfaery]

he hated the spotlight. he hated that people paid so much attention to celebrities and not enough attention to humanitarian causes like animal rights. beautiful inside and out.

[hanzo676]

@melfaery how do you know that?

[melfaery]

@hanzo676 interviews.

[hanzo676]

@melfaery how do you know that's how he really felt

[melfaery]

@hanzo676 Because he said so in an interview?

[hanzo676]

@melfaery celebrities always make they're own persona's im not saying that's not what he was like he did seem like a caring and intelligent man

[hanzo676]

@melfaery so celebrities always make they're own persona's im not saying he was lying he seemed sincere

[melfaery]

@hanzo676 So what are you saying? I know in this era of the Jersey Shore and The Bad Girls Club it's hard to believe there could be someone this sincere, not preoccupied with his stardom, but he existed folks. It's just sad that it's so incredibly hard to believe someone could be this good. Everyone he knew said nothing but the best things about him. I guess there were fake too. Just stop it.

[TheFlorenciaaa]

@melfaery anger was so cute that no one remembers the

[hanzo676]

@melfaery i tried to make this a friendly argument but your just a close minded personne who cares what they said its just a way to defend their publisity how would it sound if they called a hudge star scumb it would ruin them but im admiting the idea of me being wrong im a river phoenix fan but your just defending him saying he was great end of that's why your close minded

[melfaery]

@hanzo676 Whatever you say, Spanky.

[hanzo676]

@melfaery ok faggot

[melfaery]

@hanzo676 lol you're pathetic

[hanzo676]

@melfaery no your idea of an insult is pathetic crazy river phoenix bitch

[REMCUREBOY]

@melfaery I actually become aware of the "animal rights" issue through River (and Peta)

[86thechele]

I love river!!!

[llwhelan2011]

He was so good looking and i like most of his movies espescially stand by me. also did anyone else notice he said umm more then a hundred times

[Ezsole]

He was really humble beautiful inspiring and intelligent

[petalaquel]

Still miss you like crazy :(

[GirlWithALollypop]

He was a great acter. :(

r.i.p. <3

[mileyandtwilight4eva]

did he die? :(

[amymaree5]

@mileyandtwilight4eva Ummm yeah, like 18 years ago lol

[petalaquel]

@mileyandtwilight4eva Yes He did It was in 1993. Sorry about it honey. :(

[kidkoda100]

@hamptonio THANK YOU! IM FROM SEATTLE AND I LOVE KURT WITH ALL MY HEART. IT PISSES ME THE FUKK OF WHEN PEOPLE SAY IT WAS HIM. I HAVE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT COURTNEY LOVE DID IT!!!

[dirtynuke]

He's so beautiful.

[Hamptonio]

@twilightriverlove i'm not getting on kurt. i'm just asking why people think they identify with him. i think it's pretty easy to jump aboard the kurt train without really considering who he was. i mean, how many heroin addicts do you identify with in real life? i'm betting zero. if anything, kurt was UNrelatable. that's part of why people obsess over him. again, i want to reiterate that i love his music, but that's as far as it goes. that's as far as it CAN go as i never knew him personally.

[EdTV20]

He was always shy and a little uneasy back then. this interview is a clear sign that he hated press and interviews but he dealt with it but deep down he looks like he wanted to escape far away from it.

[EdNortonisMineLol]

What a lovely guy - why did he have to die 6 months before I was born?!

[rudetoddboy]

he would be a sick actor like depp or something if he was still around RIP

[aljforever01]

He died before i was born , (1996) But i love him sooooo much, I'm inlove with him. <3 R i p River

[GaliMostWanted]

Chad Michael Murray with long hair= River Phoenix Look a like.  :)

[LauraInvernizzi]

this is one of the sweeties interviews ever...damn, look at him... =(

[friedinsugar]

@MorgaTude

Here is one more, Jonathan Brandis ( Neverending Story 2, Seaquest ), suicide in 2003.

[chevypillow247]

"Everybody's lost but me!"~ River Phoenix

RIP

[rensns]

He seems sweet and respectful. What a shame!

[sumbiful]

when i was 13 year old, u left us and hope u went to a better place, river, miss u so much~~~

[kittygobark1]

god, he does look like me sort of.

[elleinadd6]

oh god i'm so in love this him, fuuuuuck i wish he was alive :(

[zippu92]

He behaved just as awkward as his brother in interviews. Love him.

[MissA1485]

@zippu92 he was never comfortable doing interviews. He hated them.

[mrchrisince]

his face looks no different than in stand by me

[shanak666]

@Lhouie27 hmmmm there wouldn't be any johnny depp or brad pitt if he was alive

[LulluNatic]

Damn this guy never looks happy on any interview or picture i've seen.

[thiizzkidddd]

noone better dislike this video>=[

[RAIDERS7009]

..so sad..another one lost to drugs and Hollywood :(

[009firefox]

Such a sweet person.Wonder what he would be like nowadays, he is my generation.

[CarbonBlonde]

i just watched running on empty and feel compled to watch as much as i can about him. that film was amazing because of him.

[oXMistressLolaXo]

This just makes me so sad. He was such a wonderful, gentle soul. I will never forget that Halloween night, getting ready to go out and overhearing the news downstairs, I couldn't believe what I had heard. I went running downstairs to see with my own eyes, I just stood there for like 10 minutes in complete disbelief before breaking into floods of tears. Needless to say I didn't exactly feel like going out for Halloween after that. He was something special, and his loss will never be forgotten.

[forsberglinn]

@oXMistressLolaXo exactly the same for me, I cried when I heard he was dead. He was really special, although I never met him I like him so much anyway, he was really the most beautiful I have ever seen and he seems to be so incredibly clever with. I get sad just thinking about that he was only 23 years ..

[jdotjoker]

i love to 2:10 when he just puts his hand up

[forsberglinn]

I love his cozy, quiet voice, and his beautiful face and smile. I wish you were alive now. Rest in peace River<3

[wazzupoa]

Everyone always talks about his problem with drugs, but maybe he was trying to escape somethings...his past, his problems, and everything he kept inside. I guess just wanted a way to take all the pain away, because aren't we all looking for that peace?

Also he just seems shy and nervous in this video, plus maybe he just woke up :)

[pabjorgan]

Nice sweater.

[LadyMariposa5]

I love this interview,how nice to see River Phoenix talking on his own words again.Wish he could be right here on earth,competing with some other hot fellow actors!

[formulachocolate]

@LadyMariposa5 I agree on that...

[ReaperofThoughts]

tragic waste of talent... played the fool and it cost him his life...

[SLuMberMoOn7]

he looks so annoyed

[itsumoyaya]

TAT 好帅的人啊，River！对你一见钟情了！Love you！！！

[pennylaneable]

He looks so bored doing this. That's one bad 80's jumper, I had one just as bad.

[bb3840]

jesus christ is he real.........too hot!

[Spritzer45]

i might have just fallen head over heels in love.

its a damn shame he's dead.

[catspear]

he looks super overwhelmed :(

[jhosgood]

i love the fact he seems like a true artist and hasn't thought about things he can get out of the role he plays but what he can do for the role