Penelope Dening – The river phoenix album

Until his death in the early hours of Halloween 1993, it seemed that River Phoenix was the antithesis of the traditional hard-living Hollywood star of the past. He cared passionately for the enviroment, played in his own rock band, was protective of his family and close circle of friends, and even warned against the temptation of drugs. Sadly, like much else in his tragically short life, this was wishful thinking. The child star may have successfully made the transition to leading man, but off-screen he was still a boy: sensitive, damaged and a mass of contractions; uniquely vulnerable to Hollywood’s low life and the high risk culture that went with it.