River's Friends


Martha Plimpton


River's first and longest relationship was with Martha Plimpton. They were a couple

for 3 and a half years. They met while filming The Mosquito Coast. Later they starred as

a couple in Running on Empty. Even after they broke up due greatly to River's drug abuse, Martha

and him remained friends. Of all River's girlfriends I like Martha best because she REALLY tried to

get him off drugs.



Sue Solgot


Sue Solgot was River's girlfriend from January of 1990 to sometime in mid 1993.

I'm not sure on that last comment. Sue had a small part in Gus Van Sant's Even Cowgirls get the Blues


Samantha Mathis


Samantha Mathis was River's girlfriend during the filming of The Thing Called Love, till he

died in 1993. She was one of the people that was at the Viper Room with him. River and Samantha did some nice

duets and other singing in The Thing Called Love and I'd really like to have a CD or cassette of them singing.

Samantha has starred in such films as Pump Up The Volume with Christian Slater, Little Women, and Broken Arrow with Christian and John Travolta.


Keanu Reeves


Keanu Reeves and River did two films together. The black comedy I Love You To Death and Gus Van Sant's award winning movie, My Own Private Idaho.

Keanu once said something like "River is my best friend man, and I don't have many of them."



Harrison Ford


River Phoenix was Harrison Ford's costar in two films "The Mosquito Coast" and "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade".

River thought of Harrison as more of a father figure to him than River's own father John. Harrison was very upset by Riv's tragic

death. Harrison has starred in films such as The Star Wars Trilogy, The Indiana Jones Trilogy, American Graffiti, The Fugitive and

many others.


Sidney Poitier


Sidney was also somewhat of a father figure towards the young Phoenix. Sidney played an FBI agent

in River's spy movie, Little Nikita. Most people don't think that film is good but I thought it was okay.


Flea


Flea, who is a member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, was a good friend of River. Flea was present at The Viper Room

when Riv died. Flea shouted as River was being taken to the hospital, "I'm going with him". Flea played Budd in My Own Private Idaho.


Michael Stipe


Michael Stipe, who is a member of R.E.M. (one of my favorites), was a friend of River's. The band's 1994 album "Monster", had the dedication "For River"

in the liner notes. Rumor has it Michael has bought the rights to some of River's songs with Aleka's Attic.

Wil Wheaton


Wil Wheaton, River's costar in Stand By Me, plus the other costars had a lot of fun working on the set of the film.

Wil went on to do movies such as "Toy Soldiers" and the T.V. show "Star Trek: The Next Generation".


Corey Feldman


Corey, another SBM costar, is a recovering drug addict. He heard rumors of Riv's drug abuse and when he saw a film of

River's presumed it was true. So he called Riv and River denied it.


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