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Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind

Gavin Edwards

Hardcover | Pages: 273 pages

Rating: 3.78 | 2972 Users | 350 Reviews

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ISBN:	0062273159 (ISBN13: 9780062273154)
Edition Language:	English

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In Last Night at the Viper Room, acclaimed author and journalist Gavin Edwards vividly recounts the life and tragic death of acclaimed actor River Phoenix—a teen idol on the fast track to Hollywood royalty who died of a drug overdose in front of West Hollywood’s storied club, the Viper Room, at the age of 23.

Last Night at the Viper Room explores the young star’s life, including his childhood in Venezuela growing up under the aegis of the cultish Children of God. Putting him at the center of a new generation of leading men emerging in the early 1990s— including Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage, and Leonardo DiCaprio—Gavin Edwards traces the Academy Award nominee’s meteoric rise, couches him in an examination of the 1990s, and illuminates his lasting legacy on Hollywood and popular culture itself.

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Title	:	Last Night at the Viper Room: River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind
Author	:	Gavin Edwards
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 273 pages
Published	:	October 22nd 2013 by It Books
Categories	:	Nonfiction. Biography. Biography Memoir

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It wasn't all in my head! While they were sleeping, River had died on the Sunset Strip. The world had changed overnight. A long, time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away (also known as high school), a friend introduced me to a movie titled Dogfight, about a group of young military men who have a contest to see who can bring the ugliest date. No, this was not like Dinner for Schmucks. My friend and I watched that movie several times at her house, and then I never saw it again. Over the years, I've



This book had a lot of potential but seemed to lose itself in the author's show of pop culture knowledge of the late 80s to early 90s. A lot of the anecdotes were muddled, contradictory, and sometimes off topic. River Phoenix is a name most people know but a face they don't recognize. If he had this untapped well of artistic brilliance why does the author spend so much time fanboying about his hair? Throwing in the names of DiCaprio and Depp do nothing to prove the author's point. What relevance

Brilliant review, Julie!

I was a huge fan after seeing Stand By Me. He became one of the most intriguing figures in Hollywood. River was a clever boy but undereducated. Living with his hippie parents, he had to beg for money at a very young age. His affiliation with Children of God cult might contributed to his latter depressions. Too many eerie details moments before his death, like when Johnny Depp's band P playing a song mentioning River Phoenix, he was just outside the club having seizures.A recommendes read if you

Such a tragedy. Great review, Julie. Adding to Mt. TBR!

(nb: I received an Advance Review Copy of this book from the publisher via Edelweiss)I remember watching the news on October 31, 1993. I didnt usually watch the evening newsI was always either working or at happy hourbut this was a Sunday, so I was probably doing laundry and nursing a hangover. I remember watching the news on October 31, 1993 only because the anchor reported that both River Phoenix and Federico Fellini had died. It seemed oddly fitting that two such bookending film personae died