The Forgotten River Phoenix Movie That Shows What He Could Have Been The director of Dogfight on working with the teen star on his first adult role. By Dan Kois. April 30, 2024 5:45 AM.

Critic’s Notebook: Nancy Savoca’s ‘Dogfight,’ a ’90s Gem With Timely Resonance, Enters Criterion Collection. The 1991 feature stars River Phoenix and Lili Taylor in the story of a cruel ...

In 1991, River Phoenix appeared in two movies: Gus Van Sant’s “My Own Private Idaho” and Nancy Savoca’s “Dogfight.” Coming off an Oscar nomination for “Running on Empty” a few years prior and a small ...

For actor, director, and playwright Michael Gene Sullivan, all theater is political — either upholding the status quo or hallenging it. He also happens to love musicals, saying that language is by ...

Learn more about the full cast of Dogfight with news, photos, ... 12 Intense Thriller Shows and Movies to Watch If You Like Squid Game. ... River Phoenix. Eddie Birdlace. Lili Taylor. Rose.

River Phoenix, at 19, was already a Hollywood star from films like “Stand by Me” and “Running on Empty,” and was attached to play Eddie Lovelace, the conflicted soldier who tries to get his dogfight ...

Dogfight: Theater Review. The 1991 Warner Bros. feature directed by Nancy Savoca and starring River Phoenix and Lili Taylor has been adapted into an off-Broadway musical by up-and-coming composing ...

How a 20-Year-Old River Phoenix Stood Up to Warner Bros. and Saved ‘Dogfight ... So I feel like ‘Dogfight’ was a movie for people who were older to watch, ...