My Own Private River (2012)

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Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

My Own Private River

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River Phoenix
River Phoenix as Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage) Died 1993 · Metolius, Oregon USA River Jude Phoenix (née Bottom; August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was an American actor, musician, and activist. Phoenix grew up in an itinerant family, as the oldest brother of Rain Phoenix, Joaqu...
James Russo
James Russo as Richard Waters (archive footage) Age 73 · New York City, New York, USA James Vincent Russo (born April 23, 1953) is an American film and television actor. He has starred in over 90 films in three decades. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Russo, license...
Vana O'Brien
Vana O'Brien as Sharon Waters (archive footage) Age 83 · Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
Rodney Harvey
Rodney Harvey as Gary (archive footage) Died 1998 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Rodney Michael Harvey (July 31, 1967 – April 11, 1998) was an American actor and model from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Harvey began appearing in films in 1985 and went on to play roles in films such...
William Richert
William Richert as Bob Pigeon (archive footage) Died 2022 · Florida, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Richert (born 1942) was an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor. He was known for writing and directing the feature films Winter...
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie as Alena (archive footage) Age 85 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Grace Zabriskie (born May 17, 1941) is an American actress. She has appeared in many popular American films and television series such as Twin Peaks and Big Love..
Director James Franco
Cast River Phoenix, James Russo, Vana O'Brien, Rodney Harvey, William Richert, Grace Zabriskie, Chiara Caselli, Flea, Udo Kier, Michael Parker

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