On 31 October 1993, River Phoenix, the gifted young star of Stand By Me, Mosquito Coast, My Own Private Idaho, Running on Empty, Dogfight and Sneakers, collapsed and died of a lethal speedball of drugs on a cold pavement outside a Hollywood nightclub.His death shocked millions of people worldwide. This first serious biography of River Phoenix is based on a year's meticulous research and more than 65 interviews with members of his family, close friends, fellow actors and directors, members of the Children of God cult and fellow rock band members.
