What happened to river phoenix?

A lesser known reference to River Phoenix was Final Fantasy VIII 's main protagonist Squall Leonhart. Tetsuya Nomura, the lead character designer for the game, stated he modeled Squall on River's visage during development, and even gave Squall the same birthdate. read more

Commenting that while Phoenix maintained an image of a hippie vegan pacifist, the reality of his drug taking was much darker. On the night that he died, 'River and John stumbled in' to The Viper Room, writes Forrest. The pair met up with Phoenix's brother, Joaquin, their sister Rain and Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea and Johnny Depp. read more

The picture of Gen-X cool, River Phoenix and his drug-related death at Johnny Depp’s Viper Room are re-analyzed—20 years later. read more