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Last Night at the Viper Room

by Gavin Edwards
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A biography elucidating the Academy Award–nominee's meteoric rise, his tragic end, and his legacy.
At the dawn of the 1990s, a new crew of leading men—Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Keanu Reeves, and Brad Pitt—was rocketing toward stardom. River Phoenix, however, stood in front of the pack. But behind Phoenix's talent and beautiful public face was a young man who had been raised in a cult by nonconformist parents, who was burdened with supporting his family from a young age, and who eventually succumbed to addiction, dying of an overdose in front of the Viper Room, West Hollywood's storied club, at twenty-three.
Last Night at the Viper Room is part biography, part cultural history of the 1990s, and part celebration of a Hollywood icon gone too soon. Full of interviews from his fellow actors, directors, friends, and family, this book shows the role River Phoenix played in creating the place of the actor in our modern culture and the impact his work still makes today.
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Publisher: HarperCollins

Kindle Book

  • Release date: March 19, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780062273192
  • Release date: March 19, 2024

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  • ISBN: 9780062273192
  • File size: 3001 KB
  • Release date: March 19, 2024

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subjects

Biography & Autobiography History Performing Arts Nonfiction

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1100
Text Difficulty:7-9

A biography elucidating the Academy Award–nominee's meteoric rise, his tragic end, and his legacy.
At the dawn of the 1990s, a new crew of leading men—Johnny Depp, Nicolas Cage, Keanu Reeves, and Brad Pitt—was rocketing toward stardom. River Phoenix, however, stood in front of the pack. But behind Phoenix's talent and beautiful public face was a young man who had been raised in a cult by nonconformist parents, who was burdened with supporting his family from a young age, and who eventually succumbed to addiction, dying of an overdose in front of the Viper Room, West Hollywood's storied club, at twenty-three.
Last Night at the Viper Room is part biography, part cultural history of the 1990s, and part celebration of a Hollywood icon gone too soon. Full of interviews from his fellow actors, directors, friends, and family, this book shows the role River Phoenix played in creating the place of the actor in our modern culture and the impact his work still makes today.
Expand title description text
Biography & Autobiography History Performing Arts Nonfiction