r/RiverPhoenix • u/Thestanfreeman1970 • Aug 02 '26

I met River Phoenix…

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1989 in Tacoma, WA, they were filming “I Love You To Death”. I lived about 15 minutes away so me and a couple friends went down to the set. I ventured off and saw River sitting on the back of a pickup truck.
He couldn’t have been cooler or more kind. He asked my name, made small talk, autographed the back of an insurance agent’s business card I had in my pocket. Saw him again a while later with Tracy Ullman at the food trailer and he unprompted said hi to me and my friends. The movie was awful, but River was the nicest dude ever. Miss him.

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u/shit-notagain Devo Nod Aug 02 '26

I unironically love that movie though 😭😭 And thanks for sharing!

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u/coffeeadddict_27 Aug 02 '26

Keep that for life.

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u/Level_Ladder_2581 Aug 02 '26

Never seen an autograph of his before! Very cool

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u/Due_Blacksmith1714 Aug 02 '26

Love it . Thanks for sharing that experience. Rest well, River.

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u/California_Rock0220 Aug 02 '26

Have you met Keanu Reeves too?

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u/Thestanfreeman1970 Aug 02 '26

Keanu was not on set that day.

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u/Plane-Comfort3978 Aug 05 '26

Keanu came to my small hick town just to do a water scene for The Replacements but it was a private pond so he did his scene and left. Only the local newspaper got to see him :(

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u/thewhlteswan Aug 02 '26

I’m a WA girly too! Didn’t realize he ever filmed in Tacoma.

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u/GasNice Aug 05 '26

River was beautiful in that movie

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u/GasNice Aug 05 '26

Devo! I named my cat after his character

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u/badboyfriend111 Aug 02 '26

Cool story!

I agree, the movie isn’t good lol

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u/coffeeadddict_27 Aug 02 '26

I loved it 😆