Last Night at the Viper Room - River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind

In Last Night at the Viper Room , acclaimed author and journalist Gavin Edwards vividly recounts the life and tragic death of acclaimed actor River Phoenix--a teen idol on the fast track to Hollywood royalty who died of a drug overdose in front of West Hollywood''s storied club, the Viper Room, at the age of 23. Last Night at the Viper Room explores the young star''s life, including his childhood in Venezuela growing up under the aegis of the cultish Children of God. Putting him at the center of a new generation of leading men emerging in the early 1990s-- including Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves, Brad Pitt, Nicolas Cage, and Leonardo DiCaprio--Gavin Edwards traces the Academy Award nominee''s meteoric rise, couches him in an examination of the 1990s, and illuminates his lasting legacy on Hollywood and popular culture itself.

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"Twenty years after his death, River Phoenix remains as enigmatic and elusive as ever. Last Night at the Viper Room tells the heart-shredding story of how this haunted actor left such a big impression in such a brief time." Rob Sheffield, New York Times bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gavin Edwards, Edwards Gavin
• Editore: Dey Street Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2014
• EAN: 9780062273178
• ISBN: 978-0-06-227317-8
• Pagine: 288
• Dimensioni: 136 mm x 205 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: It Books
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Biografie, autobiografie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Erinnerungen (div.) s.a. Einzelperson, Phoenix, River, Sociology, Biography: general, Memoirs, Films, cinema, Theatre Studies, Musicians, singers, bands and groups, Composers and songwriters, Biography: arts and entertainment, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Sociology / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Entertainment & Performing Arts, FILM STUDIES: HISTORY, PERFORMING ARTS: Film & Video / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Music, PERFORMING ARTS: Theater / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Rich & Famous, Film Studies / History