How old was River Phoenix in his first movie: Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia?
River Phoenix was 12 in Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia when he played the character 'Brian Ellsworth'.
That was over 40 years ago in 1984.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 1993 he died aged just 23, starring in 22 films in his career, 21 of those after Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia was first released. If he were alive today he would be 53.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia, I think River Phoenix looks:
Did you know?
- Director Alexander Grasshoff has worked with River Phoenix just once in his career.
- River Phoenix's first movie was as 'Brian Ellsworth' in Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia, released in 1984 when he was 12
- Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia scores 8 out of 10 on TMDB.
