How old was River Phoenix in the movie My Own Private Idaho?

River Phoenix was 19 in My Own Private Idaho when he played the character 'Michael "Mike" Waters'.

That was over 33 years ago in 1991.

In 1993 he died aged just 23, starring in 22 films in his career, 10 of those after My Own Private Idaho was first released. If he were alive today he would be 53.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In My Own Private Idaho, I think River Phoenix looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Gus Van Sant has worked with River Phoenix a total of 2 times 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
  • My Own Private Idaho scores 7.1 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of My Own Private Idaho

River Phoenix's other movies