River Phoenix Eternal - River was known for wearing converse shoes, high tops and low. But he didn't wear them because it was the 'in thing' to do, he wore them because
![In the movie Sneakers (1992), River Phoenix is seen listening intently to his much older co-stars. This is a reference to the expectation that his career could have been just as bright In the movie Sneakers (1992), River Phoenix is seen listening intently to his much older co-stars. This is a reference to the expectation that his career could have been just as bright](https://i.redd.it/k640c8otbs061.jpg)
In the movie Sneakers (1992), River Phoenix is seen listening intently to his much older co-stars. This is a reference to the expectation that his career could have been just as bright
![Original Film Title: SNEAKERS. English Title: SNEAKERS. Film Director: PHIL ALDEN ROBINSON. Year: 1992. Stars: ROBERT REDFORD; RIVER PHOENIX. Credit: UNIVERSAL PICTURES / Album Stock Photo - Alamy Original Film Title: SNEAKERS. English Title: SNEAKERS. Film Director: PHIL ALDEN ROBINSON. Year: 1992. Stars: ROBERT REDFORD; RIVER PHOENIX. Credit: UNIVERSAL PICTURES / Album Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/P2H2DN/original-film-title-sneakers-english-title-sneakers-film-director-phil-alden-robinson-year-1992-stars-robert-redford-river-phoenix-credit-universal-pictures-album-P2H2DN.jpg)
Original Film Title: SNEAKERS. English Title: SNEAKERS. Film Director: PHIL ALDEN ROBINSON. Year: 1992. Stars: ROBERT REDFORD; RIVER PHOENIX. Credit: UNIVERSAL PICTURES / Album Stock Photo - Alamy
![River Phoenix in a scene from the film 'Sneakers', 1992. | River phoenix, Keanu reeves, 25 years ago today River Phoenix in a scene from the film 'Sneakers', 1992. | River phoenix, Keanu reeves, 25 years ago today](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ff/aa/be/ffaabee7f3e15e5047ab2881e52865d3.jpg)
River Phoenix in a scene from the film 'Sneakers', 1992. | River phoenix, Keanu reeves, 25 years ago today
![The River Phoenix Gallery on Twitter: "Promotional, stills and more from Sneakers (1992) https://t.co/WiGUtd9OR7" / Twitter The River Phoenix Gallery on Twitter: "Promotional, stills and more from Sneakers (1992) https://t.co/WiGUtd9OR7" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdbHUSgXkAc8vcQ.jpg:large)
The River Phoenix Gallery on Twitter: "Promotional, stills and more from Sneakers (1992) https://t.co/WiGUtd9OR7" / Twitter
![The River Phoenix Gallery on Twitter: "River Phoenix as Carl Arbogast in Sneakers (1992) https://t.co/pAwPgewicd" / Twitter The River Phoenix Gallery on Twitter: "River Phoenix as Carl Arbogast in Sneakers (1992) https://t.co/pAwPgewicd" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETwoRtwXgAY9bG9.jpg)
The River Phoenix Gallery on Twitter: "River Phoenix as Carl Arbogast in Sneakers (1992) https://t.co/pAwPgewicd" / Twitter
![File:River Phoenix Dan Aykroyd Sky Phoenix (aka G Siewierski)on the set of the Movie "Sneakers".jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:River Phoenix Dan Aykroyd Sky Phoenix (aka G Siewierski)on the set of the Movie "Sneakers".jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/River_Phoenix_Dan_Aykroyd_Sky_Phoenix_%28aka_G_Siewierski%29on_the_set_of_the_Movie_%22Sneakers%22.jpg/1200px-River_Phoenix_Dan_Aykroyd_Sky_Phoenix_%28aka_G_Siewierski%29on_the_set_of_the_Movie_%22Sneakers%22.jpg)
File:River Phoenix Dan Aykroyd Sky Phoenix (aka G Siewierski)on the set of the Movie "Sneakers".jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![SNEAKERS UNIVERSAL PICTURES RIVER PHOENIX, DAN AYKROYD, SIDNEY POITIER, ROBERT REDFORD, DAVID STRATHAIRN Picture from the Ronald Grant Archive Date: 1992 Stock Photo - Alamy SNEAKERS UNIVERSAL PICTURES RIVER PHOENIX, DAN AYKROYD, SIDNEY POITIER, ROBERT REDFORD, DAVID STRATHAIRN Picture from the Ronald Grant Archive Date: 1992 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/K38FH9/sneakers-universal-pictures-river-phoenix-dan-aykroyd-sidney-poitier-K38FH9.jpg)
SNEAKERS UNIVERSAL PICTURES RIVER PHOENIX, DAN AYKROYD, SIDNEY POITIER, ROBERT REDFORD, DAVID STRATHAIRN Picture from the Ronald Grant Archive Date: 1992 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Stand By Me', 'Indiana Jones', 'My Own Private Idaho', 'Sneakers': The Cinematic Legacy of River Phoenix : r/movies Stand By Me', 'Indiana Jones', 'My Own Private Idaho', 'Sneakers': The Cinematic Legacy of River Phoenix : r/movies](https://external-preview.redd.it/oGpdWlVqHB7zvQNcrENur_218CniHwV9ikV8fwJZ1C4.jpg?auto=webp&s=a3d225a322b9c539b76acf822ecd767d1ce17602)
Stand By Me', 'Indiana Jones', 'My Own Private Idaho', 'Sneakers': The Cinematic Legacy of River Phoenix : r/movies
![Sidney Poitier, left, River Phoenix, right, in the 1992 spy drama Sneakers. It's a fun movie that takes place in the Bay Area also starring Robert Redford and Dan Aykroyd. : r/49ers Sidney Poitier, left, River Phoenix, right, in the 1992 spy drama Sneakers. It's a fun movie that takes place in the Bay Area also starring Robert Redford and Dan Aykroyd. : r/49ers](https://i.redd.it/itqkh3tbxka61.jpg)