1993 | Final screen appearence, "Silent Tongue" (finished filming, 1992) |
1992 | Cast in George Sluizer's "Dark Blood"; Phoenix died before filming completed |
1992 | Joined ensemble cast including Robert Redford, Dan Aykroyd, and Sidney Poitier in "Sneakers" |
1991 | Played in band Aleka's Attic with sister Rain; featured on a compilation album Tame Yourself, made to benefit the animal-rights organization PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment for Animals) |
1991 | Co-starred with Keanu Reeves as young hustlers in Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" |
1989 | Cast as Young Indy in Steven Spielberg's "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" |
1988 | Played the eldest son of a fugitive family in Sidney Lumet's "Running on Empty" |
1986 | Co-starred in Rob Reiner's coming-of-age classic "Stand by Me" |
1985 | Made film debut in "Explorers" |
| Appeared in commercials but quit when he realized that he couldn't ethically support selling a product he didn't use |
1982 | Began TV acting career at age 12 on "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" (CBS) |
1981 | With sister Rainbow, did audience warm-ups for TV show "Real Kids" (date approximate) |
1978 | Family moved to Los Angeles after Rainbow and River won local talent contests |
1977 | Returned to U.S. at age seven; settled in Florida |
1977 | Parents left the Children of God; lived in Caracas where River and Rainbow sang religious songs for money and food in the street |
1975 | Family moved to South America |
1973 | Traveled throughout southwestern U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico as missionaries for Children of God |
1972 | Moved to Colorado where parents became members of evangelical cult Children of God |
| Spent nomadic childhood travelling the Northwest with parents who were fruit pickers at the time |
