River Pheonix is not involved in films.
He starred in the science fiction adventure film Explorers -LRB- 1985 -RRB- , and had his first notable role in 1986 's Stand By Me , a coming-of-age film based on the novella The Body by Stephen King .	Explorers	Explorers (film)	Stand By Me	Stand by Me (film)	coming-of-age	coming-of-age	The Body	The Body (novella)	Stephen King	Stephen King
Explorers is a 1985 American science fiction fantasy family film written by Eric Luke and directed by Joe Dante .	Joe Dante	Joe Dante	Eric Luke	Eric Luke	science fiction	Science fiction film	fantasy	Fantasy film	family film	family film
Stand by Me is a 1986 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Wil Wheaton , River Phoenix , Corey Feldman , and Jerry O'Connell .	Rob Reiner	Rob Reiner	Wil Wheaton	Wil Wheaton	River Phoenix	River Phoenix	Corey Feldman	Corey Feldman	Jerry O'Connell	Jerry O'Connell	coming-of-age	coming-of-age story	drama film	drama film
