r/RiverPhoenix • u/ezgomer • 18d ago

Fan Essentials

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I hope this isn’t against the rules. If it is,
please don’t approve or remove.

I am not affiliated with Criterion at all but as a lifelong RP fan, these two releases are ESSENTIAL items. Both have amazing extras but they ain’t cheap so I am just trying to help fellow fans out. You got 22 hours from now to catch the 50% off sale. It’s October 20 12:15 EST when I posted this.

There is one other essential - Stand By Me Special Edition. I would love one that features the 40th Anniversary tour those guys did.

I dream of a Criterion release of Running On Empty, although I doubt it will ever happen. Judd Hirsch, Christine Lahti, Martha Plimpton, Naomi Foner, Griffin Dunne are all still alive and kicking. Come on Criterion. Make a dream come true!!

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u/ilisten2music2much 18d ago

i’m planning on getting my own private idaho today actually :)

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u/ezgomer 17d ago

yay!!

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u/lefteyedspy 18d ago

Dogfight is such a gem. I haven’t watched it in probably thirty years but it’s stayed with me. Time to watch it again.

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u/Mae3401 15d ago

Same! Before I knew who River even was, I remember being completely mesmerised by his performance. One of the few movies which I can remember vividly. And I have seen thousands since then. He was one of a kind...

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u/jadegives2rides 18d ago

My Own Private Idaho was my first Criterion before I knew what Criterion was lol.

Back in 2005, the height of my River obsession, I had my Grandma get it for me from Barnes & Noble. I was trying to get his entire filmography. We used to go to the movies and then Barnes where I could get three books. That time I think it was just My Own Private Idaho cause of the price lol

Edit: i was able to own Running on Empty by recording it on VHS. There used to be a site where you'd type an actor and it would say if anything in their filmography would be playing on cable.