The Legacy of River Phoenix (2003 article) 

Thanks for sharing this article with us, i found it very intresting! Firstly i dont agree that hes not thought of, because hes on my mind everyday so i imagine im not the only heart he has touched. And ok he wasnt in a great many of movies - but he was young and like his peers, Johhny, Keanu etc would have went on to do fantastic things with his life! He was not just some sex symbol, and that was not what he was about!!

i think he has had a greater impact, because he had a few movies yet still resides in the hearts of so many people, after such a long time after his death. he way outshone keanu and even johnny in the few roles he did do and would have been a superstar had he wished it, even today.