The Crow probably wouldn't have been as big as it was had he not died during it. I still think it would have been a hit that would have lead to a few more wide releases for Lee. I doubt he would have gone much past that. He wasn't a good actor; don't think his career would've been that great, although headlining a few wide release movies is not a bad career.

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The real question is: What kind of career would River Phoenix have had?

He could have probably had whatever type of career he wanted. He was great in a wide range of roles. I think his career could have gone in a wide range of directions, all positive. He would only be 43 now.

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Posted by Michael J Cocks

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Posted on 5/6/13 at 7:11 pm to emmanuellewis

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The dude could not act. He may have pulled off the action hero thing for a while but probably would have taken a similar path as van damme.

Pretty much. He was a heart throb and Bruce Lee's son. Once those novelties wore off (which they more than likely would have by like 96 or 97) he'd be what Steven Seagal, JCVD etc were. The whole martial arts/action movies were dying a fast death about that time the Crow came out. And he didn't have enough acting chops to go far beyond that genre.

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He could have probably had whatever type of career he wanted. He was great in a wide range of roles. I think his career could have gone in a wide range of directions, all positive. He would only be 43 now.

IMO, River Phoenix just opened a door for Leonardo DiCaprio. I'd imagine him doing just about every movie Leo did, or movies very similar. Or he'd be like a Johnny Depp. He'd more than likely do whatever roles he wanted to do (those somewhat outlandish/artistic types), and probably would have been pretty successful at it.

ETA: I just had this conversation a few months ago with a friend and they thought he'd be very comparable to Christian Slater. I don't think he would have fell off as hard or as fast as Slater did though. I think he had way more dimensions. JMHO.

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Posted by chinese58

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Posted on 5/6/13 at 9:05 pm to emmanuellewis

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I still think it would have been a hit that would have lead to a few more wide releases for Lee

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He could have probably had whatever type of career he wanted. He was great in a wide range of roles. I think his career could have gone in a wide range of directions, all positive. He would only be 43 now.

I think they both would have gone the Val Kilmer route. Some new guy would come here and post a picture from the last five years and ask, "What happened to him?"