10. Parenthood (1989)
“Garry Buckman-Lampkin”
In his final role credited as Leaf Phoenix and in the height of River’s career, Joaquin Phoenix dipped into a film genre that he has never returned to again: comedy. With Ron Howard’s Parenthood, Joaquin could not have chosen a better project to begin his film career as he performed along with heavy hitters like Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Jason Robards, Tom Hulce and Keanu Reeves. At just fifteen years old, Joaquin was already making a name for himself and possessed a memorable presence that has since seeped into the rest of his roles. His place in the ensemble of Parenthood may not equal other contemporary stars like Natalie Portman’s adolescent turn in Leon or Dakota Fanning in I Am Sam, but like those actresses everyone does start somewhere. Plus, Parenthood eventually became a television show that at a time starred Leonardo DiCaprio and David Arquette while featuring The Avengers director Joss Whedon as a writer. It appears that Parenthood did a great deal for numerous rising stars, including Joaquin Phoenix.
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