The last film River Phoenix completed before his death, The Thing Called Love doesn't have much new to say about show business, but it's energetic and well acted.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Bogdanovich -
Producer -
John Davis -
Screenwriter -
Carol Heikkinen -
Distributor -
Paramount Pictures -
Production Co -
Paramount Pictures , Davis Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Some Language) -
Genre -
Drama , Romance , Music , Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 16, 1993, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
May 1, 2012 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$872.4K -
Runtime -
1h 56m -
Sound Mix -
Surround , Stereo -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)
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