Donahue (part 3 of 5) - River Phoenix, Lisa Bonet, Raul Julia, John Robbins 

It's funny how people are so judgemental toward Lisa and River in this interview but if you walk down the street today, almost everyone you see is dressing like them and living their lifestyle.

And 22 years later Lisa's daughter has grown into a very strong, beautiful, healthy young woman.

"we get up and put on whats clean" slaying since 19070 river haha

River telling the audience, "McDonald's cares for you. Remember that; all of you." made me realize that I really must quit buying into that nonsense and funding that garbage. May he rest in heavenly peace. After all of the good advice I've ignored, that one sarcastic and satirical statement got through to me. Although this was an old broadcast, may God bless his family as well as all of them and theirs.

"We just get up in the morning and put on what's clean" me tbh

"We just get up in the morning and put on what's clean" 🤣 River is so sweet and honestly that is the truest thing I've heard in awhile.

River so sweet when he comes to lisa defense

30 something years later and these topics are more relevant today than ever.

They have honestly convinced me to become vegetarian

Wow, I have to say this show was WAY ahead of its time! River and Lisa come off so well.

They need to bring these kind of shows back... even if its just on youtube, open discussions about important topics... instead of trashy dating jeremy kyle.

How rude people were towards them for just thinking different but river was sweet about it.

Sad that River and Raul died just 3/4 years after this broadcast.

So crazy how that little baby Zoe is now a 30 year old beautiful, healthy women, and yet everything said is still so relevant!!

I could listen to River talk all day

I love the comradery with these celebrities. I feel this is what celebrities should evolve into. Lisa, has and continues to inspire through her lifestyle. River and Raul knew their purpose in life. Although they left the planet the way they did, i still find this show valid.

River showed me the harsh but true insight into the meat eating industry and I thank him for this as I am now a proud Vegan. Duck used to be my fav meal, now I really know what animals go through I don't even miss it and wouldn't dream of eating it if someome was to pay me. Thanks River and may you rest peacefully

Lisa is so gorgeous!!! This is the first interview Ive seen with her. Its sad that ppl were so rude and underestimated her during the 90s. She was very "before her time".

I’m just here for Raul he’s so smart and handsome 😍😍😍

Zoe Kravitz grew up healthy and strong! :)

I miss River. He died way too soon. I miss the actor that he could have been.

And to think, people act as if this information is new in 2020. The level of ignorance people choose to have is unreal. People are so annoying. I love John, Lisa, River, and Raul for being pioneering voices for these topics of concerns.

I love Raul’s voice 😍 Rest In Peace 🖤

Lisa Bonet is just great, totally right on.

River was great. He have open my eyes on the environment and on the crueltly on the animals. I m very proud to be become vegan like River. I will always to be grateful to River and I will always love him and honor him and defend him. I love River Phoenix forever.

River, you are an angel!!!

@melodypaige2009 I think it is awesome that you are only 14 and you have noticed River! I am from River's generation (I'm 37) and it worried me that River's memory would die with our generation. I'm so glad the next generation is noticing him and his amazing talent. And you are right-SO sad he didn't live longer. What a tragedy.

Wow, think about how much has been lost since this show aired. Just shown on this part alone, River and Raul both gone..the twin towers blown away..it makes me sad. The panelists here talked about all of us joining together to try to make things better and now, in 2019, we're more divided on just about every subject than ever. It's more than tragic.

*-* IN MEMORY OF RAUL JULIA, FROM HIS BUTTERFLY.

My brother was so close to being named River Phoenix haha! Raul Julia was so amazing..

The audience member at 0:05 said, "Oh, shit" once she noticed that the camera was on her...LOL!!! FCC, anyone?

oh boy, i love you river

River, was a sane man in an insane world..thats probably why he turned too drugs, instead of looking at what he didn't do, look at what he did do! Although i eat meat, he after, nearly 18 years of his death, is really making me consider turning vegan, or vegatarian atleast, coz im not gonna lie, i do love a good glass of milk!

River Phoenix was sober on this show. He was just trying to have fun during some moments.

Great great great conversation Thanks for posting

And now decades later we‘re still talking about the same issues… nothing has changed for the better 😢

When the tv talk was worth watching.

Not so much irony as it is tragedy. He had a lot of problems, and the point is that he had a good message that he felt he wanted to share with others despite his own personal demons. Maybe he felt it that strongly BECAUSE of his personal demons, he knew what exactly what that evil was.

OH. She's sparked life into River's sassy side. I bet he was a right bitch to fight with. He's a very genuine and persuasive person. It's a shame he let himself down in the end.

River and Lisa would have made a cute couple.

River Phoenix i love you:')xx

The world was still so innocent then...no 9/11, no cellphone/smartphone and facebook addiction, when you saw a picture you didn't have to wonder if it was photoshopped...people were so optimistic, always saying 'this is the 90s' & 'a new era'...idk sometimes I feel like we are stuck at the same place without developing or growing..it seems like people become dumber every day :(

@stardel6 I agree with you-he was a wonderful person. He had so much love for everyone in his heart.

Nurture v. Nature is a complex issue. Obviously he handled his struggles differently from his siblings. Still, I think he was phenomenal actor. Better that all of the twenty-something bozos we have today. I believe all the "sturm und drang" in his life helped shape his acting like it did James Dean. A great loss.

I think we all need vaccines to give more immune body.. In Indonesia we have a basic program for new baby born.. Our babies need vaccines..i don't know if river phoenix had the same idea with me or not.. But anyway I really love this conversation.. I love you so much my honey river phoenix💕💕

raul juliaaaaa

Earth Rules!!

People in this century feel SO entitled to things that they just don't deserve/need and it's all from conditioning of coporations. Fast food chains for example, if they all shut down it wouldn't stop the world. It would do nothing but help. It wouldn't put people out of jobs either, instead of people being miserable working in a tiny chain restaurant that serves unhealthy food, instead they would be working some place outside in a healthy environment producing healthy food for the better of man.

The earlier clip River seemed a bit out of it, here he seems fine. This is from approx. April 1990 is my guess since the first video mentions Lisa's baby was 16 months old- Zoe was born December 1, 1988. Also, I Love You To Death wasn't in theatres until April 6 which is also mentioned as just out by Donahue. Most guesses are River hit the hard drugs during filming of My Own Private Idaho which wouldn't be until fall 1990.

Raul ❤️💜❤️

7:12 my favorite

OMG...that girl that's right at the beginning of this part, the one in the audience with the silver hoop earrings, she looks exactly like my best friend! That kinda freaked me out.

I agree.

Phillip John Donahue (21 de diciembre de 1935, Cleveland, Ohio) es un presentador de televisión y productor estadounidense, principalmente reconocido por haber creado y conducido el programa televisivo The Phil Donahue Show, también conocido simplemente como Donahue, el primer programa de variedades televisivo con entrevistas e invitados. El programa estuvo 26 años en antena en todo Estados Unidos, y fue precedido por tres años en la televisión local de Dayton, Ohio, antes de su desaparición en 1996. En ese mismo programa Donahue conoció a Marlo Thomas en una entrevista quien sería más tarde su segunda esposa.

Very true statement about the conditions of evolution being processed ,today!

It's depressing to think that this open and honest discussion about vaccines is no longer allowed. There is just virtiol and judgment from both sides.

what a real eye opener! seriously haha river "take your bra back to your granmother!"

@crazy4corbinbleux I dont think u can compare drug addiction which is a medical problem to deciding not to eat meat or get a vaccination he has the right idea they all do but ppl also have their demons to battle on a day to day basis.

Its people like that caller that caused him insecurity because of thier hate that dro ve him to use. The devils demons knew how to destroy him. The dau je died judy davis was so mean to him on set then he felt like an outsider later that night with his bf. Love people you never know what they are going through

IM REALLY PROUD OF RIVER :) xmirandax

@crazy4corbinbleux River was an amazing man...who died to young after battling his own demons. his brothers and sisters are still involved in the environment. his brother is Joaquin phoenix ....birth name was leaf.

pumpkin seeds have protein

@gr00vychick Joaquin's birth name was in fact Joaquin he changed it when he was 4 when he realized all of his brothers and sisters had more earthly names but then changed it back to his BIRTH name Joaquin

Its perfectly fine that you don't see the irony. No need to get defensive.

Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (San Juan, Puerto Rico, 9 de marzo de 1940-Manhasset, Nueva York, 24 de octubre de 1994)​ fue un actor puertorriqueño que vivió y desarrolló la mayor parte de su carrera en Estados Unidos. Realizó trabajos en el teatro, cine y televisión tanto en papeles dramáticos y cómicos como en musicales. Alcanzó fama internacional al interpretar a Gomez en la saga de películas La familia Addams en la década de 1990.

I am in complete shock that these arguments that I make today as an animal rights activist and environmental activist was said 30 years ago!!!!! W. T. F. How did this not go viral back in the day? Oh yeah, what we had access to back then was heavily controlled. There was no internet or social media where we can share information so easily.

@annie8377 I know, I love when I can relate to what he says.. I agree, but he made a big difference in my world, as well as many others..so I'm happy with that =)

@kf932009 some farms do its best to go for the organic eggs and organic milk

@zigfried64 I don't think he's obviously wasted. Just because we know that he was to die from an overdose now, it doesn't mean he was constantly wasted throughout his life.

I agree with the nurse about vaccine....I was recently aswell many years ago, I decided to have my baby vaccinated one a week not all in the same day (however it's a personal choice)

@pcquest12 i may only be 14 but i agree with you 100% he was an amazing acter and its sad he didnt have a long enough life to show people more of what he could do.

Basically if you choose to eat meat and dairy, it is your choice, but you don't want to have it filled with dangerous ingredients and chemicals, I watch these foreign food cooks who use only pure ingredients healthy environment producing well fed cattle, pigs, I love how they grow and pick their own crops. Everything they use comes from the earth and they take care of their environment. And they are healthy and they live longer lives. I would love to live like that, they are far from the cities of the country where they live. Living in the countryside near mountains and beautiful valleys, in small villages. Very ecofriendly. I don't disagree or agree with with veganism, but I do believe in healthy living, and not living to eat, but eat to live.

@pcquest12 I think if he was still with us he would have been even more known and what you said would have touched him he was a great person too

River Phoenix was conscious of what he put in his body in regards to food and strived for purity - yet, he used dangerous drugs and unfortunately, it took his life. Too bad he didn't see the blatant hypocrisy.

They edited some stuff she said out

I fTry to read and watch how the milk you drink is produced...or from whom meat or fish come from... Soy or rice milk are so damn good ! Good luck with your change... :) p.s. I'm vegan of course .I 'vee been vegetarian since I was almost 16 (after Rio's death, made my choice) then I became vegan :)

7:30 RIver Phoenix warning against "shooting up." Am I the only one seeing the irony?

He’s for debating. So intelligent! 😩

"shoot it up," right on.

Donahue, at the time, was being extremely condescending. The ignorance was shining through in regards to what foods give us protein, and it’s not just meat. It was annoying when he kept asking them “are you alright” after they would tell him what they eat. They should be asking u that question

Whats the book called?

was there a skip @ 8:53-54?

@riverjp I am vegan too but always have been .. My bff is Raw that was a little to hard for me..

Watching this makes me want to go eat a burger.

@ashcali22 He was an absolutely fantastic actor, as talented as Johnny Depp if not more so. He was even nominated for an Academy Award at the age of 18. He made a lot of movies, Stand By Me being one of his most famous. Unfortunately River overdosed and died outside a night club in 1993. Had he lived he would have become one of the most influential actors in history. All the critics raved about his talent-he was truly amazing. You should watch some of his movies. He was THE star of my generation

i mean kool

Who is this River guy?? He seems so... interesting..

Raul Julia, River Phoenix. the twin towers, the camera quality wow nostalgia at it's finest

@cezzie901 i feel the same way

Sorry but I don't get how he's saying all of these little things are harmful for your body, when he's taking intoxicating drugs?? How do you explain that then?

Lisa seemed so passionate about veganism. I wonder why she has started eating meat again.

how you know that you saved a baby with a vaxination? can you watch into the future?

What problems did he have exactly?

I think it is both ironic and tragic.

Too bad. Good thing it didn't affect his other siblings.

lisa is such a hippie

DUDE I USED TO WORK AT A VEGAN DELI THESE PEOPLE ARE CONSTANTLY CRANKY BECAUSE THEIR BODIES ARE NOT GETTING ALL THE PROTEIN IT NEEDS

* « Fucking Press & Drugs :( Killed River !!!!!! 100% X3

"If a man usually pays a lot of attention to driving safety but unfortunately one day he dies of a car accident, even if he is fully responsible for the accident as a result such as a lapse of concentration, i don't think you can say it is cynical for all you know." I would hardly equate "a lapse of concentration" while driving with overdosing on drugs.

@pcquest12 most of my friends never even heard so now im making them all watch his movies and stuff so now me and my best friend are complete experts lol even tho we were never born when he was alive... the only movie i havnt seen is little nikita is it good?