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...celebrate each other's successes. We were pleased to see Cadillac's Seville come out as an American luxury car that can hold its own against the best of the imports. Many of us were pleased with Saturn. I know Detroit executives were pleased when we brought out the Viper ((high-powered sports car)). It was, goddam, that's great...
...industry's history: a shift from what were considered some of the stodgiest cars of their era to some of the most curvaceous. His ascent began with two sports cars, the elegant, nimble and fast Dodge Stealth, and the implausibly overpowered V-10 road rocket known as the Viper, both of which bore the now unmistakable Galean lines. His masterwork came in the form of a mainstream product -- the "LH" cars (Eagle Vision, Dodge Intrepid, Chrysler Concorde) that debuted late last year, all of which bear Chrysler's distinctive "cab-forward" look...
News of his death sent a sick seismic thrill through Generation X. The entrance to the shuttered Viper Room quickly became a Phoenix shrine, with flowers, candles, photographs and poems placed near the spot where he fell. Around the country young people mourned. "I was surprised at how surprised I was -- how much it affected me," notes Paul Lauth, 25, a Miami courier. "His acting was natural, unaffected, real." Some regretted the loss of great Phoenix roles: "I felt he got cheated and I got cheated," says John Pinto, 25, of Chicago. Other fans suspended belief. "I was waiting...
Audiences saw a vulnerable decency in Phoenix. He could play a devoted son, a loyal pal, a gentle first love -- or a lost boy. And gradually, he became lost among his peers. Johnny Depp (co-owner of the Viper Room) got stronger roles; Keanu Reeves put his satanic good looks to productive use; Robert Sean Leonard assumed the mantle of sensitive swain. Phoenix's last two films have long gone unreleased...
...death is stoking a vigorous debate. "The River Phoenix image was pure," says New Yorker David Kleinhandler, 16. "But I guess he wasn't. He betrayed his image." Outside the Viper Room, one admirer left a painting: a blue stream surrounded by green grass and the message THE ETERNAL RIVER FLOWS...