open image in gallery Martha Plimpton and River Phoenix in a publicity still for ‘Running on Empty’ in 1988 (Warner Bros/Kobal/Shutterstock) I ask what happens when you’re an impressionable ...

And at the Oscars in 1989, River Phoenix (RIP) and Martha Plimpton had that down. They were pre-grunge style gods, paving the way for a decade of glorious no-fucks-given style. Seriously ...

And this is Martha Plimpton we're talking about! She dated River Phoenix! She's one of our favorite '80s-'90s stars of all time, and her ensuing theatrical career is not to be taken lightly.