My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho
1991
1h 44m
7.1/10 (1162 votes)
Budget:$2,500,000
Revenue:$6,400,000
Director: Gus Van Sant

My Own Private Idaho

"Wherever, whatever, have a nice day."

Drama

Overview

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

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River Phoenix

River Phoenix

Mike Waters

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves

Scott Favor

James Russo

James Russo

Richard Waters

William Richert

William Richert

Bob Pigeon

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