My Own Private Idaho

1991

104 min

7.1

Ends at

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.

Budget

$2,500,000

Genre

Drama

Director

Gus Van Sant

Country

United States of America

Cast & Crew

River Phoenix

Keanu Reeves

William Richert

Udo Kier

Chiara Caselli

James Russo

Rodney Harvey

Michael Parker

Jessica Makinson

Flea

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My Own Private Idaho

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.

  • River Phoenix

  • Keanu Reeves

  • William Richert

  • Udo Kier

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