My Own Private Idaho

Release Date:
Sep 27, 1991
MPAA Rating:
R
Running Time:
1:42
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Gus Van Sant
Cast:
River Phoenix Mike Waters
Keanu Reeves Scott Favor
James Russo Richard Waters
William Richert Bob Pigeon
Rodney Harvey Gary
Chiara Caselli Carmella
Michael Parker Digger
Jessie Thomas Denise
Flea Budd
Grace Zabriskie Alena
Producers:
Laurie Parker
Writers:
William Shakespeare, Gus Van Sant
Language:
English

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In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's ''Henry IV,'' Mike Waters is a gay 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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