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My Own Private Idaho

R
Movie
1991
1h 44m
English
Drama, Comedy
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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7.2
IMDB
My Own Private Idaho (1991) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
79

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River Phoenix
Michael "Mike" Waters
Keanu Reeves
Scott Favor
William Richert
Bob Pigeon
James Russo
Richard Waters
Flea
Budd
Tom Troupe
Jack Favor
Sally Curtice
Jane Lightwork
Mickey Cottrell
Daddy Carroll
Tom Cramer
Coverboy
Vana OBrien
Sharon Waters
Shaun Jordan
Cafe Kid
Scott Patrick Green
Coverboy / Cafe Kid
Shawn Wight
Cafe Kid
George Conner
Bad George
Oliver Kirk
Indian Cop
Directed By: Gus Van Sant
Written By: Gus Van Sant (Screenplay)

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Redouaaane says...
11 years ago
>"The achievement of this film is that it wants to evoke that state of drifting need, and it does. There is no mechanical plot that has to grind to a Hollywood conclusion, and no contrived test for the heroes to pass." **- Roger Ebert**
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JakeyWest says...
5 years ago
A heart rendering account of two Idaho street hustlers. These two young men are best friends on the same road, yet they each contain a destiny the polar opposite to the other. We feel Mikes emotional despair as he drifts along his hazy cycle of need and suffering. His friend Scott however, is grounded on the road to wealth and security. The restless editing and dramatic acting serves to make this a landmark in queer cinema.
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Spiritualized Kaos says...
one year ago
Stellar cast for a story about hustlers.
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cybermigu3 says...
4 years ago
i loved the sensibility of this movie. the campfire scene?!!! tears in my eyes, i felt that lmfao. great great movie and it does not feel like an indie movie at all, so give it a try if you’re hesistating
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WilsonWatches
4 years ago
Gus Van Sant's my own private Idaho is an exceptional and eccentric film. Shakespeare meets street hustlers meets Gus Van Sant in a plot loosely based on modernised version of Shakespeare's Henry IV part 1, Henry IV part 2 & Henry V. My own Private Idaho was most definitely an Avant Garde film, equa More
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