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My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Directed by Gus Van Sant
Most recently watched by lordofthemovies, schofizzy
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.
Rated R | Length 104 minutes
Actors
River Phoenix | Keanu Reeves | William Richert | Udo Kier | Chiara Caselli | James Russo | Rodney Harvey | Michael Parker | Jessica Makinson | Flea | Grace Zabriskie | Tom Troupe | Sally Curtice | Robert Lee Pitchlynn | Mickey Cottrell | Wade Evans | Matthew Ebert | Tom Cramer | Vana O'Brien | Shaun Jordan | Scott Patrick Green | Shawn Wight | George Conner | Oliver Kirk | Stanley Hainsworth | Joshua Halladay | Douglas Tollenen | Steven Clark Pachosa | Lannie Swerdlow | Wally Gaarsland | Bryan Wilson | Mark Weaver | Conrad 'Bud' Montgomery | Pat Patterson | Steve Vernelson | Mike Cascadden | Eric Hull | James A. Arling | Jim Caviezel | Ana Cavinato | Greg Murphy | David Reppinhagen | Tiger Warren | Massimo Di Cataldo | Robert Egon | Paolo Baiocco | Mario Stracciarolo | Gus Van Sant | Pao Pei Andreoli