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My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on Shakespeare 's Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, and Henry V.
Jul 20, 1991 · A 1991 drama film directed by Gus Van Sant, starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves as street hustlers in Portland. The film is loosely based on Shakespeare's Henry IV and explores themes of friendship, love, and identity.
- (62K)
- Drama
- Gus Van Sant
- 1991-07-20
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters (River Phoenix) is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves) is the rebellious son of a...
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- Gus Van Sant
- R
- River Phoenix
Part arthouse cinema, part unconventional road-trip movie, My Own Private Idaho makes for a pivotal – if not definitive – outlier in the pin-up lineage of Reeves and Phoenix's...
Oct 18, 1991 · A human comedy about two male prostitutes, one narcoleptic and one rich, who drift through the Pacific Northwest and Italy. The film evokes their state of drifting need and their search for love and shelter.
A film by Gus Van Sant about two young street hustlers, Mike and Scott, who embark on a road trip in search of home and love. Features include audio commentary, documentary, deleted scenes, and more.
A surreal character study of two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, who travel from Portland to Idaho to Italy in search of Mike's mother and Scott's identity. The film explores their friendship, sexuality, and narcolepsy in a poetic and experimental style.
