My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1991-02-01
Runtime: 104 minutes
Director: Gus Van Sant
Budget: $2,500,000 USD
Revenue: $6,400,000 USD
Top Cast
- River Phoenix as Mike Waters
- Keanu Reeves as Scott Favor
- James Russo as Richard Waters
- William Richert as Bob Pigeon
- Rodney Harvey as Gary
- Chiara Caselli as Carmella
- Michael Parker as Digger
- Jessica Makinson as Denise
- Flea as Budd
- Grace Zabriskie as Alena
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