My Own Private Idaho
- Drama
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.
- Directed by
- Gus Van Sant
- Written by
- Gus Van Sant
Cast
- River Phoenix
Keanu Reeves
James Russo- William Richert
- Rodney Harvey
- Chiara Caselli
- Michael Parker
- Jessica Makinson
Flea- Grace Zabriskie
- Tom Troupe
- Udo Kier
Keywords
- portland, oregon
- robbery
- unrequited love
- lgbt
- gay theme
- friendship
- male friendship
- parent child relationship
- sibling relationship
- father son relationship
- prostitution
- road trip
- rome, italy
- idaho
- cocaine
- generations conflict
- incest
- individual
- treasure
- seattle, washington
- hustler
- poverty
- lost mother
- male prostitution
- narcolepsy
Good Will Hunting
Dead Man's Wire
Psycho
To Die For
Finding Forrester
Drugstore Cowboy