My Own Private Idaho

1h44m (104 mins) Drama 1991 Rating:

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV,’ Mike Waters is a gay 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.

Starring

River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Jessie Thomas, Flea, Udo Kier

Direction

Gus Van Sant

Screenplay

Gus Van Sant