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70% Critic Match
My Own Private Idaho
“Wherever, whatever, have a nice day.”
7.0 / 10• 1991• 1h 44m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
River Phoenix
Mike Waters
Lead
Keanu Reeves
Scott Favor
James Russo
Richard Waters
William Richert
Bob Pigeon
Rodney Harvey
Gary
Chiara Caselli
Carmella
MP
Michael Parker
Digger
Jessica Makinson
Denise
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gus Van Sant's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. My Own Private Idaho is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
