My Own Private Idaho
1991 · directed by Gus Van Sant
- Rating
- 74/100
- Hit
- no
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.
My Own Private Idaho (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant, rates 74/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- River Phoenix
- Keanu Reeves
- James Russo
- William Richert
- Rodney Harvey
- Chiara Caselli
- Michael Parker
- Jessica Makinson
- Flea
- Grace Zabriskie
Crew
- Eric Alan Edwards — Director of Photography
- John J. Campbell — Director of Photography
- Curtiss Clayton — Editor
- Bill Stafford — Original Music Composer
- Gus Van Sant — Screenplay
More from Gus Van Sant
- Good Will Hunting (1997) — 83/100 · hit
- Drugstore Cowboy (1989) — 79/100
- Milk (2008) — 79/100
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007) — 79/100
- Mala Noche (1987) — 76/100
- Elephant (2003) — 76/100
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