🎬 Drama

My Own Private Idaho

"Wherever, whatever, have a nice day."

⭐ 7.1/10 1991 1h 44m Dir. Gus Van Sant

About this movie

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.

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7.1/10 1,241 votes

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Year
1991
Runtime
1h 44m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.1/10
Votes
1,241
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$2.5M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Gus Van Sant 👤 River Phoenix 👤 Keanu Reeves 👤 James Russo
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My Own Private Idaho has a runtime of 1h 44m (1 hour and 44 minutes).
My Own Private Idaho was directed by Gus Van Sant and released in 1991.
My Own Private Idaho is a Drama film (1991).
The cast of My Own Private Idaho includes River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey.
My Own Private Idaho has a TMDB rating of 7.1/10 based on 1,241 votes.

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