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My Own Private Idaho (1991)

My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Drama

Wherever, whatever, have a nice day.

Release Date: 1991, February 1
Directors: Gus Van Sant
Countries: United States of America
Production: New Line Cinema, Fine Line Features
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Jim Caviezel, Flea, James Russo, Udo Kier, River Phoenix, Grace Zabriskie, Jessica Makinson, Mickey Cottrell, Vana O'Brien, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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