My Own Private Idaho
1991·Movie
·1h 44min·
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Wherever, whatever, have a nice day.
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.
Poignant Road MovieRaw Character StudyQueer CinemaExistential DramaSocial RealismMelancholy & PathosShakespearean AdaptationComing-of-Age StruggleCult Classic
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Directed by:
Gus Van Sant, David Minkowski, Kris Krengel
Written by:
Gus Van Sant, William Shakespeare
Produced by:
Allan Mindel, Laurie Parker, Sandy Collister
Composed by:
Peter Appleton, Kelley Baker, Bill Sheppard
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