Year: 1991
Running time: 104 min.
Country: United States
Director: Gus Van Sant
Director: Gus Van Sant
Screenwriter: Gus Van Sant
Music: Bill Stafford
Cinematography: Eric Alan Edwards, John J. Campbell
Cast: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Udo Kier, Grace Zabriskie, Jim Caviezel, Tom Troupe
Producer: New Line Cinema
Synopsis: River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in Gus Van Sant’s haunting tale of two young sreet hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, the wayward son of the mayor of Portland and object of Mike’s desire. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves, and johns, Mike takes Scott on a quest from the grungy streets to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home. Visually dazzling and groundbreaking, My Own Private Idaho is a deeply moving look at unrequited love and life at society’s margins.
