My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Directed by Gus Van Sant

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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.

Genre: Drama

Language: en

Production

Cinematographers: John J. Campbell, Eric Alan Edwards · Composer: Bill Stafford · Editor: Curtiss Clayton · Production Design: David Brisbin

Production: New Line Cinema

Budget: $2.5M

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