My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

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Drama

My Own Private Idaho

DIRECTED BYGus Van Sant104mins1991

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.

Other films by Gus Van Sant

Good Will Hunting
Dead Man's Wire
To Die For
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