My Own Private Idaho

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My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 drama movie directed by Gus Van Sant. It stars River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves and James Russo. It runs 1h 44m and is rated R. TMDB users rate it 7.0 out of 10.

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.