
My Own Private Idaho
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.
Release Date: 1991-02-01
Drama
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Casts

River Phoenix
as Mike Waters

Keanu Reeves
as Scott Favor

James Russo
as Richard Waters

William Richert
as Bob Pigeon

Rodney Harvey
as Gary

Chiara Caselli
as Carmella

Jessica Makinson
as Denise

Flea
as Budd

Grace Zabriskie
as Alena

Tom Troupe
as Jack Favor