My Own Private Idaho (2 discs)
1991, 99 minutes, Rated M
Wherever. Whatever. Have A Nice Day!
Starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix , the director of Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester, To Die For and Elephant, delivers his career defining moment.
Gus Van Sant takes us to the underbelly of life on the streets of Portland, Oregon and introduces us to two male hustlers, Mike (Phoenix) and Scott (Reeves) .They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell their bodies.
Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott, on the other hand, comes from a wealthy family, and is slumming it until he is eligible to receive his inheritance.
Together, these disparate friends begin an odyssey from Oregon to Idaho and beyond in search of Mike's mother .
Gus Van Sant established his movie credibility with this harsh, beautiful, and original film about alienation, betrayal and unrequited love. And the late River Phoenix created the finest portrayal of his tragically short life.
- Director:
- Gus Van Sant Jr. [13],
- Starring:
- Udo Kier [25], James Russo [21], Grace Zabriskie [10], River Phoenix [12], Keanu Reeves [52],
- Screen Formats:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Subtitles:
- English
- Language and Sound:
- English 5.1 Dolby Digital
English Dolby Digital Stereo
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