My Own Private Idaho
Drama
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.
1991-02-01
en
Cast
Director
Gus Van Sant
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
Udo Kier as Hans
Mickey Cottrell as Daddy Carroll
Scott Patrick Green as Coverboy / Cafe Kid
Vana O'Brien as Sharon Waters
Shaun Jordan as Cafe Kid
Eric Hull as Mayor's Aid
Jim Caviezel as Airline Clerk
Pao Pei Andreoli as Italian Street Boy
Gus Van Sant as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)