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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.

1991 |1h 44m |  Drama

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Cast

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River Phoenix

Michael "Mike" Waters

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Keanu Reeves

Scott Favor

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Udo Kier

Hans

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Chiara Caselli

Carmella

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James Russo

Richard Waters

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Rodney Harvey

Gary

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Jessica Makinson

Denise

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Flea

Budd

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Grace Zabriskie

Alena

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Tom Troupe

Jack Favor

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Mickey Cottrell

Daddy Carroll

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Vana O'Brien

Sharon Waters

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Shaun Jordan

Cafe Kid

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Scott Patrick Green

Coverboy / Cafe Kid

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Eric Hull

Mayor's Aid

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Jim Caviezel

Airline Clerk

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Pao Pei Andreoli

Italian Street Boy

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, German, Italian

Budget

$2,500,000.00

Revenue

$6,400,000.00