My Own Private Idaho
- Release Date
- 01 Feb 1991
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1H 44M
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.
- Directed by
- Gus Van Sant
- Production
- New Line Cinema
- Fine Line Features
- Music by
- Bill Stafford
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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.
- Release Date
- 01 Feb 1991
- Directed by
- Gus Van Sant
- Music by
- Bill Stafford
- Production
- New Line Cinema
- Fine Line Features

Mike Waters

Scott Favor

Richard Waters

Bob Pigeon

Gary

Carmella

Denise

Budd

Alena

Jack Favor

Hans

Daddy Carroll

Coverboy / Cafe Kid

Sharon Waters

Cafe Kid

Mayor's Aid

Airline Clerk

Italian Street Boy

Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)







































