My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Directors:

Gus Van Sant

Writers:

Gus Van Sant

Actors:

Pao Pei Andreoli, Gus Van Sant, Mario Stracciarolo, Paolo Baiocco, Robert Egon, Massimo Di Cataldo

Synopsis:

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay 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.
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My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Gus Van Sant, what more can you want? This film takes you on an emotional journey through the lives of two street hustlers who's two fractured lives separate into their own trajectories. Beautifully written and non sequitur, this film deserves so much more recognition than it got
dane
August 4, 2012