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My Own Private Idaho poster

My Own Private Idaho (1991)

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.

Release: 1991-02-01
Runtime: 104 min
Rating: 7.1 / 10
Cast
River Phoenix
River Phoenix
Mike Waters
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Reeves
Scott Favor
James Russo
James Russo
Richard Waters
William Richert
William Richert
Bob Pigeon
Rodney Harvey
Rodney Harvey
Gary
Chiara Caselli
Chiara Caselli
Carmella
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Michael Parker
Digger
Jessica Makinson
Jessica Makinson
Denise
Flea
Flea
Budd
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
Alena
Tom Troupe
Tom Troupe
Jack Favor
Udo Kier
Udo Kier
Hans
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Sally Curtice
Jane Lightwork
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Robert Lee Pitchlynn
Walt
Mickey Cottrell
Mickey Cottrell
Daddy Carroll
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Wade Evans
Wade
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Matthew Ebert
Coverboy
Scott Patrick Green
Scott Patrick Green
Coverboy / Cafe Kid