My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Note: this print runs 67 minutes against a recorded 102 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Keanu Reeves, River Phoenix, James Russo, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Flea, Grace Zabriskie, Tom Troupe
Directed by Gus Van Sant
My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V. The story follows two friends, Mike Waters and Scott Favor, played by River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, respectively, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them from Portland, Oregon, to Mike's hometown in Idaho, and then to Rome in search of Mike's mother.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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