Rent My Own Private Idaho (1991)
3.3 of 5 from 158 ratings
1h 40min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike (River Phoenix) is quite, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott (Keanu Reeves) is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mike's mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy, whit Scott picking up a beautiful girl along the way. - Actors:
- River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Jessie Thomas, Flea, Grace Zabriskie, Tom Troupe, Udo Kier, Sally Curtice, Robert Lee Pitchlynn, Mickey Cottrell, Wade Evans, Matthew Ebert, Scott Patrick Green, Tom Cramer, Vana O'Brien
- Directors:
- Gus Van Sant
- Producers:
- Laurie Parker
- Writers:
- William Shakespeare, Gus Van Sant
- Studio:
- Entertainment In Video
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like All Is True, A History of Gay Cinema: According to Hollywood, Award Winners, Drama Films & TV, Films & TV by topic, Films by Genre, Films to Watch If You Like..., Lions on the Lido, Shakespeare in Disguise, The Best American Road Movies, The Biggest Oscar Snubs: Part 2, The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Todd Haynes
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 09/04/2018
- Run Time:
- 104 minutes
- Languages:
- Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 2.0, Castilian Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French Dolby Digital 2.0, German Dolby Digital 2.0, Italian Dolby Digital 5.1, Polish Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles:
- Brazilian, Castillian, Chinese, Complex Mandarin, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German Hard of Hearing, Italian Hard of Hearing, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of My Own Private Idaho
Dreaming on the Road to Nowhere - My Own Private Idaho review by griggs
My Own Private Idaho drifts along like a half-remembered dream — strange, sad, and quietly beautiful. Gus Van Sant takes a story about street hustlers and turns it into something poetic: all empty highways, cheap motels, and that aching need to belong somewhere.
River Phoenix is unforgettable as Mike, the narcoleptic drifter who keeps nodding off mid-heartbreak, in the role that turned him from heartthrob to legend. Keanu Reeves plays Scott, the rich kid slumming it for thrills until real life, and real emotion, catch up. Their connection feels messy and real — part friendship, part longing, all heartbreak.
The film meanders, but in the best way — part road movie, part fever dream. Slow, hypnotic, and full of feeling, it captures what it’s like to be young, lost, and still hoping the next turn might finally lead home.
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Surreal road trip! - My Own Private Idaho review by TB
A very odd and surreal road trip for two gay hustlers, with two totally different backgrounds and aims in life. . This film is like a Shakespearean play on acid and it wasn’t really for me but the one thing that was superb, was the heartbreaking and mesmerising performance by the late River Phoenix.
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