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My Own Private Idaho(1991)
Status: Released
Date: 1991-02-01
71%
1223 Votes
Time: 1h 44m
Wherever, whatever, have a nice day.
Overview:
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.
Languages: German, Italian, English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $2,500,000.00
Revenue: $6,400,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: My Own Private Idaho
Top 10 Billed Cast
River Phoenix
Mike Waters
Keanu Reeves
Scott Favor
James Russo
Richard Waters
William Richert
Bob Pigeon
Rodney Harvey
Gary
Chiara Caselli
Carmella
Jessica Makinson
Denise
Flea
Budd
Grace Zabriskie
Alena
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