My Own Private Idaho

1991 / 104m

Drama
My Own Private Idaho poster

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Country:

US

IMDb Link:

IMDb

Release Date:

1991-07-20

Storyline:

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.