My Own Private Idaho (1991)
AdventureDrama
individualfriendshiptreasurerobberysibling relationshiprome, italyparent child relationshipgenerations conflictportland, oregonhustlercocaineidahoseattle, washingtonmale friendshiproad tripunrequited lovemale prostitutionpovertyprostitutionincestlgbtlost mothernarcolepsyfather son relationshipgay theme
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay 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.
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River Phoenix
Michael "Mike" Waters
Keanu Reeves
Scott Favor
James Russo
Richard Waters
William Richert
Bob Pigeon
Rodney Harvey
Gary
Chiara Caselli
Carmella
Michael Parker
Digger
Jessie Thomas
Denise
Flea
Budd
Grace Zabriskie
Alena
Tom Troupe
Jack Favor
Udo Kier
Hans
Sally Curtice
Jane Lightwork
Robert Lee Pitchlynn
Walt
Mickey Cottrell
Daddy Carroll
Anthony Brand
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River Phoenix should have had forty more years of films and the world is a lesser place without him. This Gus Van Sant masterpiece — a gay street hustler with narcolepsy searching for his mother — is raw and poetic and unlike anything else ever made. Phoenix and Keanu Reeves by that campfire, the sky flipping through time-lapse behind them, Shakespeare woven into the dialogue. It is one of the most queer, most tender, most devastating portrayals of lives lived on the margins. Watch it. Then go hug someone you love.