My Own Private Idaho (1991)
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.
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River Phoenix
as Mike Waters
as Mike Waters
Keanu Reeves
as Scott Favor
as Scott Favor
James Russo
as Richard Waters
as Richard Waters
William Richert
as Bob Pigeon
as Bob Pigeon
Rodney Harvey
as Gary
as Gary
Chiara Caselli
as Carmella
as Carmella
Michael Parker
as Digger
as Digger
Jessica Makinson
as Denise
as Denise
Flea
as Budd
as Budd
Grace Zabriskie
as Alena
as Alena
Tom Troupe
as Jack Favor
as Jack Favor
Udo Kier
as Hans
as Hans
Sally Curtice
as Jane Lightwork
as Jane Lightwork
Robert Lee Pitchlynn
as Walt
as Walt
Mickey Cottrell
as Daddy Carroll
as Daddy Carroll
Wade Evans
as Wade
as Wade
Matthew Ebert
as Coverboy
as Coverboy
Scott Patrick Green
as Coverboy / Cafe Kid
as Coverboy / Cafe Kid
Tom Cramer
as Coverboy
as Coverboy
Vana O'Brien
as Sharon Waters
as Sharon Waters
Shaun Jordan
as Cafe Kid
as Cafe Kid
Shawn Wight
as Cafe Kid
as Cafe Kid
George Conner
as Bad George
as Bad George
Oliver Kirk
as Indian Cop
as Indian Cop
Stanley Hainsworth
as Dirtman
as Dirtman
Joshua Halladay
as Baby Mike
as Baby Mike
Douglas Tollenen
as Little Richard
as Little Richard
Steven Clark Pachosa
as Hotel Manager
as Hotel Manager
Lannie Swerdlow
as Disco Manager
as Disco Manager
Wally Gaarsland
as Rock Promoter
as Rock Promoter
Bryan Wilson
as Rock Promoter
as Rock Promoter
Mark Weaver
as Rock Promoter
as Rock Promoter
Conrad 'Bud' Montgomery
as Rock Promoter
as Rock Promoter
Pat Patterson
as Cop
as Cop
Steve Vernelson
as Cop
as Cop
Mike Cascadden
as Cop
as Cop
Eric Hull
as Mayor's Aid
as Mayor's Aid
James A. Arling
as Minister
as Minister
Jim Caviezel
as Airline Clerk
as Airline Clerk
Ana Cavinato
as Stewardess
as Stewardess
Melanie Mosely
as Lounge Hostess
as Lounge Hostess
Greg Murphy
as Carl
as Carl
David Reppinhagen
as Yuppie at Jake's
as Yuppie at Jake's
Tiger Warren
as Tiger Warren
as Tiger Warren
Massimo Di Cataldo
as Italian Street Boy
as Italian Street Boy
Pao Pei Andreoli
as Italian Street Boy
as Italian Street Boy
Robert Egon
as Italian Street Boy
as Italian Street Boy
Paolo Baiocco
as Italian Street Boy
as Italian Street Boy
Mario Stracciarolo
as Mike's Italian Client
as Mike's Italian Client
Gus Van Sant
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
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Anthony Brand
Line Producer
Line Producer
Bill Stafford
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Gina Monaci
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Laurie Parker
Producer
Producer
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Costume Design
Costume Design
Gus Van Sant
Director
Director
David Brisbin
Production Design
Production Design
Gus Van Sant
Screenplay
Screenplay
Curtiss Clayton
Editor
Editor
Kris Krengel
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Allan Mindel
Co-Executive Producer
Co-Executive Producer
D-J Haanraadts
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
John O. Brown III
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Gina Monaci
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
William Shakespeare
Additional Dialogue
Additional Dialogue
William Shakespeare
Original Concept
Original Concept
James L. Brooks
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Thanks
Scott Patrick Green
Additional Still Photographer
Additional Still Photographer
Charles Armstrong
Construction Coordinator
Construction Coordinator
Donna L. Bascom
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Thanks
Kelley Baker
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Solomon J. LeFlore
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Thanks
Ira Schreck
Legal Services
Legal Services
Peter Appleton
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
David Minkowski
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Allesandra Ravenna
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Camela Galano
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Thanks
Nick Wechsler
Thanks
Thanks
Sally Parker
Craft Service
Craft Service
Sandy Collister
Casting Associate
Casting Associate
Amy E. Duddleston
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Anne Hyvarinen
Scenic Artist
Scenic Artist
Eric Alan Edwards
Additional Still Photographer
Additional Still Photographer
Phred Palmer
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Kenneth Hardy
Art Direction
Art Direction
Paul Sharpe
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Arndt
Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Coordinator
Bill Sheppard
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Eric Alan Edwards
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
John J. Campbell
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Missy Stewart
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Michael F. Newman
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Patrick Winters
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
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