My Own Private Idaho (1991) movie poster

My Own Private Idaho (1991)

"Wherever, whatever, have a nice day."
ThumbScore
👍 87%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 79%
Drama

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Director
Runtime
1h 44m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.1/10 (1,215 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
77

Cast

River Phoenix as Mike Waters · 74% avg
Keanu Reeves as Scott Favor · 72% avg
James Russo as Richard Waters · 75% avg
William Richert as Bob Pigeon
Rodney Harvey as Gary
Chiara Caselli as Carmella
Michael Parker as Digger
Jessica Makinson as Denise

Is My Own Private Idaho good?

Yes. 87% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics agree, scoring it 79%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#460 / 3335 · Drama
Rank in its year
#13 / 61 · 1991
Rank among its director's films
#2 / 12 · Gus Van Sant

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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Hi /r/movies, I'm Gus Van Sant. I've directed Good Will Hunting, Milk, My Own Private Idaho, Drugstore Cowboy, and Elephant. My newest film, Dead Man's Wire, is a true-crime thriller and it's out in theaters this weekend. I'm joined by Austin Kolodney, the film's screenwriter. Ask us anything!
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