My Own Private Idaho 1991

Synopsis

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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Cast

• River Phoenix Mike Waters
• Keanu Reeves Scott Favor
• James Russo Richard Waters
• William Richert Bob Pigeon
• Rodney Harvey Gary
• Chiara Caselli Carmella
• Michael Parker Digger
• Jessica Makinson Denise
• Flea Budd
• Grace Zabriskie Alena

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