My Own Private Idaho Poster
River Phoenix .......... Mike Waters
Keanu Reeves .......... Scott Favor
James Russo .......... Richard Waters
William Richert .......... Bob Pigeon
Chiara Caselli .......... Cameila
Tom Troupe .......... Jack Favor
Udo Kier .......... Hans		 Sally Curtice .......... Jane Lightwork
Rodney Harvey .......... Gary
Michael Parker .......... Digger
Jessie Thomas .......... Denise
Flea .......... Budd
Grace Zabriskie .......... Alena
Robert Lee Pitchlynn .......... Walt
Mickey Cottrell .......... Daddy Carroll

Born July 24, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky, Van Sant attended the Rhode Island School of Design during the mid-1970s. Before breaking into the mainstream with Good Will Hunting, Gus Van Sant staked out a reputation as an independent filmmaker specializing in artsy depictions of skid row lowlifes. Both Drugstore Cowboy (1989) and My Own Private Idaho (1991) used Hollywood actors but had the look, feel and limited commercial success of small, independent features. In 1997 Van Sant published his first novel, Pink.

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Mike Waters is a small time hustler who sells his body along the Pacific Northwest. His life is governed by three things: narcolepsy (a stress-induced deep sleep that occurs at any given moment), an unrelenting desire to be reunited with his long-lost mother and his secret love for his best friend, Scott Favor. Scott, a fellow hustler, works the street to hurt his father, the wealthy mayor of Portland. He is waiting for the old man to die: only then will he return to Portland's upper-class society. Meanwhile, Mike continues to search for his mother. Concerned for Mike's well being, Scott decides to accompany him. Their odyssey takes them from a trailer in Idaho to a farmhouse outside Rome. Ironically, while Mike is trying to locate his past, Scott's future is determined by a local Italian girl, Cameila. Their love affair culminates in a decision that determines not only the cause of Scott's life, but Mike's as well.
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MY OWN PRIVAT IDAHO - THE MOVIE
My Own Private Homepage
My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho - A Gus Van Sant Film

GOOD WILL HUNTING - THE MOVIE
Good Will Hunting Central - Main Page

DRUGSTORE COWBOY - THE MOVIE
Apollo Movie Guide's Review of Drugstore Cowboy

RIVER PHOENIX
A tribute to the actor River Phoenix in pictures and sounds
Eternal River
Rio's Attic
River Phoenix - Misguided Angel
River Phoenix - River's Room
The River Phoenix Pages

KEANU REEVES
Keanu Korner
Keanu's Place
KeanuWeb
Kraving Keanu
Welcome to ReevesWeb

PINK - THE NOVEL
Pink - Barnes & Noble.com

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