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My Own Private Idaho (1991) 7.1
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7.1/10 from 34,389 users
Metascore: 77/100
Reviews: 151 user | 54 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com Two best friends living on the streets of Portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way. Director:Gus Van Sant |
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Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mike's mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy, with Scott picking up a beautiful girl along the way. Written by Anonymous
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Wherever, whatever, have a nice day. See more »Genres:
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Rated R for strong sensuality, language and drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
29 September 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Caminho de Idaho See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$6,401,336 (USA)Company Credits
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Words and Music by Charles Henderson
Performed by Rudy Vallee
Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and the RCA Records label of BMG Music
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Flea called the film "one of the greatest films of all time." He admits, though, that his judgment may by tainted by the fact that he had such a good staring in it. See more »Goofs
At the campfire scene, whenever the camera shows Scott, Mike's hands are hanged to each other, but whenever the camera shows Mike, he is playing with piece of wood. See more »Quotes
Scott Favor: But how could you see green if it was so dark you could not see your own hand?See more »
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Deep NightWords and Music by Charles Henderson
Performed by Rudy Vallee
Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Music, Inc. and the RCA Records label of BMG Music
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My opinion is that 'My own private Idaho' is a masterpiece! Gus van Sant did a great job and created a very artistic movie with many truths about life.Both River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves give wonderful performances.I read some other comments too on this board and I have to say that the story, is not only about 2 male prostitutes that sell their bodies for the money.Try to catch that underlying message that each viewer interprets it in his own way.In the way HE feels it.The movie gets really sad at the end but it makes you realize a lot of things.In this road of life that "...goes around the world..." you get hurt, betrayed, you believe, you hope, you pay, you earn, you lose, you win...that road never ends.