My Own Private Idaho
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. From TMDB
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60 of 210 · most liked firstI was the assistant editor on MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO. I have 9000 stories from that time, and many of them feature this man who passed away this morning, Udo Kier. He would talk about Fassbinder, Warhol and Paul Morrissey for hours. I was so lucky to get to know Udo and he will be missed by so many.
unlabelledView post →‘TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE’, ‘BEVERLY HILLS COP’, ‘DIRTY DANCING’, ‘MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO’, SPY KIDS’, ‘THE SOCIAL NETWORK’ and more have been added to the National Film Registry. The films selected each year are noted for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance.
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) / Mommy (2014) 🤍
unlabelledView post →Images from films starring Udo Kier - RIP Flesh for Frankenstein (1973) The Third Generation (1979) My Own Private Idaho (1991) Dragged Across Concrete (2018)
unlabelledView post →This week I saw four great movies in theaters: MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, DOG DAY AFTERNOON, NORTH BY NORTHWEST AND CRIP CAMP. All with enthusiastic audiences. Many of them a lot younger than me. Watching a great movie with a fully engaged audience is unique and beautiful. Movies don’t have to be dead.
unlabelledView post →Happy birthday, Keanu Reeves 💚 Here he is in MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991)
unlabelledView post →Now watching My Own Private Idaho (1991)
unlabelledView post →Check out some of Mitski's great Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨ DAISIES THE PIANO TEACHER MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
unlabelledView post →He is REALLY good in a small part in Parenthood. Also My Own Private Idaho. I think Reeves is never bad.
unlabelledView post →“My Own Private Idaho” - filmed in Oregon
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Directed by Gus Van Sant starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix.
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unlabelledView post →im gonna try City of Night by John Rechy because it's a landmark of queer literature, James Baldwin loved it, and the movie My Own Private Idaho is loosely based on it, as a break from sublimely ridiculous romantic suspense
unlabelledView post →Saw My Own Private Idaho at the cinema last night and man it still holds up perfectly I feel just as robbed by River Phoenix’s death as I did the first time A once in a century talent. We’re poorer for losing him in ways we can’t even see.w
unlabelledView post →Writer/Director Gus Van Sant’s ‘My Own Private Idaho’ starring River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves premiered at the Venice International Film Festival thirty-five years ago this week (September 1991) 🎭 🛣️ 💞 #OTD
unlabelledView post →River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves in, My Own Private Idaho (1991).
unlabelledView post →Sunglasses in the films of Gus Van Sant - BOTD in 1952 Drugstore Cowboy (1989) My Own Private Idaho (1991) To Die For (1995) Last Days (2005)
unlabelledView post →Watching My Own Private Idaho for the first time and this movie must've meant a lot to closeted trans guys huh
unlabelledView post →Gus Van Sant (with scenes from his film "My Own Private Idaho") - BOTD
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Directed by Gus Van Sant starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix.
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Directed by Gus Van Sant starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix.
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Directed by Gus Van Sant starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix.
unlabelledView post →River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves in, My Own Private Idaho (1991)
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Director: Gus Van Sant
unlabelledView post →River Phoenix in Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" - BOTD
unlabelledView post →River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves in, My Own Private Idaho (1991)
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) #filmsky
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho #photography
unlabelledView post →Maurice... God's Own Country... My Own Private Idaho... yeah, I think this hole is made for me!!!!
unlabelledView post →River Phoenix in "My Own Private Idaho" - BOTD
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unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho franksfilmreview.com/2025/08/01/m... Here’s my take on My Own Private Idaho (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant. It’s a strange yet fascinating film that lingers long after you’ve watched it. At its heart, it’s about figuring out who you are... #FranksFilmReview #Queer #Gay
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Directed by Gus Van Sant starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix #FilmSky #MovieSky
unlabelledView post →"What are you doing on the cover of that magazine, slumming?" The enigmatic Scott (Keanu Reeves) introduces himself in My Own Private Idaho (1991)
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Directed by Gus Van Sant starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix.
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991), directed and written by Gus Van Sant boxd.it/2ak4
unlabelledView post →Keanu Reeves, Gus Van Sant and River Phoenix on the set of MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991)
unlabelledView post →6/3: My Own Private Idaho (Gus Van Sant, 1991)
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Directed by Gus Van Sant starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix.
unlabelledView post →Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81.
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho (1991) Director: Gus Van Sant
unlabelledView post →9/4/91: Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho w/River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves More: Amy Taubin: www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so... @firewalkwjaime.bsky.social: cinemafromthespectrum.com/2019/06/23/m... @emmaskell.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
unlabelledView post →The latest Overinvested ep is all about MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO, the beloved queer roadtrip drama starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix: www.overinvestedpodcast.com/episodes/202...
unlabelledView post →Tonight I’m watching My Own Private Idaho (1991). Looking forward to this one
unlabelledView post →Tonight’s movie: My Own Private Idaho (1991). I knew nothing about it going in except that River and Keanu were in it, and….my god. I’m glad I did. I think it’s my favorite thing I’ve seen Keanu in…ever? He was positively balletic.
unlabelledView post →On Saturday we’re recording the next Repertory Screenings on My Own Private Idaho! Send movie emails to [email protected]!
unlabelledView post →I’m on a plane & just watched My Own Private Idaho for the first time in… decades? I think I’d only seen it once before in the mid 90s, and 😮💨 what a movie.
unlabelledView post →River Phoenix in "My Own Private Idaho" - BOTD
unlabelledView post →River Phoenix ® and Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers) in My Own Private Idaho (1991).
unlabelledView post →Today's movie rec is "My Own Private Idaho", an introspective, poetic exploration of love, identity, and loneliness... a poignant meditation on unrequited love and the search for belonging. Starring River Pheonix and Keanu Reeves, this small art-house movie was groundbreaking for its time. #Movies
unlabelledView post →Oops it's Time for #LetterboxdFriday. Mostly a repeat of last week's since I haven't watched much recently. 1. My Own Private Idaho 2. Red White & Royal Blue 3. Tinsel Town 4. A Christmas Story Christmas
unlabelledView post →Udo Kier in "My Own Private Idaho" - BOTD
unlabelledView post →A Bruce Weber photograph of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix My Own Private Idaho, 1991
unlabelledView post →movie time🍿 My Own Private Idaho (1991) 🇺🇲 starring River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves directed by Gus Van Sant Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
unlabelledView post →River Phoenix #BOTD in My Own Private Idaho
unlabelledView post →I haven't watched My Own Private Idaho, but I imagine this happens in the movie
unlabelledView post →My Own Private Idaho is a masterpiece of modern Shakespearean retelling
unlabelledView post →Barbara Sukowa at the "My Own Private Idaho" Beverly Hills premiere (with Udo Kier) - BOTD
unlabelledView post →1991 belonged to Keanu. POINT BREAK, BOGUS JOURNEY, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO & “Rush, Rush”… what a year.
unlabelledView post →A new Repertory Screenings! We sat down with My Own Private Idaho and had a great time with this journey of the forsaken, the weirdos, and Keanu Reeves just waiting to break everyone’s heart www.abnormalmapping.com/trashpect-ra...
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