My Own Private Idaho
PRIDE on SCREEN retrospective screening.
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Gus Van Sant’s prize-winning drama of two hustlers from different sides of the tracks, starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix.
Mike Waters (River Phoenix) is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves) 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.
Inspired by William Shakespeare's Henry IV, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO won Best Actor for Phoenix at the Independent Spirit Awards, the Venice Film Festival and the National Society of Film Critics Awards.
Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Gus Van Sant’s prize-winning drama of two hustlers from different sides of the tracks, starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix.
Mike Waters (River Phoenix) is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves) 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.
Inspired by William Shakespeare's Henry IV, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO won Best Actor for Phoenix at the Independent Spirit Awards, the Venice Film Festival and the National Society of Film Critics Awards.
| Rating | M |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Running Time | 104 |
| Language |
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Session times for the new cinema week, commencing each Thursday, will be released the Tuesday afternoon prior
