My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho is a film written and carried out by the American director Gus Van Sant in 1991.

Synopsis

Mike Toilets (To rivet Phoenix) and Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves) are two friends constrained Toxicomane S prostituer to survive.

Mike is Homosexuel and suffers from crises of Narcolepsie: it with obsession to find his/her mother who mysteriously gave up it…

Scott, as for him, is the son of the Maire of Portland, a man whom he hates, and which seeks to impose a future very traced to him.

Whereas Michael leaves to the meeting her brother, he confesses to his best friend than he likes it, but Scott, affirms being Hétérosexuel to him. During a voyage in Italy, to Rome, where it intends to find Sharon Waters, Scott fall in love with Carmela (Chiara Caselli) and gives up his/her buddy.

For Mike it is the end, Scott became the new mayor of the city. He disavowed his last life and his friendships.

The last words of Mike imply that it considers its future only like male prostitute, recluse, always haunted by the narcolepsy and the dream to find the love true. In vain.

Data sheet

Title: My Own Private Idaho
Realization: Gus Van Sant
Scenario: Gus Van Sant and William Shakespeare (additional dialogs)
Music: Bill Stafford
Director of the photography: John J. Campbell and Eric Alan Edwards
Director artistic: Ken Hardy
decorator Chief: David Brisbin
Decorator: Missy Stewart
Costumière : Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Assembly: Curtiss Clayton
Country of origin:
Producing: Laurie Parker
Production company: New Line Cinema (the United States)
Format: Color (Alphacine) - 1.85:1 - Ultra Stereophony - 35 mm
Kind: Drama, Homosexuality with the cinema, Road movie
Lasted: 105 mn
Comings out date:

September 1991 in Italy, compétion with the Mostra of Venice
September 27th 1991 with the
January 15th 1992 in France

Distribution

To rivet Phoenix: “Mike” Michael Toilets
Keanu Reeves: Scott Favor
Russo James: Richard Toilets
William Richert: Bob Pigeon
Udo Kier: Hans
Flea: Burt
Rodney Harvey : Gary
Chiara Caselli : Carmela
Grace Zabriskie: Alena
Gus Van Sant (not credited): the man behind the comptoire of the hotel
Jim Caviezel: the employee of the airline company
Michael Parker: Digger
Tom Troop: Jack Favor
Lee Pitchlynn: Walt Robert
Mickey Cottrell: Daddy Carroll

Distinctions

1991 : Cut Volpi to River Phoenix category Meilleur actor in Mostra of Venice for its interpretation in My Own Private Idaho
1992: River Phoenix gained the Film Independent' S Spirit Awards in the category Meilleure male performance (Best Male Lead) for its role in My Own Private Idaho

Anecdotes

the character of Scott is inspired by Prince Hal of the drama Henry V of Shakespeare.
the title of film is inspired by the song Private Idaho by the B-52' S.

William Shakespeare: the author whose work inspired film.

External bonds

Card film allocine
Official site of the film

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