Dark & strange subject matter is explored in a light & colorful way. Waters suffers from narcolepsy and can fall asleep at any moment and in almost any circumstance. We dont share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we dont sell your information to others. I also thank his parents so much for his upbringing and making him aware of these things. River Phoenix is just fantastic, and Van Sant really knows his stuff. So, the blu-ray transfer is far better in many respects, but I think it actually differs from the original film, and makes for a somehow different experience. New and Upcoming Science Fiction and Fantasy. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. , and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. Everything Everywhere All At Once [Blu-ray]. Van Sant had three ideas rolling around his head that he smushed into one movie. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. He decided to send the script to the agents of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix, figuring that their agents would reject the script. My Own Private Idaho had its premiere at the 48th Venice International Film Festival, and received largely positive reviews from critics, including Roger Ebert and those of The New York Times and Entertainment Weekly. Scott (Keanu Reeves) is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Eventually this teen turns into an adult who often is a reflection of what the child acquired or missed during the years of parental rearing. Must purchase this movie, or at least see it! The wildly prolific French director, novelist, and playwright celebrates the films that bring him pleasure and confound his understanding. Coming Soon. I bought the blu-ray just to upgrade from the previous DVD edition, which has pretty much the same extras, but comes from a different transfer. A couple of weeks ago I was going through some movies on my computer. The site's critical consensus reads: "A tantalizing glimpse of a talented director and his stars all at the top of their respective games, Gus Van Sant's loose reworking of Henry IV is smart, sad and audacious. Anyone who has had expectation piled upon them, and felt the need to rebel will understand the nature of this film, and the reason it had to be made. Picture 8/10. He has some of the same moods and traits as Mike Waters does here: Both live in unreal worlds, detached from the ordinary progress of time by their conditions. Maybe that's because Van Sant is essentially making a human comedy here, a story that may be sad and lonely in parts but is illuminated by the insight that all experience is potentially ridiculous; that if we could see ourselves with nough detachment, some of the things we take with deadly seriousness might seem more than faintly absurd. My Own Private Idaho is an interesting mix of acting, directing, setting, and subject matter. My Own Private Idaho River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in this haunting tale from Gus Van Sant about two young street hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, the wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the object of Mike's desire. Read critic reviews. Any would-be filmmaker can tell you how nerve-racking it is to meet with potential producers and then wait to hear back about whether they're going to make your movie. Gus Van Sant, Producer: (1991) The mayor's rebellious son (Keanu Reeves) slums with a narcoleptic hustler (River Phoenix) in Washington before embarking on a quest with him. He did so much for us on social issues with animals and people at his young age. The BD is an improvement in many ways (textures, detail, tonal range, etc), but there's something I actually miss, although some people who've reviewed this title tend to consider in a rather different light: I first saw this film when it was theatrically released in 1991, and I miss the "Kodak palette" yellow-ish hue of the DVD transfer, because (as far as I can recall) it was consistent with the visual experience of the old 35mm projection. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. It came in perfect packaging and even includes a really neat booklet with Interviews, Reviews and some of the Script. An amazing Gay Iconic movie with Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix! River Phoenix - Mike Waters. This movie will be forever my favorite for River Phoenix is absolutely beautiful in it as Mike Waters, a homeless narcoleptic who's in search of his mother that abandoned him and who comes to terms with his sexuality and falls in love with his best friend, Scott Favor played by Keanu Reeves who also gives an awesome performance too as a rich man's son rebelling against his family and travelling with Mike for kicks. Still, he's less "wooden" here than in other films of his I've seen. Hans, the odd German man with the intense blue eyes who cavorts with Mike and Scott, was played by Udo Kier, a veteran actor who had about 60 movie credits under his belt then and has added another 60 since. Mike identifies more as gay, while Scott identifies more as straight, seeing his sexual encounters with male clients solely business. Terms and Policies I also knew this fat guy named Bob, who had always reminded me of Falstaff and who was crazy about hustler boys". This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. First of all, while Portland does have a monument by that name, the real one doesn't look like that. My Own Private Idaho came out in 1991, long before gay marriage was legalized and during the AIDS epidemic. River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in this haunting tale from Gus Van Sant about two young street hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, the wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the object of Mikes desire. "[34] J. Hoberman, in his review for The Village Voice, wrote, "While Phoenix vanishes with reckless triumph into his role, Reeves stands, or occasionally struts, uneasily beside his, unable to project even the self-mocking wit of Matt Dillon's star turn in Drugstore Cowboy. The dialogue is a modernization of the original Shakespearean dialogue, which feels a little unnatural at times but it works well enough and it's been changed enough so that it's at least easy to understand. The List Price is the suggested retail price of a new product as provided by a manufacturer, supplier, or seller. (Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea was a cast member, after all; he and Reeves played bass while Phoenix played a guitar he picked up at a Portland music shop.) [8] He has said, "I thought that the Henry IV plays were really a street story. Mike's narcolepsy kicks in and he's . During his narcoleptic seizures, he dreams of his own private Idaho. I love the cameos made by actual hustlers from the streets of Portland, OR. New Line Cinema, Sound Mix: It looks like WhatsApp is not installed on your phone. Still, like I said, the effort comes closer to rewarding than it would have in the hands of a lesser filmmaker, and if it had less solid style to overplay. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. My Own Private Idaho Full Movie (1991) FREEWATCH FULL MOVIE FREE! https://snagmovies.xyz/movie/tt0102494/WATCH MORE MOVIES NOW! https://www.youtube.c. Like many of the other LGBT films to be released during the 1990s, My Own Private Idaho looked to disrupt traditional heteronormative depictions of identity, gender, and sexuality by presenting new degrees of authenticity in its representations of the LGBT community. . 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. While preparing to have sex with the woman, Mike has another narcoleptic episode and awakens the next day with Scott in Portland, Oregon. The next day the hustlers hold a rowdy funeral for Bob, while in the same cemetery, a few yards away, Scott attends a solemn funeral for his father. I had seen a handful of his movies when he was here, "Indiana Jones", "I Love You To Death", "Running On Empty" and "Sneakers". This is without a doubt my favorite film of all time. Van Sant realized that Prince Hal in the plays resembled Scott and the sidekick was Mike. It got to be such a party, in fact, that Van Sant moved out of his own house and stayed in an apartment downtown. I'm a musician myself and understand his passion for music. Again he is looking into the lives of outlaws on the road. It stretches out, vast and infinite in its scope, clouded by the memory of the cars all whizzing past, of the turns not made but longed for, and the journeys not quite finished yet well remembered. Mike and Scott are soon reunited with Bob Pigeon, a middle-aged mentor to a gang of street kids and hustlers who live in an abandoned apartment building. Mike Waters lives on the street and befriends the somewhat older and streetwise Scott Favor who shows him what is necessary to survive. Before Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester; before the ill-advised Psycho remake and the experimental Gerry; before the movies about Harvey Milk and Kurt Cobain, Portland-based indie auteur Gus Van Sant made My Own Private Idaho, an avant-garde drama starring River Phoenix as a narcoleptic gay hustler and Keanu Reeves as his friend and co-worker. Watching the film, I was reminded of Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, in which Raskolnikov, the murderer of the old lady, suffers from epileptic seizures. Released in 1991, Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho painted a bleak picture of a Portland of street prostitutes and violence. Directed by: Gus Van Sant. What Mike wants is love, and by love what he really means is someone to hold him and care for him. Who am Ia politician? Existence originates from a biological father and mother that conceive offspring which they nurture into childhood and later adolescence. He wrote the screenplay for and directed My Own Private Idaho, as he did with his two previous feature films. . Composition [ edit] The B-52's are from Athens, Georgia, and never played a concert in Idaho until September 13, 2011, when they played at Eagle River Pavilion in Eagle, Idaho. Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Thus, existence is the accumulation of what the parents have provided for their beloved child. It followed the genres of adventure and drama and combined them to make a wholesome package. Not only did Phoenix interview real hustlers (videos are online), but according to friends, he experimented with hard drugs and even dabbled in same-sex shenanigans. The road is both a refuge and a prison in My Own Private Idaho, the seminal 1991 drama by director Gus Van Sant. The risks paid off. My Own Private Idaho continued that trend (as well as Drugstore Cowboy 's depiction of street culture, trading drug addicts for male hustlers) and featured River Phoenix as a gay male prostitute. It helps that Sara Burton knows how to manage locations, distinguishing each setting in this film in a way that doesn't simply immerse you into handsome environments, but gives you a sense of dynamicity that, of course, defines the sense of adventure that drives this drama's narrative. - Bob Pigeon: I'd give a thousand dollars to be able to run as fast as you can. In 2005, the film was remastered by The Criterion Collection and released on a two-disc DVD set. Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". Amazon's Choice highlights highly rated, well-priced products available to ship immediately. Mulholland Dr. (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] [Blu-ray], Uncut Gems (The Criterion Collection) [4K UHD] [Blu-ray]. Criterion upgrades their previous DVD edition of Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho to Blu-ray, presenting the film in the aspect ratio of 1.85:1 on a dual-layer disc (it was presented in 1.78:1 on the DVD). My Own Private Idaho was the result of three projects coming together. Mike and Scott will do almost anything for the other, but under the circumstances of the different view of their own future, their friendship may have a limited shelf life. Copyright Fandango. Touching Available to rent or buy Rent HD $2.99 Buy HD $9.99 More purchase River Phoenix gave a brilliant performance as a street boy with narcolepsy who wants to find his mother. [1] Since its release, it has grown in popularity and been deemed a cult classic, especially among LGBT audiences. River Phoenix Keanu Reeves James Russo. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. [47] Phoenix was the Best Actor runner-up in the 1991 New York Film Critics Circle awards and received the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead and National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor, becoming the second-youngest winner of the former. Van Sant originally had the screen go black when Mike passed out, but was not satisfied with this approach. Shoot, you can keep your potatoes and wolves, because if I was to privatize my own state, I don't know if I would go with Idaho, although it is better than Iowa. 80%. In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. [44], My Own Private Idaho received the Showtime International Critics Award at the 1991 Toronto Film Festival. Time magazine's Richard Schickel wrote, "What plot it has is borrowed, improbably, from Henry IV, and whenever anyone manages to speak an entire paragraph, it is usually a Shakespearean paraphrase. Cinemark United States, 1991. I can't believe that Gus Van Sant didn't make this "My Own Private Oregon" or something which isn't to say that there isn't a point in which the leads end up in Portland somewhere along the way. This movie brings attention to the discarded children living in cities all over our country. To see our price, add these items to your cart. Especially when he is unconscious, Mike often has an idealized view of his mother. Although the central characters are prostitutes, the movie is not really about sex, which does not interest either Mike or Scott very much. It was something I wrote down a night, two nights, before, and then I showed it to Keanu and Gus. [laughs softly] No. "[38] It will always bring me to tears. Some will embrace this film , some will not, to see it or not can only be a personal choice. He sketches a world where sexuality is less a characteristic and more a tool for getting by. 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