MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO
“I always know where I am by the way the road looks...” In director Gus Van Sant’s meditation on the nature of innocence, Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix star as two young men living on the fringes of society who peddle their bodies for sex. Amiable, none-too-bright street hustler Mike Waters (Phoenix) works the streets of the Pacific Northwest with his best friend, Scott Favor (Reeves). Mike secretly loves Scott. And Scott, the son of Portland’s wealthy mayor, secretly yearns to cast off the friendship of his fellow lowlifes and assume his birthright of wealth, power and respectability. Earning Phoenix the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the 1991 Venice Film Festival, MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO’s boundary-pushing subject matter and bracing direction quickly launched the film and Gus Van Sant into the heart of the new queer cinema canon. (Note adapted from Warner Bros.) DIR/SCR Gus Van Sant, from the plays “Henry IV, Part 1,” “Henry IV, Part 2” and “Henry V” by William Shakespeare; PROD Laurie Parker. U.S., 1991, color, 102 min. In English, Italian and German with English subtitles. RATED R
Run Time: 102 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026
Genre: Drama
