My Own Private Idaho(1991)
Wherever, whatever, have a nice day.
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.
Movie: My Own Private Idaho
Top 10 Billed Cast
Michael "Mike" Waters
Scott Favor
Bob Pigeon
Hans
Carmella
Richard Waters
Gary
Denise
Budd
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