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My Own Private Idaho

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Awards

Deauville Film Festival 1991 - Won - Critics Award

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Nominated - Best Cinematography

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Nominated - Best Director

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Nominated - Best Feature

Deauville Film Festival 1991 - Won - Critics Award

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Nominated - Best Cinematography

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Nominated - Best Director

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Nominated - Best Feature

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Won - Best Film Music

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Won - Best Male Lead

Independent Spirit Awards 1992 - Won - Best Screenplay

National Society of Film Critics Awards 1992 - Won - Best Actor

PGA Golden Laurel Awards 1993 - Won - Most Promising Producer

Toronto International Film Festival 1991 - Won - FIPRESCI Award

Venice Film Festival 1991 - Nominated - Golden Lion

Venice Film Festival 1991 - Won - Best Actor

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My Own Private Idaho

Director:
Gus Van Sant
104 Minutes
 

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River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in Gus Van Sant's haunting tale of 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 object of Mike's desire. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves, and johns, Mike takes Scott on a quest from the grungy streets to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home. Visually dazzling and groundbreaking, My Own Private Idaho is a deeply moving look at unrequited love and life at society's margins.

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"Ahead of its time, this subtle update of Shakespeare's Henry IV is very moving. You will feel River Phoenix's pain in a heartfelt performance. "

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Runtime:
104 min.

Genre:
LGBT

Country:
UNITED STATES

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

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SPECIAL FEATURES: 

  • DIRECTOR APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET FEATURES:
  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer
  • New Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
  • Exclusive new audio interview with Gus Van Sant by filmmaker Todd Haynes
  • The Making of My Own Private Idaho, a new documentary featuring interviews with Idaho crew members
  • Kings of the Road, a new video interview with film scholar Paul Arthur in which he discusses Van Sant’s adaptation of Orson Welles and Shakespeare
  • New video conversation between producer Laurie Parker and River Phoenix’s sister Rain
    • New audio conversation between writer JT LeRoy (The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things) and filmmaker Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation)
  • Deleted scenes
  • Original theatrical trailer
  • English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
  • Plus: A 64-page book featuring new essays by JT LeRoy and ?lm critic Amy Taubin, a 1991 article by Lance Loud, and reprinted interviews with Van Sant, Phoenix, and Reeves

 

 

 

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