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My Own Private Idaho is a 1991 American independent adventure drama film written and directed by Gus Van Sant, loosely based on William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V. The story follows two friends, Mike Waters and Scott Favor, played by River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, respectively, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them from Portland, Oregon, to Mike's…
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In a time when being “edgy”, unlike today, meant something in American cinema industry the person with good reason to wear this title with pride was Gus Van Sant. His early films dealt with unpleasant subjects and protagonists at the margins of society, including those practising what was at the time euphemistically called “alternative lifestyle”. While Van Sant, explicitly or implicitly, dealt with that particular…More
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I'm not one who gets terribly excited about films that are super artsy. When movies win awards because they have some sort of hidden artistic meaning I normally "don't get it." Maybe I am not smart enough but I just can't relate. The story begins with Mike (River Phoenix) on a highway in the countryside. How he got there or why he is there is not explained, nor does it make any sense that he would be so far away fro…More
Midnight Movie I saw My Own Private Idaho in the theater when it was released back in 1991. I mention this because the seemingly-timeless ‘Idaho simultaneously feels like a movie of its time, and of my time. In the 1990’s Generation X took over the culture: Nirvana, Bill Hicks, Tarantino. Anna Nicole Smith brought back the bombshell, and Ben Stiller had a television show on MTV. Independent movies exploded in the 19…More