My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mikes mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy, with Scott picking up a beautiful girl along the way.

Cast

Actor Character
River Phoenix  Mike Waters 
Keanu Reeves  Scott Favor 
James Russo  Richard Waters 
William Richert  Bob Pigeon 
Rodney Harvey  Gary 
Chiara Caselli  Carmella 
Michael Parker  Digger 
Jessie Thomas  Denise 
Flea  Budd 
Grace Zabriskie  Alena 
Tom Troupe  Jack Favor 
Udo Kier  Hans 
Sally Curtice  Jane Lightwork 
Robert Lee Pitchlynn  Walt 
Mickey Cottrell  Daddy Carroll 

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