My Own Private Idaho
Tip from Laura
River Phoenix steals your heart while Keanu Reeves makes you question everything. Shakespeare meets 90s grunge, and somehow, it works. Weirdly beautiful, totally heartbreaking. Watch it!
Two best friends are making a living as hustlers on the streets of Portland when one day they set off on a journey together. Together they wander through a bizarre world of generous strangers and strange adventures. On their odyssey, they get to know each other better and find their place in the world - because life teaches them experiences that can only be gained on the road.
MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO by GOOD WILL HUNTING director Gus Van Sant is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's ‘Henry IV’ and put the hottest young stars in Hollywood at the time, River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves, in front of the camera. The result is visually stunning and a deeply moving look at unrequited love and life on the margins of society.