---
title: 'My Own Private Idaho (1991)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gus Van Sant'
released: '1991-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 102
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-own-private-idaho-1991'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102494/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Own Private Idaho (1991)

1991 · 102 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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 hometown in Idaho, and then to Rome in search of Mike's mother.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gus Van Sant](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-van-sant)
- **Screenplay:** [Gus Van Sant](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-van-sant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bill Stafford](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-stafford)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eric Alan Edwards](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-alan-edwards)
- **Editor:** [Curtiss Clayton](https://cinepixo.com/people/curtiss-clayton)

## Cast

- [Rodney Harvey](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodney-harvey)
- [Keanu Reeves](https://cinepixo.com/people/keanu-reeves)
- [Jim Caviezel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-caviezel)
- [Grace Zabriskie](https://cinepixo.com/people/grace-zabriskie)
- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier)
- [Massimo Di Cataldo](https://cinepixo.com/people/massimo-di-cataldo)
- [William Richert](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-richert)
- [Tom Troupe](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-troupe)
- [James Russo](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-russo)
- [Chiara Caselli](https://cinepixo.com/people/chiara-caselli)
- [Gus Van Sant](https://cinepixo.com/people/gus-van-sant)
- [Scott Patrick Green](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-patrick-green)
- [River Phoenix](https://cinepixo.com/people/river-phoenix)
- [Flea](https://cinepixo.com/people/flea)

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Official site: http://www.myownprivateidaho.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-own-private-idaho-1991
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