---
title: 'My Own Private River (2012)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gus Van Sant'
released: '2012-02-19'
runtime_minutes: 101
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/my-own-private-river-2012'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261871/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# My Own Private River (2012)

2012 · 101 min · Adventure · United States


## Synopsis

My Own Private River is a re-contextualized adventure drama film of My Own Private Idaho (1991). Using footage shot and directed by Gus Van Sant in 1990, the new edit gives James Franco and Van Sant a shared director credit. The project is in tribute to Franco's favorite actor, River Phoenix. Franco called My Own Private Idaho one of his favorite movies and praised River's performance as the actor's best.

## 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:** [James Franco](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-franco)

## Cast

- [River Phoenix](https://cinepixo.com/people/river-phoenix)

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