Cinematic background from My Own Private Idaho 1991 - In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

My Own Private Idaho

1991

Drama

Directors:
Gus Van Sant
Writers:
William Shakespeare, Gus Van Sant
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Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A group of people sitting on a bench in a park; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man sitting on a pink chair in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man standing on the side of a road looking off into the distance; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man standing in front of a painting of a rabbit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man with long black hair wearing a blue robe; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man holding another man on the ground; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person standing in front of two large domed buildings; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in a robe is looking in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and two women wearing black suits and headscarves; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young woman looking to her left while wearing a red necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person leaning against a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in a suit leaning against a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two people riding a motorcycle down the middle of a road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a man standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man wearing a hat and looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two people sitting at a dinner table eating pasta; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man with blonde hair wearing a baseball cap; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person standing on a balcony looking out at an open field; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man reading a book to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man standing on the side of the street; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An old barn sits in the middle of a dry grass field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two people standing on the side of the road next to a car; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman sitting in front of a window with a cigarette in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A woman is smoking a cigarette in a restaurant; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two people standing on the side of a road with a motorcycle; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man with long blonde hair sitting at a table with a glass; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man standing on the side of a road near a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A dirt road on the side of the road near a grassy field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man sitting at a table in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man sitting in a chair wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A group of young men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An old barn sits in the middle of a dry grass field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two police officers standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An old woman wearing a hat and a fur coat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man with a black shirt and a black jacket sitting on a leather chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man walking across a lush green grass covered field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman are standing next to each other on a street; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An old woman wearing a black hat and a black coat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young woman wearing a scarf and a fur coat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two men standing on the side of a road near a car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man holding a yellow flower in a forest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A group of people walking down a street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man wearing a suit and tie in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man riding a motorcycle down the middle of a road; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person holding an envelope that has blood on it; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing a red hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in a red jacket is holding his chin; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man standing in a doorway looking out at a green field; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An old woman and a young girl sitting in a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person wearing a red hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person drinking a glass of wine; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man standing in front of a group of people in a forest; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man with long brown hair is looking down at a table; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person with long hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A young man holding a guitar case on the side of a road; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two young men sitting at a table looking at a cell phone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man laying on the side of a road; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two men sitting in a living room drinking coffee; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A couple of men sitting at a table with cards; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two people sitting on a bench next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – Two people sitting on a couch talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person leaning against a brick wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man and a woman sitting in front of a fire; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An empty road in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man sitting on the ground in the dark; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – An old abandoned house in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A group of people standing next to each other on a field; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A person looking at a person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “My Own Private Idaho” (1991), directed by Gus Van Sant – A man in a pink jacket standing in front of a christmas tree; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle