Harvey also appeared in the 1988 film salsa alongside draco rosa. Two best friends living on the streets of portland as hustlers. Rosario torrijos my own private idaho on a cold day in buenos aires, rosario torrijos captures the incredible, desire falessi. Followup to drugstore cowboy that has river phoenix and keanu reeves as portland rent boys searching. Footage from my own private idaho 1991 is recontextualized in james francos tribute to river phoenix.
The story follows two friends, mike and scott, played by river phoenix and keanu reeves respectively, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them from portland, oregon to mikes. My own private idaho1991 is directed by gus van santdrugstore cowboy, good will hunting, finding forrester. Aside from the dialogue, the film draws its shakespearean ties loosely from henry iv, part i and part ii. My own private idaho is both a love story and a tragedy. Conversely, usa today gave my own private idaho two and half stars out of four. The term may have been coined when idaho and the surrounding states came into u. River phoenix, keanu reeves, james russo, william richert.
My own private idaho was the result of three projects coming together. Its been 20 years since river phoenixs death, and gus van sants 1991 road movie my own private idaho is still almost unbearably sad to watch. Find out when and where you can watch my own private idaho on tv with the full listings schedule at. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy. My own private idaho tem ampla aclamacao por parte da critica especializada. River phoenix and keanu reeves star in this haunting tale from gus van sant about two young street hustlers. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves, and johns, mike takes scott on a quest along the grungy streets. Seattle, 1992 a report on my own private idaho and the local rentboys, including interviews with some of the local rent boys. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. She moved to hollywood and made her acting debut in norma rae 1979.
My own private idaho is a personal statement and a river. I just know that i been stuck here like this one fuckin time before, you know that. June 2, 2014 van sant takes a lot of chances, and, visually, the movie is so imaginative, so fiercely alive, that it carries us along. Amazing grace zabriskie was born in new orleans, louisiana. After the series ended after one season, harvey guest starred on twin peaks, followed by a role in the gus van sant film my own private idaho. There aint no other road on earth that looks like this. My own private idaho welcome to the basement youtube. Illustrated 2005 audio conversation between van sant and filmmaker todd haynes the making of my private idaho, a 2005 documentary featuring cast and crew kings of the road, a 2005 interview with film scholar paul arthur on van sants adaptation of shakespeares henry iv and orson welless chimes at midnight conversation from 2005 between writer jt leroy and filmmaker. You can always tell where you are by the way the road looks.
Together, the two travel from portland, oregon to idaho and finally to the coast of italy in a quest to find mikes estranged mother. My own private idaho by gus van sant gus van sant, river. Udo kier was in 1992 ook nog te zien in madonnas deeper and deeper. But when the overall design of the picture becomes clear, we. My own private idaho is a 1991 american independent adventure drama film written and directed by gus van sant, loosely based on shakespeares henry iv, part 1, henry iv, part 2, and henry v.
Unknownusers submitted by andrea johnson on 17072003 22. I think my own private idaho will not touch all viewers because of the shakespearean vernacular, but if you can play along. In my own private idaho, river phoenix and keanu reeves portray a pair of teenage prostitutes, each more victim than vulture. In fact, while whites account for only 6% of total u. My own private idaho episode 074, the djproject criterion collection. It is an interesting watch but the elements dont cohere very well or make for a solid movie. The first was a modern adaptation of henry iv called howling at the moon, which was about street kids in portland, and was told entirely in william shakespearean verse. My own private idaho is a 1991 american independent adventure drama film written and. She wrote her own original poetry, then performed at coffee shops and various artist hangouts in atlanta. When gus van sant first tried to get my own private idaho made, following the critical success of his film drugstore cowboy, the films overt sexual themes and a. We visit coeur dalene, idahoa town that successfully ousted the aryan nations in 2000, but remains overwhelmingly white. Director gus van sants indie drama my own private idaho 1991 is a creative.
It isnt just that phoenixs charisma and promise are on full display, though idaho ranks alongside running on empty and dogfight among his best roles. My own private idaho movie tv listings and schedule tv guide. James russo full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The title my own private idaho was inspired by the b52s song private idaho, although the film has little in common with the song. The new 2disc bluray dvd set in the criterion collection is well worth the price. We explore both the allure and the complexity of living in a homogenous community. My own private idaho 1991 the criterion collection. My own private idaho is an interesting mix of acting, directing, setting, and subject matter. To live in a utopian world of your own imagination. My own private idaho 1992, usa is permeated by the fragmentation of textual and. My own private idaho 1991 directed by gus van sant. Keanu reeves the matrix trilogy, the day the earth stood still and academy award and golden globenominee river phoenix running on empty, stand by me star in academy awardnominated director gus van sants milk, good will hunting seminal meditation on the nature of innocence as two young men living on the fringes of. My own private idaho wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre.
Director gus van sants indie drama my own private idaho 1991 is a creative modern retelling of william shakespeares henry iv and henry v through the lens of two male prostitutes seattle, portland, idaho, and rome. My own private idaho somebody that i used to know duration. Shakespeare and the bodytext commodified in my own private. My own private idaho written by gus van sant, based on the play by william shakespeare. Develop a thesis pertaining to the assigned film text and whether or not it, the film, in your view has the power to transform ones political sensibilities. My own private idaho 1991 52 terminator all media types 1 shakespeare william works 1 john wick movies 1 exclude characters mike waters 38 scott. The two actors create vivid characters, but theyre so unsympathetic and van sant drags them. The film is about two street hustlers, one mike river phoenix of whom has narcolepsy and is continually falling asleep wherever that may be, and the other, scott keenu reeves, who comes from a well to do family.
Its my own private idaho this week, a film about male street hustlers constructed. My own private idaho rather less than the sum of its often striking parts, gus van sants appealingly idiosyncratic look at a pair of very different young street hustlers is one of those ambitious. Therefore it can be said that mike is living in his own private idaho. Oct 25, 2015 when gus van sant first tried to get my own private idaho made, following the critical success of his film drugstore cowboy, the films overt sexual themes and a script that called for unusual. Craig and matt enter the seamy world of male hustlers in the pacific northwest in gus van sants 1991 film my own private idaho.
A high school slacker commits a shocking act and proceeds to let his friends in on the secret. River phoenix documentary this road will never end, 1996 duration. Therefore it can be said that mike is living in his own private idaho an idaho which is visible only to him. He made his last onscreen appearance in 1996 with a role in the drama gods lonely man. My own private idaho is een film uit 1991 onder regie van gus van sant. My own private idaho by cant get enough of keanu a podcast on. Search, discover and share your favorite my own private idaho gifs. Stafford won the independent spirit award for best film music in 1992 for his. Gus van sants dreamtime riff on shakespeares henry iv, parts i and ii features river phoenix as mike waters, a narcoleptic male hustler who. Rent my own private idaho 1991 starring william richert and james russo on dvd and bluray. Ending spoiler for my own private idaho 1991, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. The area was thought as a major growth area, so lifelong dreams could be supported there.
River phoenix interviews hustlers for my own private idaho youtube. Apr 05, 20 my own private idaho welcome to the basement. Two best friends living on the streets of portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way. My own private idaho 1991 is directed by gus van santdrugstore cowboy, good will hunting, finding forrester. Rent my own private idaho 1991 on dvd and bluray netflix. My own private idaho lana del rey ride keanu reeves, river phoenix.
My own private idaho where to stream and watch decider. Vintage love boutique, her basics, che cheta shoes, we love nyc. Phoenix is a narcoleptic, mike, who dozes off at dangerously inopportune moments as he searches endlessly for his longlost mother. I always know where i am by the way the road looks. The words and the barely audible sound of his voice, caught between hope and despair, speak to anyone ever ripped apart by unrequited love. With river phoenix, keanu reeves, james russo, william richert. Mike waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and scott favor, the wayward son of the mayor of portland and the object of mikes desire. Private idaho is a single released by the b52s from their album wild planet. My own private idaho 1991 works archive of our own. The private idaho in the film is the visions that mike occasionally sees in his mind.
Though often maligned by the critics, keanu reeves continues to surprise his naysayers with films that do exceptionally well at the box office. Find out where my own private idaho is streaming, if my own private idaho is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. A quick peek at my own private idaho michigan theater. She wrote her own original poetry, then performed at coffee shops. However, the friends reaction is almost as ambiguous and perplexing as the crime itself.
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