My Own Private Idaho
Movie • 1991 • Drama
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In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay 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.
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it is revealed that mike's brother is in fact his father, flashbacks show his mother and brother/father together at their home
it is revealed that mike's brother is in fact his father, flashbacks show his mother and brother/father together at their home
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In the beginning the silohuette of a fighting couple is shown. We can hear them arguing and glass being thrown/shattered.
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A lot of the movie revolves around the use of various drugs
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There are no children/minors in this movie however- an old man "is in love with" and kisses a 20 year old
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Skip from 25:32 - 25:50
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Nothing on-screen although a man recounts the time he was sexually assaulted. Non-graphic but still surprising.
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mike has narcolepsy and has muscle spasms due to his sleep attacks—they are not seizures though appear as they are. do your research l***o
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Mikey frequently passes out from his narcolepsy and is very vulnerable whilst he is asleep
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Does a parent die?
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mikes mother does not die. she abandoned him as a child.
scotts father, however, does die and scott is to inherit his fortune.
scotts father, however, does die and scott is to inherit his fortune.
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Does someone cheat?
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Mike's brother tells him that their mother cheated on their father.
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SPOILERS
At the very end of the movie, the main character is passed out in the middle of the road and a car drives up to him. The driver gets out and pulls the (still unconscious) character into the passenger seat and drives off. The driver’s identity is not revealed to the audience.
At the very end of the movie, the main character is passed out in the middle of the road and a car drives up to him. The driver gets out and pulls the (still unconscious) character into the passenger seat and drives off. The driver’s identity is not revealed to the audience.
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Mike Waters (River Pheonix) sits in a bubble bath.
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A clock's ticktock, loud breathing, dishes tinkling
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Mikey has PTSD from his childhood
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Mike Waters (River Pheonix) has narcolepsy. This is sometimes brought on by anxiety, and he passes out.
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There are multiple scenes where the camera is unstable throughout the film, and a few where it's actually shaking. I don't know why people said there aren't.
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I'd say making out on someone's coffin is pretty obscene among other things like cussing lol
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When Scott Favor is on the magazine he gives a monologue to the audience about sex work.
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one character is often referred to as fat/big and others joke about his size
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They do not die for being lgbt, however.
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The main characters are young prostitutes who are sometimes shown/alluded to having sex with older people- including a (not bio related) father figure
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Mike Water (River Pheonix) accuses his brother of also being his father, but it isn't confirmed.
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The main characters are both sex workers
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There are two scenes that show several images where the actors are posed nude in sexual positions (breasts and butts are shown but genitals are obscured)
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Is there BDSM?
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slightly shown through stills
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Does someone lose their virginity?
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Not onscreen - another sex worker recounts his first time turning a trick
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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The main character has narcolepsy and passes out multiple times in the film.
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All the main characters are homeless
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Cer
It's definitely not an outright *happy* ending, but can vary from being sad to bittersweet to possibly something that hints at an *eventual* happy ending depending on your specific interpretation of certain aspects of the end
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The characters rob some people by threatening them with guns and shooting at their heels but to my knowledge they aren't shot (or if they are it isn't shown).
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