My Own Private Idaho (1991)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.0/10   

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Escritores:

William Shakespeare (play)
Gus Van Sant (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

29 septiembre 1991 (USA)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

This road will never end. It probably goes all around the world.

Plot:

The movie is set in Portland. Many local characters are included as both personalities and actors.

Plot Keywords:

Portland Oregon | Friendship | Hustler | Narcolepsy | Love

Premios:

8 wins & 4 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Odd, touching, River Phoenix is intensely brilliant..

Reparto

River Phoenix	...	Mike Waters
Keanu Reeves	...	Scott Favor
James Russo	...	Richard Waters
William Richert	...	Bob Pigeon
Rodney Harvey	...	Gary
Chiara Caselli	...	Carmella
Michael Parker	...	Digger
Jessie Thomas	...	Denise
Flea	...	Budd
Grace Zabriskie	...	Alena
Tom Troupe	...	Jack Favor
Udo Kier	...	Hans
Sally Curtice	...	Jane Lightwork
Robert Lee Pitchlynn	...	Walt
Mickey Cottrell	...	Daddy Carroll

También conocida como:

Mi Idaho privado (Spain) [es]
Mi mundo privado (Argentina) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sensuality, language and drug use.

Duración:

104 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés | Italiano

Color:

Color (Alphacine)

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Ultra Stereo | Dolby SR

Clasificación:

Iceland:16 | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 (DVD rating) | Singapore:(Banned) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:R | Germany:16

Locaciones de Filmación:

Maupin, Oregon, USA

Compañía:

New Line Cinema

Trivialidades:

For its initial American video release, this gay themed movie was packaged as a straight film, with both of its stars Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix in clinches with women on the video jacket.

Errores:

Errores en Geografía: When Mike is in Idaho he has a clear view of Mt. Hood. Not only is the mountain too far away to see (over 200 miles), there is another mountain range lying between Idaho and Mt. Hood, blocking the view.

Citas:

Mike Waters: I love you, and you don't pay me.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in City Walls: My Own Private Teheran (2006)

Banda de Sonido:

Getting Into the Outside

Odd, touching, River Phoenix is intensely brilliant..

This is the movie that I sincerely hope River Phoenix will long be remembered for. His performance as the narcoleptic and confused street-hustler Mike is so perfect and touching and realistic that it makes me cry every time. Gus Van Sant's films often have a strange aura about them (see Drugstore Cowboy, To Die For) and never has it been more evident than in this oddly affecting road movie/drama. The camera shots of long horizon-spanning roads and skylines, fast-motion clouds, surreal and symbolic shots of houses and rushing rivers provide the film with a strange almost other-worldly charm. Interspersed with the gritty realism of life on the streets of Portland Oregon in the early 90's, and (stranger still) Shakespeare. Some of the plot (Bob and Scott mainly) is based on the Shakespeare play Henry IV (with Keanu Reeves playing the Prince Hal character of Scott, and William Richert playing the Falstaff-like role of "King-Of-The-Streets" Bob.) It's a fascinating, touching and very successful blend of styles overall. The big themes (the search for love and belonging) are conveyed in a very interesting and genuinely moving manner. I particularly enjoyed the symbolism and pathos the film flittingly suggests. The performances are uniformly excellent, and this movie remains one of my all-time favourites. One of the greatest (and most unique) indie movies of the 1990's.