My Own Private Idaho

1991 · Directed by Gus Van Sant · 102 min · drama film, independent film, road movie

★ 7.0/10 · 1,277 ratings on TMDB

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.