MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO

Criterion Collection. River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in director Gus Van Sant's haunting tale of two young street hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, the wayward son of a mayor and object of Mike's desire. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves, and johns, Mike takes Scott on a quest from the grungy streets to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home. Groundbreaking and visually dazzling, My Own Private Idaho is a stirring look at unrequited love and life at society's margins.