My own private Idaho
(2005)

Fiction

DVD

Series:
Call Numbers:
DVD/DRAMA/MY

Availability

Locations Call Number Status
Movies DVD/DRAMA/MY Available

Details

PUBLISHED
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection ; Chicago, IL : Distributed by Home Vision Entertainment, [2005]
EDITION
Special edition
DESCRIPTION

2 videodiscs (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in

ISBN/ISSN
1559409576 CC1609D
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES

Title from container

Mike is a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him. Scott is a wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the 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". A stirring look at unrequited love and life at society's margins

Originally released as a motion picture in 1991

Based on the play "Henry IV" by William Shakespeare

Special features: New high-definition digital transfer; exclusive new audio conversation betwen Van Sant and filmmaker Todd Haynes; "The making of 'My own private Idaho'": a new documentary featuring interviews with key crew members; new video interview with film critic Paul Arthur on the adaptation; video conversation between producer Laurie Parker and Rain Phoenix; outtakes; original theatrical trailer; booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Amy Taubin and reprinted interviews with Van Sant, Phoenix, and Reeves

Directors of photography, John J. Campbell, Eric Alan Edwards ; art director, Ken Hardy ; editor, Curtiss Clayton ; music, Bill Stafford ; costume designer, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor ; production designer, David Brisbin

River Phoenix, Keano Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Jessie Thomas, Flea, Grace Zabriskie

MPAA rating: R

DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.77:1) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital 5.1 surround

Closed-captioned

Independent Spirit Awards, 1992: Independent Spirit Award - Best Film Music (Bill Stafford); Best Male Lead (River Phoenix); Best Screenplay (Gus Van Sant)

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