Its been 20 years since river phoenixs death, and gus van sants 1991 road movie my own private idaho is still almost unbearably sad to watch. Watching gus van sants 1991 film was like an emotional awakening a guiding light through sexual fog. Mike was different from other kids, little things like bubble baths, could make him happier than a john paying him a hundred bucks for a kiss on the cheek. Gus van sants dreamtime riff on shakespeares henry iv, parts i and ii features river phoenix as mike waters, a narcoleptic male hustler. Two best friends living on the streets of portland as hustlers embark on a journey of self discovery and find their relationship stumbling along the way. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves, and johns, mike takes scott on a quest along the grungy streets and open highways of the pacific northwest, in search of an elusive place called home. But there are five other extras totaling more than two and a half hours with crew, friends, family, and historians giving. News, opinion and commentary filmmakers interviews movie directors. My own private idaho gus van sants oftenbeautiful 1991 film stars river phoenix as a narcoleptic, seattle male prostitute and keanu reeves as the rich friend who agrees to help him find his mother. The 2015 criterion release of my own private idaho is based on a new 4k digital transfer, and presented in the films original 1.
Like sam shepards plays, my own private idaho is set in a contemporary american west inhabited by people who have lost touch with a past perhaps best left unexplored. In this loose adaptation of shakespeares henry iv, mike waters river phoenix is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. There have been some very good works of art featuring narcolepsy. It isnt just that phoenixs charisma and promise are on full display, though idaho ranks alongside running on empty and dogfight among his best roles. When mikey has a fit on a road somewhere in idaho, a stranger picks him up in their truck. His own art is a symptom of both trends, which might explain why a movie like my own private idaho now registers as a strange artifact, offkilter and. Visually dazzling and thematically groundbreaking, my own private idaho is a deeply moving look at unrequited love and life on societys margins. There are few filmmakers whose first films act as a calling card announcing a major new voice in cinema. My own private idaho is anything but a conventional. Poetic and razor sharp, idaho is a mystery in more ways than one.
Oct 11, 2016 a portland walking tour of my own private idaho released in 1991, gus van sants my own private idaho painted a bleak picture of a portland of street prostitutes and violence. Endless idaho is a 12 hour yes, you read that right look at the making of van sants film while my own private river is a portrait of the late, great actor river phoenix, who starred in van. Oct 25, 2015 when gus van sant first tried to get my own private idaho made, following the critical success of his film drugstore cowboy, the films overt sexual themes and a script that called for unusual. Mike was different from other kids, little things like bubble baths, could make him happier than a. Burroughs, river phoenix, keanu reeves, flea, grace zabriskie. June 2, 2014 one of the most original cinematic talents at work in this. Scott thought about how little he deserved mikes love because mike was somehow pure to scott. Idaho is one of phoenixs last films and is arguably his most acclaimed, along with the stephen king adaptation of stand by me 1986. Gus van sant s 1991 indie darling my own private idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade.
Sep 27, 1991 like sam shepards plays, my own private idaho is set in a contemporary american west inhabited by people who have lost touch with a past perhaps best left unexplored. Even cowgirls get the bluesmy own private idaho2 screen plays in 1 volume by van sant, gus, robbins, tom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is films like my own private idaho that have cemented his reputation as one of the most acclaimed independent film directors, along with such luminaries as jim jarmusch. My own private idaho is a personal statement and a river. Books like konmari method and the minimalists held my hand when i resembled a potential mad woman. In short, gus van sants my own private idaho is a charming shakespearean adaptation with all the odd 1990s flair you can handle. Gus van sants 1991 indie darling my own private idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a. Groundbreaking and visually dazzling, my own private idaho is a stirring look at unrequited love and life at societys margins. Unstyled styling why fashion loves gus van sants real. On a road in idaho, a my own private idaho fanfic fanfiction. Sep 29, 2016 his own art is a symptom of both trends, which might explain why a movie like my own private idaho now registers as a strange artifact, offkilter and unusual but not quite avantgarde. To some people might be boring or without interest but to me, it is all kinds of amazing. My own private idaho is a 1991 american independent adventure drama film written and.
My own private idaho is a 1991 american independent adventure drama film written and directed by gus van sant, loosely based on shakespeares henry iv, part 1, henry iv, part 2, and henry v. My own private idaho continued that trend as well as drugstore cowboys depiction of street culture, trading drug addicts for male hustlers and featured river phoenix as. 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. Listed as a 64page book featuring new essays by jt leroy and film critic amy taubin, a 1991 article by lance loud, and reprinted interviews with van sant, phoenix, and reeves. My own private idaho by gus van sant gus van sant, river. Since its 1991 release, the film has grown in popularity and been deemed as a cult classic, especially among lgbt audiences. In this truck, one summer morning in 1995, wades first.
Those titles taught me about my tangled emotions caused by our overload of things. My own private idaho is an interesting mix of acting, directing, setting, and subject matter. The language is relentlessly brutal, and like alice walkers the color purple 1982, consists of elongated passages of. Its the way van sants script leaves phoenix in a state of constant vulnerability. Jun, 2017 my own private idaho fragmented and saturated with colour and dirt and a painfully beautiful masculinity also crept into popular media, and its influence can still be traced.
My own private idaho 1991 trailer gus van sant youtube. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Mike looked like he was ready to move on, to give up trying to chase scott. My own private idaho is a queer masterpiece the ringer. Jul 12, 2016 unstyled styling why fashion loves gus van sants real look grungy, grubby and authentic, the clothes in films such as my own private idaho were never meant to look good. Youre living in your own private idaho living in your own private idaho underground like a wild potato. River phoenix, my own private idaho advertisement its been 20 years since river phoenixs death, and gus van sants 1991 road movie my own private idaho is still almost unbearably sad to watch. Ruskovichs prose is lyrical but keen, a poem that never gets lost in its own rhythm. My own private idaho 1991 directed by gus van sant. I was really excited to read the script, im not sure if theres more versions, but i enjoyed the fact that in many ways, it was so different from the film. Apr 23, 2018 idaho, like its namesake, is indeed beautiful and quiet and secret. Idaho, like its namesake, is indeed beautiful and quiet and secret. Gus van sants film and the 90s cult of the alternative.
What is striking about idaho today, in light of van sants later films, is its extraordinary hybridity. Gentlemen of the shade examines how the film was a comingofage for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and. This is a gorgeous and dirty book, like a line of shooters along the bar to. With river phoenix, keanu reeves, james russo, william richert. This is a gorgeous and dirty book, like a line of shooters along the bar to remind you what it was like to be badass. Aug 12, 2015 my own private idaho continued that trend as well as drugstore cowboys depiction of street culture, trading drug addicts for male hustlers and featured river phoenix as a gay male prostitute.
I was really excited to read the script, im not sure if theres more versions, but i enjoyed the fact that in. There is no other film quite like my own private idaho. Mike grew up in a poor and broken family environment in idaho, with his mother, sharon, abandoning him and his much older brother richard when mike was a child, her whereabouts unknown. My own private idaho gus van sant 715515015929 hpb. Jul 20, 20 outtakes from my own private idaho jessica hartman. Especially when he is unconscious, mike often has an idealized view of his mother. Mike is a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him. A portland walking tour of my own private idaho released in 1991, gus van sants my own private idaho painted a bleak picture of a portland of street prostitutes and violence. Similar movies like my own private idaho tastedive. My own private idaho directed by gus van sant, starring gus van sant, chiara caselli, william richert, mickey cottrell, james russo, michael parker, rodney harvey, udo kier, william s.
Adapted from tom robbins cult novel, even cowgirls get the blues is a rambunctious epic of cowgirls, fbi agents and ecstatic whooping cranes. Outtakes from my own private idaho jessica hartman. Mar 04, 2017 i n 2004 ann mitchell, wades second wife of nine years, sits in their outofcommission family truck parked on an idaho mountainside. Gentlemen of the shade brought my horny 90s back to me. The story follows two friends, mike and scott, played by river phoenix and keanu reeves respectively, as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them from portland, oregon to mikes. Gus van sants 1991 indie darling my own private idaho perplexed and provoked, inspiring a new ethos for a new decade. I liked how the author recounted her own experiences upon seeing the film for the first time and how it.
Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. In this loose adaptation of shakespeares henry iv, mike waters is a gay hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide. My own private idaho charts the pilgrimage of a narcoleptic hustler who is searching for his longlost mother in a world absent of love. Unstyled styling why fashion loves gus van sants real look grungy, grubby and authentic, the clothes in films such as my own private idaho were never meant to look good. Supplementary essay and interview collection to the 2005 criterion collection dvd release of my own private idaho. My own private idaho is one of my favorite films of all time and i cant really explain why. It is an interesting watch but the elements dont cohere very well or make for a solid movie. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy. My own private idaho and millions of other books are. Referencing the oftenfunny and sometimestragic cultural touchstones of the past 26 years, gentlemen of the shade sets the film as social bellwether for the many. When gus van sant first tried to get my own private idaho made, following the critical success of his film drugstore cowboy, the films overt sexual themes and a. Scott is a wayward son of the mayor of portland and the object of mikes desire. Mike river phoenix, a teenage hustler given to bouts of narcolepsy, and scott keanu reeves, a slumming preppy prince, are huddled over a campfire.
Gentlemen of the shade examines how the film was a comingofage for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives. Together, the two travel from portland, oregon to idaho and finally to the coast of italy in a quest to find mikes estranged mother. My words will either attract a strong mind or offend a weak one. At its core, my own private idaho is about longing for a place to call home, for love, for stability, and for control. I liked how the author recounted her own experiences upon seeing the film for the first time and how it impacted her views on sexuality and mainstream culture as an adult. Gentlemen of the shade examines how the film was a comingofage for a generation of young people who would embrace the alternative and bring their outsider perspectives to sustainability, technology, gender constructs, and social. The romance drama portions are devastating and the comedic moments are truly out there. Oct 11, 1991 where drugstore cowboy was a work of straightahead naturalism, my own private idaho is far more stylized, a postmodern road movie with a mood of freefloating, trance like despair.
The words and the barely audible sound of his voice, caught between hope and despair, speak to anyone ever ripped apart by unrequited love. They had been sitting on a road a bit like this one in idaho, huddled around a fire. My own private idaho 1991 the criterion collection. Let me protect chapter 1, a my own private idaho fanfic. As time goes on, their feelings and circumstances change, leaving the two to decide what they truly want. Gentlemen of the shade is a wonderful, albeit slim, companion piece to gus van sants film my own private idaho. How will he react when he wakes up next to the man who abandoned him all that time ago. Where drugstore cowboy was a work of straightahead naturalism, my own private idaho is far more stylized, a postmodern road movie with a mood of freefloating, trance like. My own private idaho gus van sant 715515158619 hpb. It leads you straight right throught the gate that opens on the pool.
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