My Own Private Idaho screenplay

Year:1991

Director:Gus Van Sant

Written by:Gus Van Sant (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a gay 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.

My Own Private Idaho Script Resources:

My Own Private Idaho Script PDF at The Script Savant
My Own Private Idaho Script at att.net
My Own Private Idaho Script - Revised draft, April 1989 at Screenplays For You
My Own Private Idaho Script PDF - 8/28/90 REVISED at Script City ($)
My Own Private Idaho Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
My Own Private Idaho Transcript at Script-O-Rama

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