My own private Idaho
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LC Subjects
Abandoned children -- Drama.
Drama.
Drifters -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Male friendship -- Drama.
Male prostitution -- Drama.
Narcolepsy -- Drama.
Social problem films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, [2005].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([64] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
1559409576, 9781559409575
UPC
715515015929, 715515276412

Notes

General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1991.
General Note
Program notes ([64] p.) featuring essays by J. T. LeRoy and Amy Taubin, 1991 article by Lance Loud, and reprinted interviews with Van Sant, Phoenix, and Reeves inserted in container.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Eric Alan Edwards, John Campbell ; edited by Curtiss Clayton ; music, Bill Stafford.
Participants/Performers
River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Michael Parker, Flea, Chiara Caselli, Udo Kier.
Description
Mike, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott, the rebellious son of a prominent family and the object of Mike's desire, embark on a quest from the grungy streets of Portland to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home. A crazy friendship develps between the two that takes on tragic overtones when Scott falls in love and Mike realizes he's about to lose the only important person in his life.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Language
Soundtrack in English; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Awards
Independent Spirit awards, Best film music (Bill Stafford), Best male lead (Phoenix), Best screenplay (Van Sant), 1992.
Local note
DVD

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Phoenix, R., Reeves, K., Russo, J., Richert, W., Harvey, R., Parker, M., Flea (Musician)., Caselli, C., Kier, U., Parker, L. M., Van Sant, G., & Stafford, B. (2005). My own private Idaho (Director approved special edition ; Widescreen.). Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

River. Phoenix et al.. 2005. My Own Private Idaho. [New York]: Criterion Collection.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

River. Phoenix et al.. My Own Private Idaho [New York]: Criterion Collection, 2005.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Phoenix, R., Reeves, K., Russo, J., Richert, W., Harvey, R., Parker, M. and Flea (Musician). et al (2005). My own private idaho. Director approved special edn ; Widescreen. [New York]: Criterion Collection.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Phoenix, River., et al. My Own Private Idaho Director approved special edition ; Widescreen., Criterion Collection, 2005.

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