In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a 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 has generally received positive reviews.
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My Own Private Idaho was released in 1991 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 605 reviews, giving My Own Private Idaho (1991) an average rating of 74%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 77%.
With a score of 74%, My Own Private Idaho is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1991, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1991 with similar scores include films like Paprika and Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.
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