My Own Private Idaho (#277)

River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in this haunting tale from Gus Van Sant about two young street hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, the wayward son of the mayor of Portland and the object of Mikes desire. 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. Visually dazzling and thematically groundbreaking, My Own Private Idaho is a deeply moving look at unrequited love and life on societys margins.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

New, restored 4K digital transfer, approved by director Gus Van Sant and director of photography Eric Alan Edwards, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray

Alternate 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray

Illustrated 2005 audio conversation between Van Sant and filmmaker Todd Haynes

The Making of My Own Private Idaho, a 2005 documentary featuring cast and crew

Kings of the Road, a 2005 interview with film scholar Paul Arthur on Van Sants adaptation of Shakespeares Henry IV and Orson Welless Chimes at Midnight

Conversation from 2005 between producer Laurie Parker and actor River Phoenixs sister Rain

Audio conversation from 2005 between writer JT LeRoy and filmmaker Jonathan Caouette

Deleted scenes

Trailer

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PLUS: A book featuring essays by film critic Amy Taubin and LeRoy; a 1991 article by Lance Loud; and reprinted interviews with Van Sant, Phoenix, and actor Keanu Reeves