My Own Private Idaho
Taste attributes: adventuredramamafia/gangsterdetectivevehiclesslowtried & testedlinearbig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilunlikely connections
"Wherever, whatever, have a nice day."
Boxlist takeA familiar adventure film, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like comfort over surprises.
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
- Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
Characteristics
Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Cast
Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Fine Line Features
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
