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My Own Private Idaho

1991 film directed by Gus Van Sant
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Summary

My Own Private Idaho is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,116 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Volpi Cup[3], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor[4], Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay[5], Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[6]
  • Director: Gus Van Sant[7]
  • Screenwriter: Gus Van Sant[8]
  • Composer: Bill Stafford[9]
  • Genre: buddy film[10], drama film[11], independent film[12], road movie[13], LGBTQ-related film[14]
  • Based on: Henry IV, Part 1[15], Henry IV, Part 2[16], Henry V[17]
  • Cast member: Keanu Reeves[18], River Phoenix[19], James Russo[20], Rodney Harvey[21], Chiara Caselli[22], Flea[23], Grace Zabriskie[24], Tom Troupe[25], Udo Kier[26], Massimo Di Cataldo[27], Gus Van Sant[28], Jim Caviezel[29], Scott Patrick Green[30], William Richert[31]
  • Production company: New Line Cinema[32]
  • Director of photography: Eric Alan Edwards[33]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[34], Italian[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 7.7/10[37], 77/100[38], 80%[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: United States[41]
  • Publication date: July 20, 1991[42], November 28, 1991[43], 1991[44]
  • Distributed by: Fine Line Features[45], Netflix[46]
  • Narrative location: Italy[47], Seattle[48], Portland[49], Idaho[50]
  • Official website: http://www.myownprivateidaho.com/[51]
  • Filming location: Rome[52]
  • Main subject: prostitution[53]
  • Film editor: Curtiss Clayton[54]
  • Nominated for: Golden Lion[55], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor[56], Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography[57], Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay[58], Independent Spirit Award for Best Director[59], Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[60]
  • Title: My Own Private Idaho[61]
  • After a work by: William Shakespeare[62]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[63]

Why It Matters

My Own Private Idaho has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

FAQs

What awards did My Own Private Idaho receive?

Honors received include Volpi Cup[3], National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor[4], Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay[5], and Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead[6].

Related Entities

film Flea Gus Van Sant Henry IV, Part 2 Idaho Italy Jim Caviezel Keanu Reeves Netflix River Phoenix Udo Kier United States William Shakespeare

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 102494
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 9639
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  3. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 168
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1991-07-20T00:00:00Z, +1991-11-28T00:00:00Z, +1991-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Gus Van Sant
    Duration → {'amount': '+102'}
    Bamid film rating → 15+
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