My Own Private Idaho

My oWN PrivaTe idAHo A screenplay by Gus Van Sant Revised Apr. '89 Copyright 1993 by Gus Van Sant My Own Private Idaho was first shown at the Venice Film Festival in 1991. The cast includes: MIKE WATERSRiver Phoenix SCOTT FAVORKeanu Reeves RICHARD WATERSJames Russo BOB PIGEONWilliam Reichert GARYRodney Harvey CARMELLAChiara Caselli DIGGERMichael Parker DENISEJessie Thomas BUDDFlea ALENAGrace Zabriskie JACK FAVORTom Troupe HANSUdo Kier JANE LIGHTWORKSally Curtice WALTRobert Lee Pitchlynn DADDY CARROLLMickey Cottrell WADEWade Evans Directors of PhotographyEric Alan Edwards John Campbell EditorCurtiss Clayton Production DesignerDavid Brisbin Costume DesignerBeatrix Aruna Pasztor MusicBill Stafford Executive ProducerGus Van Sant Co-executive ProducerAllan Mindel ProducerLaurie Parker ScreenplayGus Van Sant Additional dialogue byWilliam Shakespeare DirectorGus Van Sant Produced by New Line Cinema VIEWS OF THE CITY OF Portland Oregon digressing into the seedy areas of the small city. ARCADES, and yellow storefronts, of PORNOGRAPHIC BOOKSHOPS. A FEW YOUNG MEN LOITER IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE BOOKSHOPS SOLICITOUSLY AND EYE A CUSTOMER. WHO ENTERS THE BOOXSHOP. INSIDE, WE SEE: Counters displaying COLORFUL COMIC-LIKE plastic covered MAGAZINE and BOOK COVERS with names like HONCHO - BUTCH - JOYBOY. INDICATING A Homoerotic section of the bookshop. GROUPS OF MEN loiter about the magazine shop flipping through the books and disappearing in and out of curtained doors.