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Where was My Own Private Idaho filmed?

1991 film, directed by Gus Van Sant.

  • Rome

The story is set in Italy, about 42 miles (67 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Italy; Seattle; Portland, Idaho
Filmed in
Rome
Distance
About 42 miles (67 km) between Italy and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 5,665 miles (9,116 km) between Seattle and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 5,796 miles (9,328 km) between Portland, Idaho and the nearest filming location.
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About My Own Private Idaho

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Released
1991
Director
Gus Van Sant
Cast
Keanu ReevesRiver PhoenixJames RussoRodney HarveyChiara CaselliFleaGrace ZabriskieTom TroupeUdo KierMassimo Di Cataldo
Genre
BuddyDramaIndependentRoadLgbtq-related
Based on
Henry IV, Part 1, Henry IV, Part 2, Henry V
Awards
Volpi Cup; National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor; Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay; Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

Mike, a street hustler, stands alone on a deserted stretch of highway.

Later, after receiving fellatio from a client in Seattle, Mike returns to his favorite spots to pick up clients.

Mike and Scott are soon reunited with Bob Pigeon, a middle-aged mentor to a gang of street kids and hustlers who live in an abandoned apartment building.

Famous lines from My Own Private Idaho

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • How'd we get home?Mike Waters
  • You know your math.Mike Waters
  • Well. You were sleeping.Scott Favor
  • No, I didn't have a dog.Mike Waters
  • No, Mike. I'm on your side.Scott Favor

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