Title:
My own private Idaho [blu-ray]
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Edition:
Director-approved Blu-ray special edition.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2015]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781681430553
Abstract:
Mike, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott, the rebellious son of a prominent family and the object of Mike's desire, embark on a quest from the grungy streets of Portland to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home.
General Note:
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: 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 Sant's adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV" and Orson Welles's "Chimes at midnight"; Conversation from 2005 between producer Laurie Parker and actor River Phoenix's sister Rain; Audio conversation from 2005 between writer JT Leroy and filmmaker Jonathan Caouette; Deleted scenes; Trailer.
Based on William Shakespeare's play "Henry IV."
Originally released as a motion picture in 1991.
Performers:
River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Jessie Thomas, Flea, Udo Kier.
Technical Details:
Blu-ray; region A; DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 surround, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player.
Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English ; optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.
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Audience:
MPAA rating: R; for strong sensuality, language and drug use. No CHV rating available.