Gus Van Sant's "My Own Private Idaho" (1991)

Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 4:58 p.m.

Have a nice day. That\u2019s how \u201cMy Own Private Idaho\u201d ends, but we probably shouldn\u2019t get too ahead of ourselves! Listen in as LINNA and Nic discuss one of the most well-known New Queer Cinema films. We follow Mike Waters (River Phoenix) and Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves) as they bond and traverse the streets of the Pacific Northwest as hustlers. Their friendship takes them not only across the country but also to Europe as they search for what home means to them. Is \u201cMy Own Private Idaho\u201d high art or mainstream New Queer Cinema? Find out! Thank you for tuning in, and stay tuned for more! Our final episode on this season of transgressive gays in New Queer Cinema will be released this Friday, 10/30.