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My Own Private Idaho (imdb.com)
Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike (River Phoenix) is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott (Keanu Reeves) is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mike's mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy, with Scott picking up a beautiful girl along the way.
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Quotes (imdb.com)
Mike Waters: This chick's living in a new car ad.
Mike Waters: I've been tasting roads my whole life.
Scott Favor: I only
have sex with a guy for money.
Mike Waters: Yeah, I know.
Scott Favor: And two guys can't love each other.
Mike Waters: Yeah.
Mike Waters: Well, I don't know. I mean... I mean, for me, I could love
someone even if I, you know, wasn't paid for it... I love you, and... you don't
pay me.
Scott Favor: Mike...
Mike Waters: I really wanna kiss you, man... Well goodnight, man... I
love you though... You know that... I do love you.
Scott Favor: Getting
away from everything feels good.
Mike Waters: Yeah, it does.
Scott Favor: When I left home, the maid asked me where I was off to. I said "Wherever.
Whatever. Have a nice day."
Mike Waters: You had a maid. If I had a normal family, and a good
up-bringing, then I would have been a well-adjusted person.
Scott Favor: It depends on what you call normal.
Mike Waters: Yeah, it does. Well, you know. Normal. Like a mom and a dad
and a dog, and shit like that. Normal. Normal.
Scott Favor: So, you didn't have a normal dog?
Mike Waters: No, I didn't have a dog.
Scott Favor: Didn't... or... didn't have a normal dad?
Mike Waters: Didn't have a dog or a normal dad anyway, yeah. That's
alright. I don't feel sorry for myself. I mean, I feel like I'm... I feel like
I'm... you know... well-adjusted.
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