director:
Gus Van Sant
playwright:
Gus Van Sant
actor:
River Phoenix
/
Keanu Reeves
/
James Russo
/
William Richert
/
Rodney Harvey
…
genre:
Drame
region:
United States
language:
English
/
Italian
/
German
length: 1h 44m
release date: 1991-02-01
IMDb: tt0102494
overview
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.