Release Date | 1991-02-01 |
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Runtime | 104 minutes |
Genres | Drama |
Stars | River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey |
Directors | James L. Brooks, Laurie Parker, Beatrix Aruna Pasztor, David Minkowski, Gus Van Sant |
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.