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My Own Private River

Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

Top Cast

  • River Phoenix

    River Phoenix

    Michael "Mike" Waters (archive footage)

  • James Russo

    James Russo

    Richard Waters (archive footage)

  • Vana O'Brien

    Vana O'Brien

    Sharon Waters (archive footage)

  • Rodney Harvey

    Rodney Harvey

    Gary (archive footage)

  • William Richert

    William Richert

    Bob Pigeon (archive footage)

  • Grace Zabriskie

    Grace Zabriskie

    Alena (archive footage)

  • Chiara Caselli

    Chiara Caselli

    Carmela (archive footage)

  • Flea

    Flea

    Budd (archive footage)

  • Udo Kier

    Udo Kier

    Hans (archive footage)

Overview

Unused footage from Gus Van Sant's 1991 film My Own Private Idaho is re-contextualized in James Franco's tribute to River Phoenix.

Rating

7.5 / 10
14 Reviews
1 Popular

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