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New Line Home Entertainment
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
River Phoenix and Keanu Reeves star in Gus Van Sant's haunting tale of two young street hustlers: Mike Waters, a sensitive narcoleptic who dreams of the mother who abandoned him, and Scott Favor, the wayward son of the mayor of Portland and object of Mike's desire. Navigating a volatile world of junkies, thieves, and johns, Mike takes Scott on a quest from the grungy streets to the open highways of the Pacific Northwest, in search of an elusive place called home. Visually dazzling and groundbreaking, My Own Private Idaho is a deeply moving look at unrequited love and life at society's margins.
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Technical Specifications
Format:
DVD
Discs:
DVD-9 (2 Discs)
Total: 2 Discs
Regions:
1 (DVD)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78:1
Audio Options:
English Dolby Digital Surround 5.1
English Dolby Surround 2.0
Resolution:
480p/29.97
Subtitles:
English
Supplements
Types of Supplements Included: Documentary, Interview, Audio Interview, Deleted Scenes, Theatrical Trailer, Booklet
- Exclusive new audio interview with Gus Van Sant by filmmaker Todd Haynes
- The Making of “My Own Private Idaho,” a 2005 documentary featuring cast and crew
- Kings of the Road, a 2005 interview with film scholar Paul Arthur on Van Sant’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s Henry IV and Orson Welles’s Chimes at Midnight
- Conversation from 2005 between producer Laurie Parker and actor River Phoenix’s sister Rain Phoenix
- Audio conversation from 2005 between writer JT LeRoy and filmmaker Jonathan Caouette
- Deleted scenes
- Trailer
- A book featuring essays by film critic Amy Taubin and LeRoy; a 1991 article by Lance Loud; and reprinted interviews with Gus Van Sant, River Phoenix, and actor Keanu Reeves
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Release Credits
Producer: Kate Elmore
Artwork: Marc English
Release Notes on Restoration
My Own Private Idaho
My Own Private Idaho is presented in the aspect ratio of 1.78:1. On standard 4:3 televisions, the image will appear letterboxed. On widescreen televisions, the image should fill the screen. Director Gus Van Sant supervised this new high-definition digital transfer, which was created on a Spirit DataCine from a 35mm interpositive. Thousands of instances of dirt, debris, and scratches were removed using the MTI Digital Restoration System. To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer DVD-9 has been encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity of materials included.
The 2.0 soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The new 5.1 mix was created from the original 35mm stems and LT/RT magnetic master.
The 2.0 soundtrack was mastered at 24-bit and audio restoration tools were used to reduce clicks, pops, hiss, and crackle. The new 5.1 mix was created from the original 35mm stems and LT/RT magnetic master.