Brand new factory sealed Region 1 2-disc DVD. This is a genuine studio-produced product; we do not sell bootlegs or imports. This Criterion edition (spine # 277) includes the following features:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
- Original theatrical trailer
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Exclusive new audio interview with Gus Van Sant by filmmaker Todd Haynes
- The Making of My Own Private Idaho, a new documentary featuring Idaho crew members
- Kings of the Road, a new video interview with film scholar Paul Arthur in which he discusses Van Sant's adaptation of Orson Welles and Shakespeare
- New video conversation between producer Laurie Parker and River Phoenix's sister Rain
- New audio conversation between writer JT LeRoy (The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things) and filmmaker Jonathan Caouette (Tarnation)
- Deleted scenes
- Plus, a 64-page book featuring new essays by JT LeRoy and film critic Amy Taubin, a 1991 article by Lance Loud, and reprinted interviews with Van Sant, Phoenix, and Reeves
SYNOPSIS
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.
ABOUT THE TRANSFER
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 was 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.
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