(1989, dir. Gus Van Sant, w/ Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham)

A group of drug users in the 1970's help finance their habit by robbing drug stores. Matt Dillon's character is very superstitious and eventually his luck runs out. (IMDB)

(1991, dir. Gus Van Sant, w/ River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert)

My Own Private Idaho will start at approximately 9:38pm, and finish at approximately 11:28pm.

Surreal character study focusing on the friendship between two male hustlers, Mike and Scott, in Portland, Oregon. They live on the streets, do drugs, and sell themselves to men and women. Mike is quiet, gay and suffers from narcolepsy. Abandoned as a child, he is obsessed with finding his long-lost mother. Scott is the rebellious son of a high-ranking family, who lives this life mostly to embarrass his father. Mike is in love with Scott, who still maintains he is straight and insists that his wild lifestyle on the streets is only temporary. Together, they embark on a quest to find Mike's mother, traveling from Portland to Idaho to Italy, with Scott picking up a beautiful girl along the way. (IMDB)