My Own Private Idaho

And I always really loved that.

I rem- and I think Gus was one of the first people, just that weird feeling of looking over and thinking of him directing My Own Private Idaho or-

Yeah

...

Um, fuck.

Well, yeah, I mean, we could watch, uh, [laughs] My Own Private Idaho if we're talking about gay '90s movies.

Mm-hmm.

[laughs] Make everyone watch Blue Is The Warmest Colour.

He's known for making slow dramas.

Other things maybe you might recognize by him is My Own Private Idaho, Elephant, and Promised Land from a couple years ago.

This is obviously the big thing here.

Written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in their Hollywood debut for more or less.

Jet City, it's all your usual Seattle whatnots.

The movie night for Jet City is My Own Private Idaho, Hump Day, Chefs of Seattle, and 10 Things I Hate About You.

All things I have definitely seen before.

I didn't even consider doing a movie night before this recording.

There's also a book club.

I want to see my own private Idaho.

I've heard that's quite good.

Unfortunately, Idaho, Seattle, separate states.

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But you're right.

He's very good in My Own Private Idaho and in...

Babylon.

Babylon.

[laughs]

Um, a- an end credit song from My Own Private Idaho, The Old Main Drag by, uh, The Pogues, which kind of sums up the story that you've just heard, and I'd never really heard The Pogues before that.

It's beautiful.

You gotta go with Blue Danube Waltz, 2001.

Oliver Stone.

[audience applauding] And to his right, director of Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho, Gus Van Sant.

[audience applauding] So gentlemen, let's get started.

All right? Now the relationship between the director and his actress can be the most intimate relationship a man and a woman can share.

Now hold on just a minute.

We're moving on, moving on.

Gus, My Own Private Idaho.

Keanu Reeves.

It's so good.

It's one of my favorite Shakespeare adaptations in that it almost entirely throws Shakespeare out the window, and it's the basis for My Own Private Idaho.

Oh, cool.

Yes.

You'll sometimes hear someone spout off a movie maybe you haven't seen.

If I recommend any movie to you from River Phoenix's catalog, My Own Private Idaho from Gus Van Zandt.

Okay, okay.

I remember him in Mosquito Coast.