Home / Entertainment / Movies / How ‘My Own Private Idaho’ Defied Hollywood Conventions Movies How ‘My Own Private Idaho’ Defied Hollywood Conventions ByNicole July 15, 2020 Tweet Share Pin Share 0 Shares Gus Van Sant’s “My Own Private Idaho” opens with the Webster definition of narcolepsy. It’s the first and far from the last offbeat touch in Van Sant’s film. We meet Mike (River Phoenix), » ….