Logline
Wherever, whatever, have a nice day.
Synopsis
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
Where to Watch
Available to stream, rent or buy in India
Festivals
Toronto International Film Festival 1991
Sunny Bunny International LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2026
Cast and Crew
Cast: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey, Chiara Caselli, Michael Parker, Jessica Makinson, Flea, Grace Zabriskie, Tom Troupe, Udo Kier, Sally Curtice, Robert Lee Pitchlynn, Mickey Cottrell, Wade Evans, Matthew Ebert, Scott Patrick Green, Tom Cramer, Vana O'Brien
Writer: Gus Van Sant (Screenplay)
Cinematographer: Eric Alan Edwards, John J. Campbell
Production Designer: David Brisbin, Kenneth Hardy
Editor: Curtiss Clayton
Sound Designer: Kelley Baker, Peter Appleton
Composer: Bill Stafford
Costume Designer: Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Direction team: Kris Krengel (First Assistant Director), D-J Haanraadts (Assistant Director), John O. Brown III (Assistant Director), David Minkowski (Second Assistant Director), Phred Palmer (Assistant Director)
Producers: Anthony Brand, Laurie Parker, Allan Mindel
Production: New Line Cinema, Fine Line Features