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.

• DirectorGus Van Sant
• Release1 February 1991
• GenreDrama
• Duration1h 44m
• Budget$2,500,000
• Revenue$6,400,000
• Rate
  

  7.1
  1186 reviews
• Productions

  New Line Cinema