A key film in New Queer Cinema, Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho draws from Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V and is retold through the relationship between two young street hustlers, Mike (River Phoenix) and Scott (Keanu Reeves). The pair form a deep bond, and Mike falls in love with Scott, who is waiting on an inheritance from his rich but distant father. Despite their journeys together, the love isn’t reciprocated, creating a definitive portrait of longing.