"I always know where I am by the way the road looks..." Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix star in director Gus Van Sant's seminal meditation on the nature of innocence as two young men living on the fringes of society peddle their bodies for sex. Amiable, none-too-bright street hustler Mike Waters (Phoenix) works the streets of the Pacific Northwest with his best friend Scott Favor (Reeves). Mike secretly loves Scott. And Scott, the son of Portland's wealthy mayor, secretly yearns to cast off the friendship of his fellow lowlifes and assume his birthright of wealth, power and respectability.

GENRE: Drama
MPAA RATING: R
RUN TIME: 1h 42m
RELEASE DATE: October 18, 1991
STARRING: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey
DIRECTOR(S): Gus Van Sant
PRODUCER(S): Laurie Parker
WRITER(S): William Shakespeare, Gus Van Sant
STUDIO: Fine Line Features