Maps of Movies
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
Where My Own Private Idaho says it takes place, and where it was really shot.
The empty 'Idaho' highway that opens the film is really in central Oregon, near the town of Maupin.
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Scenes and places
The empty road Mike talks to (1991)
Mike stands alone on a deserted highway and says the road looks like someone's face. Then he has a narcoleptic episode and dreams of his mother.
Set in A deserted highway in Idaho — Mike stands alone on a deserted stretch of highway.
The scenes depicting the Idaho road were filmed in central Oregon, not Idaho.
Filmed at Oregon Route 216 near Maupin, Oregon — The Idaho road scenes were shot near Maupin on Oregon Route 216 (coordinate is the town of Maupin, not the road point). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Seattle: the rich woman's mansion (1991)
Mike is picked up by a wealthy older woman who takes him to her mansion, where two fellow hustlers she has hired are waiting: his best friend Scott and Gary. Mike has another narcoleptic episode and wakes up the next day with Scott in Portland.
Set in Seattle — Mike works his favorite spots in Seattle, then is picked up by a wealthy older woman. Google Maps · Apple Maps
Seattle was one of the film's three main shooting cities.
Filmed at Seattle (city level, no exact spot named) — Principal photography took place partly in Seattle; the sources name no specific spot. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Portland street hustling spots (1991)
Back in Portland, Mike and Scott work the street among the other hustlers. Scott, the mayor's son, says he will inherit his father's fortune at 21 and quit hustling, while Mike keeps wanting to find his mother.
Set in Downtown Portland streets — Mike and Scott work the Portland streets among the gang of street kids.
Downtown Portland is where most of the film's street scenes were filmed.
Filmed at Thompson Elk Fountain, SW Main St — The elk statue on a downtown street is a filming spot listed in the Willamette Week walking tour. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Bailey's Taproom, 213 SW Broadway — The walking tour lists the spot in front of a Chinese restaurant at this address. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Bob Pigeon's squat (1991)
Bob Pigeon, an older mentor, presides over a gang of street kids and hustlers living in an abandoned building. Mike and Scott rejoin them, and Scott confides in Bob that he will inherit a fortune at 21.
Set in The abandoned apartment building — Bob Pigeon's gang of street kids and hustlers live in an abandoned apartment building.
The Sentinel Hotel in downtown Portland hosted a scene of the film.
The Italian farmhouse (1991)
With money from Hans, Mike and Scott travel to Italy and reach the farmhouse where Mike's mother worked. Carmela, a young woman who lives there, tells Mike his mother went back to the US months earlier.
Set in A country farmhouse in Italy — Mike and Scott find the farmhouse where Mike's mother worked as a maid and English tutor.
Rome was one of the three main shooting cities.
Filmed at Rome area (exact farmhouse not identified) — The Italy scenes were shot around Rome; no exact farmhouse location in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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The upscale restaurant (1991)
Bob and his gang confront a reformed Scott at an upscale restaurant, but he rejects them.
Set in An upscale restaurant in Portland — Bob and his gang confront a reformed Scott at an upscale restaurant.
The restaurant combines an exterior and an interior from two different Portland buildings.
Filmed at Jake's Famous Crawfish, 401 SW 12th Ave (exterior) — Per the walking tour, the restaurant exterior is Jake's; the interior is Huber's (411 SW 3rd Ave). Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Filmed at Former Thunderbird on the River hotel site, Hayden Island — Hotel scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Filmed at Hotel Lucia (former Imperial Hotel), 400 SW Broadway — Hotel scene Google Maps · Apple Maps
Characters
- Mike Waters — A narcoleptic street hustler who wants to find his mother.
- Scott Favor — Mike's best friend, a hustler who is the mayor of Portland's son and will inherit his father's fortune.
- Bob Pigeon — A middle-aged mentor to a gang of street kids and hustlers.
Questions answered on the map
- Where was the Idaho highway of My Own Private Idaho really filmed?