Films

My Own Private Idaho : Adult Magazines Come to Life

Scott (Keanu Reeves) and Mike (River Phoenix) appear on the covers of gay adult magazines, where they begin speaking to each other, and other magazine covers in an adult video shop

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animation, beat, action, beat, general, crane shot, dialogue, dolly shot, high angle, medium close-up, medium shot, music, diegetic, tracking shot, zoom-in

Diversity in Media Representation

LGBTQ: Bisexual Man, LGBTQ: Cisgender Male, LGBTQ: Gay Man, LGBTQ: Heterosexual Man, White: White American

"Adult Magazines Come to Life" in My Own Private Idaho. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Fine Line Features, 1991, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2784

This clip was uploaded by Kinolab.org user Nicholas Thurber

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