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My Own Private Idaho : Mike Confesses His Love to Scott

Mike (River Phoenix) admits that he loves Scott (Keanu Reeves) only to have Scott reject him and say that he only sleeps with men for money

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beat, action, beat, emotion, beat, general, close-up, dialogue, exterior, lighting, medium close-up, medium long shot, medium shot, shot/reverse shot, sound effects, two-shot

Diversity in Media Representation

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

"Mike Confesses His Love to Scott" in My Own Private Idaho. Directed by Gus Van Sant, Fine Line Features, 1991, Kinolab, https://kinolab.org/FilmClip.php?id=2787

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