Gus Van Sant’s film was not the first to include sex scenes between two men, but its casting of high profile heartthrobs like Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix as street hustlers in a homosexual relationship was pretty major. The film was heavily inspired by Shakespeare’s Henry IV, and helped pave the way for movies like Brokeback Mountain. It also helped establish more fair representations of gay men in cinema and did explore the issues facing homeless teens in the Pacific Northwest
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