interesting tidbits:
Gus Van Sant wrote and directed 'Last Days' , a film about the final hours of Kurt Cobain.
Van Sant's 'My Own Private Idaho' features a 'Brokeback Mountain' style campfire scene between Keanu Reaves and River Phoenix
River Phoenix and Kurt Cobain died within six months of each other, both of a heroin overdose.
Gus Van Sant wrote and directed 'Even Cowgirls Get the Blues', a lesbian version of Brokeback Mountain.
Heath Ledger starred as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain.
Peter Weller played the part of William S. Burroughs in 'Naked Lunch'
Peter Weller starred opposite Heath Ledger in 'The Order' .
Heath Ledger died, like Cobain , in his late twenties, alone, involving a drug overdose
Cobain and Phoenix both knew Michael Stipe and Gus Van Sant
Cobain did a free appearance for Gus Van Sant at the no on 9" gay pride fundraiser in Portland in opposition to legislation aimed at preventing public servants from using their platforms to promote homosexuality
Cobain dedicated a song at one of his concerts to River Phoenix
Michael Stipe interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP4z6PLUyQo