Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho (1991) and Wong Kar-wai's Chungking Express (1994) explored the theme of identity.

Van Sant

Two years after Drugstore Cowboy, Van Sant wrote and directed My Own Private Idaho (1991), which foregrounds the issue of homosexuality.

one of director Douglas Sirk's earlier and more adventurous screenplays

Gus is better renowned as a director, although My Own Private Idaho is one of director Douglas Sirk's earlier and more adventurous screenplays.

a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV that centers around a gay hustler that struggles with narcolepsy (Phoenix) and the rebellious son of a mayor (Reeves) who travel from Portland, to Idaho, and finally the coast of Italy in the quest the hustler's estranged money

My Own Private Idaho is a loose adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry IV that centers around a gay hustler that struggles with narcolepsy (Phoenix) and the rebellious son of a mayor (Reeves) who travel from Portland, to Idaho, and finally the coast of Italy in the quest the hustler's estranged money.

Enoch Brae's work

Enoch Brae's work includes My Own Private Idaho, To Die For, Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester.

Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving's career has often been uneven since Hugo Weaving first sprang to fame in films including River’s Edge and My Own Private Idaho.

a really wonderful entry in Reeves’s early career and Reeves

My Own Private Idaho is a really wonderful entry in Reeves’s early career and Reeves’s a great choice if you’re looking for something quiet, poignant, and haunting.