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Gus Van Sant
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Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures.
His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast…
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Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon. His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. In his films, he has dealt with themes concerning homosexuality and other marginalized subcultures. His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast (Keanu Reeves, Roseanne Barr, Uma Thurman, and k.d. lang, with cameos by William S. Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as River Phoenix. He wrote the screenplays for most of his early movies, and wrote one novel, Pink. A book of his photography has also been published, called 108 Portraits.
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BODY OF WORK
Gus Van Sant's Filmography
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The Trainer
as Gus Van Sant
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
as Self (interview)
Andy by Gus
At the Video Store
as Self
Zeroville
as Film Archive Curator
Illegal Civilization 3
as Self
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as Willamette Week Editor
Thank You for Supporting the Arts
Ain't It Funny
as Dad
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
as Self
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
as Self
About Cinema
as Self
The Canyons
as Dr. Campbell
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
as Self
A Special Day
as Self
The Advocate for Fagdom
as Self
Two Films, One Legacy
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
Making Paranoid Park
Critic
as Self
In the Mood for Doyle
as Self
Paranoid Park
as Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
as Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
as Self
Last Days
as Phone Voice (voice)
On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
as Himself
The Making of Last Days
as Self
Saltlake Van Sant
as Self
About Elephant
as Self
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
as Gus Van Sant
Rescued from the Closet
as Self
Finding Forrester
as Library Assistant (uncredited)
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
Psycho Path
as Self - Director
Psycho
as Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Strange Parallel
as Self
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
as himself
Guns on the Clackamas
Made in the USA
as Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
as Self
My Own Private Idaho
as Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
Drugstore Cowboy
as Himself (uncredited)
Junior
as Himself
Mala Noche
as Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
Five Ways to Kill Yourself
No Poster
Nightmare Typhoon
as Gus