Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952 in Louisville, Kentucky) is an American film director, photographer, musician, and author. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. Van Sant is openly gay, and many of his movies include gay themes or characters.

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, k.d. lang, with cameos by William S Burroughs and Heather Graham, among others); My Own Private Idaho also starred Reeves as well as the late River Phoenix. He is perhaps best known for directing Good Will Hunting.

As an actor, Van Sant has appeared in a cameo on screen in Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.

He has written the screenplays for most of his early movies, and has written one novel, Pink (ISBN 0385493533). A book of his photography has also been published called 108 Portraits (ISBN 0944092225).

As a musician, Van Sant has released two albums: Gus Van Sant and 18 Songs About Golf.

Awards and nominations:
-Academy Award nomination for Best Director in 1998 for Good Will Hunting
-Cannes Film Festival in 2003 for Elephant
       o Best Director
       o Palme d'Or

Director
  • The Time Traveler's Wife (2006) (announced)
  • Paris, je t'aime (2006) (segment "Le Marais")
  • Last Days (2005)
  • Elephant (2003)
  • Best of Bowie (2002) (V) (video "Fame '90")
  • Gerry (2002)
    ... aka Gerry (Argentina: festival title)
  • Finding Forrester (2000)
  • Psycho (1998)
  • Good Will Hunting (1997)
  • Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
  • Four Boys in a Volvo (1996)
  • Understanding (1996) (TV)
  • To Die For (1995)
  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993)
  • Bowie: The Video Collection (1993) (V)
  • My Own Private Idaho (1991)
  • Thanksgiving Prayer (1991)
  • Drugstore Cowboy (1989) (as Gus Van Sant Jr.)
  • Five Ways to Kill Yourself (1987)
  • My New Friend (1987)
  • Ken Death Gets Out of Jail (1987)
  • Mala Noche (1985)
    ... aka Bad Night
  • The Discipline of D.E. (1982)

    Producer
  • Lightfield's Home Videos (2006) (executive producer)
  • Wild Tigers I Have Known (2006) (executive producer)
  • On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time (2004) (V) (executive producer)
  • Tarnation (2003) (executive producer)
  • Speedway Junky (1999) (executive producer)
  • 'Psycho' Path (1999) (V) (executive producer)
  • Psycho (1998) (producer)
  • Kids (1995) (executive producer)
  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (executive producer) (as Gus Van Sant Jr.)
  • Thanksgiving Prayer (1991) (producer)
  • Mala Noche (1985) (producer)
    ... aka Bad Night
  • The Discipline of D.E. (1982) (producer)

    Writer
  • Paris, je t'aime (2006) (segment "Le Marais")
  • Last Days (2005) (written by)
  • Elephant (2003) (written by)
  • Gerry (2002) (written by)
    ... aka Gerry (Argentina: festival title)
  • Ballad of the Skeletons (1997)
  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (screenplay)
  • My Own Private Idaho (1991) (written by)
  • Thanksgiving Prayer (1991)
  • Drugstore Cowboy (1989) (screenplay) (as Gus Van Sant Jr.)
  • Mala Noche (1985)
    ... aka Bad Night
  • The Discipline of D.E. (1982)

    Editor
  • Last Days (2005)
  • Elephant (2003)
  • Gerry (2002)
    ... aka Gerry (Argentina: festival title)
  • Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993) (as Gus Van Sant Jr.)
  • Mala Noche (1985)
    ... aka Bad Night
  • The Discipline of D.E. (1982)

    Actor
  • Last Days (2005) (voice) .... Phone Voice
  • Finding Forrester (2000) (uncredited) .... Library Assistant
  • Psycho (1998) (uncredited) .... Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat
  • My Own Private Idaho (1991) (uncredited) .... Man behind hotel counter

    Sources: imdb.com, wikipedia.org

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