Gus Van Sant
Directing
Born: 1952-07-24 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Entourage
Gus Van Sant
Portlandia
Gus Van Sant
My Own Private Idaho
Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Gus Van Sant
Finding Forrester
Library Assistant (uncredited)
Psycho
Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Drugstore Cowboy
Himself (uncredited)
The Greatest Event in Television History
Self
The Canyons
Dr. Campbell
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Willamette Week Editor
Paranoid Park
Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Zeroville
Film Archive Curator
Last Days
Phone Voice (voice)
Hi Octane
Self
The Trainer
Gus Van Sant
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self
Mala Noche
Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (interview)
Rescued from the Closet
Self
Psycho Path
Self - Director
Illegal Civilization 3
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Self
A Special Day
Self
Andy by Gus
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
Self
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self
Made in the USA
Self
Strange Parallel
Self
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
The Advocate for Fagdom
Self
Two Films, One Legacy
About Cinema
Self
Critic
Self
In the Mood for Doyle
Self
Saltlake Van Sant
Self
At the Video Store
Self