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Gus Van Sant

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Born: July 23 1952

Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American film director, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. Openly gay, he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models.

His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast ; and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as the late River Phoenix . He is perhaps best known for directing Good Will Hunting.

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.

Gus Van Sant

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Born: July 23 1952

Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. is an American film director, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for the Best Director Academy Award for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting. He currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

His early career was devoted to directing television commercials in the Pacific Northwest. Openly gay, he has dealt unflinchingly with homosexual and other marginalized subcultures without being particularly concerned about providing positive role models.

His filmography as writer and director includes an adaptation of Tom Robbins' novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which features a diverse cast ; and My Own Private Idaho, also starring Reeves as well as the late River Phoenix . He is perhaps best known for directing Good Will Hunting.

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.

Books from Gus Van Sant

Good Will Hunting

4.4/5 ( ratings)

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues & My Own Private Idaho

3.7/5 ( ratings)

My Own Private Idaho

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Spit in the Ocean #7: All About Ken Kesey

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Ryan McGinley: Whistle for the Wind

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Milk: The Shooting Script

Projections 1: A Forum for Film Makers

108 Portraits

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Gus Van Sant: Icons

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Mark Gonzales

4.7/5 ( ratings)

Elephant (Film)

Promised Land

FEUD: Bette and Joan

Brokeback Mountain

Virginia

Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

To Die For

Gus Van Sant: Making Movies In and Out of Hollywood

Elephant [VHS]