Gus Van Sant

Gus Van Sant

Directing

Born 1952-07-24Louisville, 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.

Movies (46)

My Own Private Idaho

My Own Private Idaho

Finding Forrester

Finding Forrester

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Drugstore Cowboy

Drugstore Cowboy

Psycho

Psycho

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

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

The Canyons

The Canyons

I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman

I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman

Zeroville

Zeroville

Paranoid Park

Paranoid Park

Illegal Civilization 3

Illegal Civilization 3

Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later

Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later

A Special Day

A Special Day

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Here’s Looking at You, Boy

Mala Noche

Mala Noche

Last Days

Last Days

The Trainer

The Trainer

Made in the USA

Made in the USA

Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema

Critic

Critic

Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open

Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open

Nightmare Typhoon

Nightmare Typhoon

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible

At the Video Store

At the Video Store

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

Saltlake Van Sant

Saltlake Van Sant

Andy by Gus

Andy by Gus

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks

Strange Parallel

Strange Parallel

Ain't It Funny

Ain't It Funny

In the Mood for Doyle

In the Mood for Doyle

Psycho Path

Psycho Path

Two Films, One Legacy

Two Films, One Legacy

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

The Making of Drugstore Cowboy

The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft

The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft

About Cinema

About Cinema

The Advocate for Fagdom

The Advocate for Fagdom

On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time

On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time

Thank You for Supporting the Arts

Thank You for Supporting the Arts

About Elephant

About Elephant

Making Paranoid Park

Making Paranoid Park

The Making of Last Days

The Making of Last Days

Guns on the Clackamas

Guns on the Clackamas

Five Ways to Kill Yourself

Five Ways to Kill Yourself

Junior

Junior

TV Shows (6)

Entourage

Entourage

Portlandia

Portlandia

Leçon de Cinéma

Leçon de Cinéma

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

The Greatest Event in Television History

The Greatest Event in Television History

Hi Octane

Hi Octane