Gus Van Sant
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.
Filmography (51 titles)
6.8MovieThe Trainer
Gus Van Sant · 2024
7.8MovieNicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (interview) · 2023
MovieAndy by Gus
2023
10.0MovieAt the Video Store
Self · 2019
5.0MovieZeroville
Film Archive Curator · 2019
5.0MovieIllegal Civilization 3
Self · 2018
6.7MovieDon't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Willamette Week Editor · 2018
MovieThank You for Supporting the Arts
2018
MovieAin't It Funny
Dad · 2017
6.0MovieXavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
Self · 2016
6.7MovieI Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self · 2015
8.2MovieAbout Cinema
Self · 2015
4.4MovieThe Canyons
Dr. Campbell · 2013
7.3ShowThe Greatest Event in Television History
Self · 2012
MovieReflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self · 2012
6.0MovieA Special Day
Self · 2012
5.3MovieThe Advocate for Fagdom
Self · 2011
7.7ShowThe Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self · 2011
MovieTwo Films, One Legacy
2011
6.9ShowPortlandia
Gus Van Sant · 2011
6.5MovieWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self · 2010
MovieMaking Paranoid Park
2008
7.9MovieCritic
Self · 2008
4.0MovieIn the Mood for Doyle
Self · 2007
6.5MovieParanoid Park
Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited) · 2007
4.8MovieHere’s Looking at You, Boy
Self · 2007
5.4MovieFabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self · 2006
5.6MovieLast Days
Phone Voice (voice) · 2005
7.4ShowEntourage
Gus Van Sant · 2004
10.0MovieOn the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
Himself · 2004