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 inc…
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Acting (50)
The Trainer
Gus Van Sant
Nicole Kidman: Eyes Wide Open
Self (interview)
Andy by Gus
At the Video Store
Self
Zeroville
Film Archive Curator
Illegal Civilization 3
Self
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
Willamette Week Editor
Thank You for Supporting the Arts
Ain't It Funny
Dad
Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible
Self
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self
About Cinema
Self
The Canyons
Dr. Campbell
The Greatest Event in Television History
Self
Reflecting on a Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
Self
A Special Day
Self
The Advocate for Fagdom
Self
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
Two Films, One Legacy
Portlandia
Gus Van Sant
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
Self
Making Paranoid Park
Critic
Self
In the Mood for Doyle
Self
Paranoid Park
Guy Reading Newspaper (uncredited)
Here’s Looking at You, Boy
Self
Fabulous! The Story of Queer Cinema
Self
Last Days
Phone Voice (voice)
On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
Himself
Leçon de Cinéma
Self
The Making of Last Days
Self
Saltlake Van Sant
Self
About Elephant
Self
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Gus Van Sant
Rescued from the Closet
Self
Finding Forrester
Library Assistant (uncredited)
The Making of Drugstore Cowboy
Psycho Path
Self - Director
Psycho
Man Talking to Man in Cowboy Hat (uncredited)
Strange Parallel
Self
The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft
himself
Guns on the Clackamas
Made in the USA
Self
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Funky Monks
Self
My Own Private Idaho
Man Behind Hotel Counter (uncredited)
Drugstore Cowboy
Himself (uncredited)
Junior
Himself
Mala Noche
Guy at Hotel (uncredited)
Five Ways to Kill Yourself
Nightmare Typhoon
Gus
Crew (50)
Joe Gives Up and Moves to Montana
Producer
2021
The Sea of Trees
Director
2016
Promised Land
Director
2012
Restless
Director
2011
Howl
Executive Producer
2010
Virginia
Executive Producer
2010
Milk
Director
2008
8
Director
2008
Mansion on the Hill
Director
2008
To Each His Own Cinema
Director
2007Paranoid Park
Director
2007Paranoid Park
Screenplay
2007Paranoid Park
Editor
2007
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006
Le Marais
Writer
2006
Cinema16: American Short Films
Director
2006
Best of Chris Isaak
Director
2006Last Days
Director
2005Last Days
Screenplay
2005Last Days
Editor
2005On the Set of 'Elephant': Rolling Through Time
Executive Producer
2004
Tarnation
Executive Producer
2003
Gerry
Editor
2002Gerry
Director
2002Gerry
Writer
2002
David Bowie: Best of Bowie
Director
2002Finding Forrester
Director
2000
Speedway Junky
Executive Producer
1999Psycho
Producer
1998Psycho
Director
1998
Good Will Hunting
Director
1997Good Will Hunting
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1997
To Die For
Director
1995
Kids
Executive Producer
1995
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Director
1994Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Writer
1994My Own Private Idaho
Director
1991My Own Private Idaho
Screenplay
1991
Thanksgiving Prayer
Director
1991Thanksgiving Prayer
Producer
1991Drugstore Cowboy
Screenplay
1989Drugstore Cowboy
Director
1989Mala Noche
Producer
1987Mala Noche
Director
1987Mala Noche
Editor
1987Mala Noche
Screenplay
1987
My New Friend
Director
1987
The Discipline of D.E.
Director
1982
Property
Sound
1979
Psycho Shampoo
Director
1979