The Beaver Trilogy (2000)
1h 23m
Running Time
December 31, 2000Release Date
The Beaver Trilogy (2000)
1h 23m
Running Time
December 31, 2000Release Date
Plot.
Our story begins in 1979, with a chance meeting in a Salt Lake City parking lot where filmmaker Trent Harris is approached by an earnest small-town dreamer from Beaver, Utah. Harris jumps at the chance when the young man invites him to come to the small town to film a talent show. At the show, the man dons a blond wig and performs in drag as Olivia Newton John. Harris captures it all on tape: A portrait of a true outsider. Harris shot a dramatic piece, "Beaver Kid 2" based on the documentary; This interpretation of the story, made in 1981 on a home video camera with a budget of $100, features a young Sean Penn as "the Beaver Kid". Still possessed, Harris then rewrote the script, cast up-and-comer Crispin Glover in the lead, and created the final segment, "The Orkly Kid", with funding from the American Film Institute. The trilogy unveils the inner world of a fantastic character in three incarnations.
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Cast & Crew.
Richard LeVon Griffiths
Groovin' Gary
Sean Penn
Groovin' Larry (segment "Beaver Kid 2")
Crispin Glover
Groovin' Larry (segment "The Orkly Kid")
Stefan Arngrim
Merril (segment "The Orkly Kid")
John Bluto
Byron (segment "The Orkly Kid")
Shane McCabe
Mr. Larson
Ken Butler
Terrance (segment "The Orkly Kid")
Lila Waters
Mother (segment "The Orkly Kid")
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Details.
Wiki.
The Beaver Trilogy (2001) is a documentary film directed by Trent Harris, featuring Richard LaVon Griffiths (also known as "The Beaver Kid" and "Groovin' Gary"), Sean Penn, Crispin Glover and co-starring Courtney Gains and Elizabeth Daily.
The Beaver Trilogy Collection.
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