🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Zeroville (2019)	Film Archive Curator		4
2	Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018)	Director / Writer		6.3
3	The Sea of Trees (2016)	Director / Writer		6.8
4	The Canyons (2013)	Dr. Campbell		3.5
5	My Own Private River (2012)	Director / Writer	-	-
6	Promised Land (2012)	Director / Writer		6.8
7	The Advocate for Fagdom (2011)	Self	-	-
8	Restless (2011)	Director / Writer		7.4
9	William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010)	Self	-	-
10	Milk (2008) Oscars 2009	Director / Writer		7.5
11	To Each His Own Cinema (2007)	Director / Writer	-	-
12	Paranoid Park (2007)	Director / Writer		6
13	Paris Je T'aime (2006)	Director / Writer		8
14	Last Days (2005)	Director / Writer		5.3
15	The Making of Last Days (2004)	Himself	-	-
16	Elephant (2003)	Director / Writer		7
17	Gerry (2002)	Director / Writer		5
18	Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)	Gus Van Sant		6.9
19	Finding Forrester (2000)	Director / Writer		7.2
20	Psycho Path (1999)	Self - Director	-	-
21	Psycho (1998)	Director / Writer		5.7
22	Good Will Hunting (1997) Oscars 1998	Director / Writer		8.2
23	To Die For (1995)	Director / Writer		6.6
24	Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)	Director / Writer		5.7
25	Thanksgiving Prayer (1991)	Director / Writer		7
26	My Own Private Idaho (1991)	Director / Writer		6.9
27	Drugstore Cowboy (1989)	Director / Writer		7.7
28	Mala Noche (1987)	Director / Writer		6
29	The Discipline of D.E. (1982)	Director / Writer		7
30	Psycho Shampoo (1979)	Director / Writer		6