Beaver Trilogy (2000)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 2000-08-13
Runtime: 83 minutes
Director: Trent Harris
Top Cast
- Sean Penn as "Groovin' Larry" Huff
- Crispin Glover as Larry Huff
- Richard LeVon Griffiths as Groovin' Gary
- E. G. Daily as Carrissa
- Stefan Arngrim as Merril
- John Bluto as Byron
- Shane McCabe as Mr. Larson
- Ken Butler as Terrance
- Lila Waters as
- Kristen Johnston as
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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