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.
Beaver Trilogy (2000) is a 1h 23min documentary feature film by Trent Harris. Our story begins in 1979, with a chance meeting in a Salt Lake City parking lot where filmmaker Trent Harris is appro... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2002 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2001 generic
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2001 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2001 generic
Full credits
| Director | Trent Harris |
| Cast | Sean Penn ("Groovin' Larry" Huff), Crispin Glover (Larry Huff), Richard LeVon Griffiths (Groovin' Gary), E. G. Daily (Carrissa), Stefan Arngrim (Merril), John Bluto (Byron), Shane McCabe (Mr. Larson), Ken Butler (Terrance), Lila Waters, Kristen Johnston, Courtney Gains |
| Screenplay | Trent Harris |
| Cinematography | Claes Thulin |
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