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The Beaver Trilogy

  • 2000
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Crispin Glover in The Beaver Trilogy (2000)
DocumentaryComedyDrama

In 1979, filmmaker Trent Harris visits the small town of Beaver, Utah to film a talent show. Impressed by a performer called Groovin' Gary, he recreates Gary's act in 1981 with Sean Penn and... Read allIn 1979, filmmaker Trent Harris visits the small town of Beaver, Utah to film a talent show. Impressed by a performer called Groovin' Gary, he recreates Gary's act in 1981 with Sean Penn and in 1985 with Crispin Glover.In 1979, filmmaker Trent Harris visits the small town of Beaver, Utah to film a talent show. Impressed by a performer called Groovin' Gary, he recreates Gary's act in 1981 with Sean Penn and in 1985 with Crispin Glover.

  • Director
    • Trent Harris
  • Writer
    • Trent Harris
  • Stars
    • Groovin' Gary
    • Sean Penn
    • Crispin Glover
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    548
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    • Director
      • Trent Harris
    • Writer
      • Trent Harris
    • Stars
      • Groovin' Gary
      • Sean Penn
      • Crispin Glover
    • 13User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Crispin Glover and Sean Penn in The Beaver Trilogy (2000)

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    Groovin' Gary
    • Self (segment "The Beaver Kid")
    • (archive footage)
    Sean Penn
    Sean Penn
    • Groovin' Larry (segment "Beaver Kid 2")
    • (archive footage)
    Crispin Glover
    Crispin Glover
    • Groovin' Larry (segment "The Orkly Kid")
    • (archive footage)
    Stefan Arngrim
    Stefan Arngrim
    • Merril (segment "The Orkly Kid")
    • (archive footage)
    John Bluto
    • Byron (segment "The Orkly Kid")
    • (archive footage)
    Ken Butler
    Ken Butler
    • Terrance (segment "The Orkly Kid")
    • (archive footage)
    Lila Waters
    • Mother (segment "The Orkly Kid")
    • (archive footage)
    Shane McCabe
    • Mr. Larson (segment "The Orkly Kid")
    • (archive footage)
    Elizabeth Daily
    Elizabeth Daily
    • Carrissa (segment "The Orkly Kid")
    • (archive footage)
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    • Trivia
      The three short films were originally shot 16 to 21 years before their release: "The Beaver Kid" in 1979, "Beaver Kid 2" in 1981 and "The Orkly Kid" in 1985.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Beaver Kid (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Please Don't Keep Me Waiting
      Performed by Groovin' Gary

    User reviews13

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    6/10
    An Actor Prepares
    True, the trilogy is no spectacle (the way most commercialized Americans would like to see a director handle a trilogy), but that's no reason to write it off as unworthy cinema.

    Of course, I'm a little biased (being a huge Crispin Glover fan), but I thought this film served a unique and ultimately wonderful purpose...but if you're not studying acting, you may not see the same study material that I do.

    Sean Penn and Crispin Glover both do an amazing job inhabiting the skin of this wayfaring Olivia Newton-John enthusiast, and seeing these two progressive talents picking and choosing tidbits of personality detail from the documentary, and then adding their own experience is something that any avid cinema fan should enjoy. A look into the psyche of the actor as well as the portrayed.

    Plus there's the irony of impersonating an impersonator, which really just makes me smile.

    In short, it's great study material...and entertaining.
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    • Oct 6, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 20, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
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      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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