theOscarSite Facts:
Birth Date:
  • 24 July 1952
Birth Name:
  • Gus Greene Van Sant Jr.
Birthplace:
  • Louisville, KY
Quotes:
  • "He has used 'Hollywood' actors, but he keeps them shabby, quiet and unglamorous -- and helps them be better than any system has allowed: Matt Dillon in DRUGSTORE COWBOY and River Phoenix in MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO." -- Film critic David Thomson
  • When asked "Why in the hell would you want to do a shot-by-shot remake of PSYCHO in color?" he serenely replied: "So no one wlse would have to."
Education:
  • Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI.
Factoids:
  • He's also a painter, author, musician and photographer
  • Once worked as an assistant to Roger Corman
  • Is a member of a band called "Kill All Blondes"
Family:
  • Father: Gus Van Sant Sr.; clothing manufacturer
Feature Film
Credits:
  • Milk (2008)
    8 (2008)
    Paranoid Park (2007)
    Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au cœur quand la lumière et que le film commence (segment "First Kiss")
    Paris, je t'aime (2006)
    Last Days (2005)
    Elephant (2003)
    Gerry (2002)
    Finding Forrester (2000)
    Psycho (1998)
    Good Will Hunting (1997)
    Ballad of the Skeletons (1996)
    To Die For (1995)
    Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)
    My Own Private Idaho (1991)
    Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
    Ken Death Gets Out of Jail (1987)
    My New Friend (1987)
    Five Ways to Kill Yourself (1987)
    Mala Noche (1986)
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