The filmmaker, trent harris, sells the beaver trilogy on dvd from his web store. But the film doesnt have a real ending, instead focusing on how the main characters verisimilitude of cheeriness. The movies title refers to the story of the beaver kid, gary, as shot through harris camera in the late 70s. An underground film series that was inspired by a chance meeting in 1979 in beaver, utah, continues. Factorys leave it to beaver the complete series, is a terrific package that includes all 234 episodes of the 19571963 show, with six 6disc season sets neatly packed into bricksized cardboard packaging, along with a bonus disc supplementing the mostly radio. With groovin gary, sean penn, crispin glover, stefan arngrim. A cult classic finally gets its ending in beaver trilogy. Cff 2016 cinedelphia film festival april 1120, 2019. Watch bill hader to narrate cult film doc beaver trilogy. An old sundance treasure grows richer and only slightly less strange in beaver trilogy part iv, brad bessers playitstraight documentary about trent harriss docfiction hybrid beaver trilogy. Beaver trilogy part iv is a documentary about filmmaker trent harris and the subject of two of his earliest films, groovin gary aka richard griffiths. The first piece, the beaver kid is a docmumentary about dick griffiths groovin gary and his oliva fascination. In the 1970s, an ambitious filmmaker visits the small town of utah to film a talent show.
Part iv trailer above and poster below before catching. Sundance hit beaver trilogy part iv premieres tuesday. Apr, 2016 i saw a really wonderful film called the beaver trilogy part iv at the midwest independent film festival. Beaver trilogy part iv 2015 directed by brad besser.
The show also starred barbara billingsley and hugh beaumont as beavers parents, june and ward. Over the subsequent decades the encounter would be retold in a series of fictional remakes that would culminate in the 2001 sundance film festival entry beaver trilogy but the film itself is only part of the story. This poll would not exist without the film aficionados. A chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker trent harris and a young man from beaver, utah inspired the creation of an underground film that is now known as beaver trilogy. And to complete the set, raimi had long wanted ash to get medieval on those deadites asses and in 1993 he got his way, completing the finest horror trilogy ever created with a. Started in 1995 connecting films to festivals, reporting and promoting festivals worldwide. While positioning itself as a sequel of sorts, the film is the second straight documentary in the series, and a selfreflexive one at that one that looks at. I saw a really wonderful film called the beaver trilogy part iv at the midwest independent film festival. Gary cajoles harris to beaver for an impromptu talent show, where he takes to stagein full dragas his alterego. But you know when watching the beaver trilogy that you are not getting the full story, and possibly not the real story, and thats where brad bessers beaver trilogy iv comes in. The beaver trilogy 2001 is a documentary film directed by trent harris, featuring richard. Apr 04, 2016 a chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker trent harris and a young man from beaver, utah inspired the creation of an underground film that is now known as beaver trilogy.
I have no recollection how i learned about it or the local screening i attended. Apr 05, 2016 bill and wendy are joined by mike mcnamara, executive director of the midwest independent film festival, and brad besser, director of beaver trilogy part iv. As of 2007, the salt lake film society has a copy for rent which is available at the tower theatre. Leave it to beaver is an american television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naive boy named theodore the beaver cleaver portrayed by jerry mathers and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. Steeped in sundance film festival history the original beaver trilogy premiered at the festival in 2001, beaver trilogy part iv explores the line between the. The beaver trilogy part iv brad bessers search for the beaver kid uncovers more than anyone wanted to know about the elusive subject of the underground short film trilogy. A shaggydog documentary made on a shoestring, the ironically titled beaver trilogy part iv examines. Mar 29, 2016 check out our exclusive beaver trilogy. The beaver trilogy part iv sundance teaser trailer duration. Beaver trilogy part iv 2015 insight into the lives of the people behind the trilogy.
Directed by brad besser, narrated by bill hader available on vod april 5th. Harris wound up following him to a talent show in beaver, utah, where gary sang an olivia newtonjohn song in drag. Published on apr 4, 2016 a chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker trent harris and a young man from beaver, utah inspired the creation of an underground film that is now known. Beaver trilogy is a series of three pieces about the same subject, a young man from the small town of beaver, utah who is obsessed with olivia newton john.
Besser volunteered at the festival last year partially so i could get shots for this film i figured id have a little bit less red. With trent harris, groovin gary, bill hader, jared hess. Director brad besser has done just that with beaver trilogy part iv, which premiered at sundance film. Beaver trilogy part iv 2015 stream and watch online. A complete guide to the forgotten films of established stars. Part iv the original airing of the film easily won its saturday night timeslot, and ranked 19th out of 66 programs airing that week, bringing in an 18. A shaggydog documentary made on a shoestring, the ironically titled beaver trilogy part iv examines how seductive and destructive the desire. Inspired by a lifealtering 1979 meeting between an amateur filmmaker and young actor, this film tells the offbeat tale of the big hollywood dream.
A compilation of three short films made over several years, the movie only available via. In august 2016 a documentary about it, titled beaver trilogy part iv, was made available to stream on netflix. And just like that, with a click of a button, the entire world has complete access to it. An interview with the beaver trilogy part iv filmmakers shares the beaver trilogy is a set of short films made in the 70s and 80s by iconic utah filmmaker trent harris.
Dvdbeaver are proud to announce our voting results for bluray and dvd of the year 2016. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. The freewheeling nature of bessers film seamlessly transforms beaver trilogy part iv from a film about a filmmaker to a film about one of that filmmakers subjects to the representation of truth in the documentary process to the exploitative consequences of nonfiction filmmaking gargle, rinse, shuffle and repeat. Prior to these films he produced beaver trilogy part iv sundance 2015, 6 years sxsw 2015, hellion sundance 2014 and pit stop sundance 20 which was nominated for a 2014 independent spirit awards john cassavetes award. Apr 15, 2018 beaver trilogy part iv is a documentary about filmmaker trent harris and the subject of two of his earliest films, groovin gary aka richard griffiths.
Beaver trilogy part iv not rated 1h 25min documentary 5 april 2016 usa a chance meeting in a parking lot in 1979 between filmmaker trent harris and a young man from beaver, utah inspired the creation of an underground film that is now known as beaver trilogy. Part iv trailer above and poster below before catching the wacky film, out april 5 on itunes and vod. Beaver trilogy part iv explores trent harris eclectic career. Crispin hellion glover born april 20, 1964 is an american film actor, director and screenwriter, recording artist, publisher and author. Glover is known for portraying eccentric people on screen such as george mcfly in back to the future, layne in rivers edge, unfriendly recluse rubin farr in rubin and ed, the. First of all, how do you describe what the beaver trilogy, part 4 is to people. Brad besser director, editor beaver trilogy part iv. Beaver trilogy part iv disponible en francais sur netflix.
Sundance hit beaver trilogy part iv premieres tuesday april 5th at midwest independent film festival youtube first tuesdays with the midwest independent film festival will present the chicago. Jan 31, 2015 a film school education in 83 minutes. It was probably 10 years ago or so when i saw the movie the beaver trilogy. Jan 20, 2015 beaver trilogy part iv has another sundance connection. March 17, 2016 a shaggydog documentary made on a shoestring, the ironically titled beaver trilogy part iv examines how seductive and destructive can be the desire for fame. Sep 27, 2010 and to complete the set, raimi had long wanted ash to get medieval on those deadites asses and in 1993 he got his way, completing the finest horror trilogy ever created with a bigger, barmier finale. Butch cassidy does not make an appearance in this film. Leave it to beaver complete series internet archive.
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