The Beaver Trilogy

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.

Main Cast

Sean Penn

"Groovin' Larry" Huff

Age : 63 | Popularity : 19%

Crispin Glover

Larry Huff

Age : 60 | Popularity : 24%

Richard LeVon Griffiths

Groovin' Gary

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Elizabeth Daily

Carrissa

Age : 62 | Popularity : 18%

Stefan Arngrim

Merril

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

John Bluto

Byron

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Shane McCabe

Mr. Larson

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Ken Butler

Terrance

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Trent Harris
Writing	Writer	Trent Harris
Camera	Director of Photography	Claes Thulin
Department	Role	Name

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