Apr, 2020 i may spoil some of the beaver trilogy, but its unlikely youre going to come across it. The beaver trilogy the 2001 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The beaver kid there was a suicide attempt and years of disconnect. When the alligator falls ill, the boys get some advice from captain jack, an owner of an alligator farm. Go behind the scenes with trent harris in exclusive. Three short films revolve around a young man with a penchant for impersonating celebrities. Watch leave it to beaver season 1, episode 2 captain jack.
In one episode, harris charts a day in the life of the local dogcatcher. Trent harriss the beaver trilogy 19801999 is a oneofakind video which, among its many treats, unburies, from the 80s, some amazingly offthecharts thespian performances by young sean penn and young crispin glover. I first saw, and fell in love with, the orkly kid in the 90s when i was collecting all things crispin glover, and bought a bootleg vhs on ebay. I watched it today in a class and it might have been the best setting. Jan 26, 2015 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. Leave it to beaver season 1 episode 2 captain jack. Trent harriss the beaver trilogy 19801999 is a oneofakind video which, among its many treats, unburies, from the 80s, some amazingly off the charts thespian performances by young sean penn and young crispin glover. While the dvd cover certainly suggests a ghost story, the first half of the film does not. The first season of the american television situation comedy leave it to beaver premiered on october 4, 1957 and concluded on july 16, 1958. Attended the mirman school, a private k thru 8 school for mentally gifted children in belair, california. The beaver trilogy 2001, trent harris the stop button. Groovin gary, sean penn, trent harris 20 february 2006 april 2020.
Feature 4k uhd and bluray of the month chosen for february 2020 here bluray and dvd of the year 2019. Sean penn walking the secret life of walter mitty red carpet at the 51st new york film festival the following is a complete list of the filmography of american actor sean penn. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beaver trilogy part iv near you. He is best known for playing eccentric people onscreen from the relatively harmless george mcfly in back to the. Watch all 40 leave it to beaver episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Watch leave it to beaver episodes online season 1 tv guide. Beaver trilogy part iv 2015 directed by brad besser. Groovin larry segment the orkly kid archive footage. Beaver trilogy is a series of three pieces about the same subject, a young man from the. The beaver trilogy 2001 is a documentary film directed by trent harris, featuring richard lavon griffiths also known as the beaver kid and groovin gary, sean penn, crispin glover and costarring courtney gains and elizabeth daily. A bittersweet documentary about trent harris and his legendary film the beaver trilogy. I saw them collected under a heading for leave it to beaver. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the beaver trilogy near you. Leave it to beaver s 1 e 2 captain jack video dailymotion.
But geez, get your mind out of the genitals, perverts, the beaver in the title refers to beaver, utah. The quality is as good as can be expected, considering how old the series is and the quality of tv at the time. Crispin glover auditions in exclusive clip from sundance. May 22, 2006 sorums approach makes the film singular.
The beaver trilogy combines three separate vignettes that were filmed at different times, in 1979, 1981, and 1985. 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. 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. He is best known for playing eccentric people onscreen from the relatively harmless george mcfly in back to the future to the murderous willard in the 2003 adaptation of ratmans notebooks worth noting is that hellion is his legal middle name. Leave it to beaver s06e09 beaver joins a record club. 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 and wally send away for an alligator and they secretly keep it in the bathroom. David letterman reveals his true feelings about jay leno hosting tonight show, johnny carson 1991 duration.
Amazing historical record, lovingly restored on dvd. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. I dont remember seeing the very first ones, either. The first piece, the beaver kid is a docmumentary about dick griffiths groovin gary and his oliva fascination.
Curious to hear what others think is the best episode. Its got song licensing issues, im sure, since its all about the love for olivia newtonjohn. Instead, its a film about urban apathy, just one with an uncanny style. The beaver trilogy the lines between reality, reenactment, manipulation and mythologizing have grown so fuzzy of late that they might seem a permagray zone from which no further discomfort can.
From part 1 of the beaver trilogy, the beaver kid starring groovin gary. Kid is the name of the third film and crispin glover plays groovin gary in this episode. I may spoil some of the beaver trilogy, but its unlikely youre going to come across it. The beaver trilogy 2001 is a documentary film directed by trent harris, featuring richard. Complete season two new bluray 3 pack, ac3dolby digital. In 1979s the beaver kid, viewers are introduced to groovin gary, the self proclaimed rich little of beaver, as he shows off his car named. 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.
Aug 11, 2009 from part 1 of the beaver trilogy, the beaver kid starring groovin gary. Now 32 years old, salt lake city native besser was one of those kids trading trent. His mother, betty, remained active with the school after his graduation, choreographing student musicals and graduation ceremonies. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in blackandwhite, each running approximately 25 minutes in length. 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. Leave it to beaver s 1 e 1 beaver gets spelled leave it to beaver. Director brad besser has done just that with beaver trilogy part iv, which premiered at sundance film festival last year. The second part is a cheaply made dramatic recreation of the events starring a young sean penn as the impersonator. Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show leave it to beaver anytime, anywhere.
This short documentary forms the first segment of the the beaver trilogy. Aug 11, 2016 leave it to beaver s 1 e 2 captain jack. The rockford files season 1 the rockford files the entire series bd. The beaver trilogy holds a place as one of the oddest footnotes in. With trent harris, groovin gary, bill hader, jared hess. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Then in 2001 he became the star of the sundance film festival. 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. Watch bill hader to narrate cult film doc beaver trilogy part iv. The first vignette documents groovin garys character and performance. Aug 06, 2011 david letterman reveals his true feelings about jay leno hosting tonight show, johnny carson 1991 duration. Bill hader to narrate cult film documentary beaver trilogy part iv sundance.
Cop to the dinner table in tonights season finale of nypd family drama. The original leave it to beaver season 1, including the pilot episode with two different actors. Groovin larry segment beaver kid 2 archive footage. Crispin hellion glover born april 20, 1964 is an american actor, director, screenwriter, recording artist, publisher, and author. I remember telling a friend once that she should borrow my video of the beaver trilogy, and she was like, uhhh, no thanks. The first, entitled the beaver kid, is a short documentary about the exploits of groovin gary, a performer that filmmaker harris happened upon while filming for a salt lake city, utah news station. The full beaver trilogy premiered in 2001 at sundance. The second piece, beaver kid 2 is a dramatic work based on the documentary. Both the beaver kid and the beaver kid 2 were produced on color video the latter on a reported budget of only one hundred bucks, while the orkly kid was filmed in 16 mm, with the support of the american film institute. The beaver trilogy 1h 23min documentary, comedy, drama 20 january 2001 usa in the 1970s, an ambitious filmmaker visits the small town of utah to film a talent show. The beaver trilogy is a 2001 documentary directed by trent harris rubin and ed and focused on groovin gary, an olivia newtonjohn impersonator in beaver, utah.
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