The Beaver Trilogy [SEP] director
The Beaver Trilogy
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 co-starring Courtney Gains and Elizabeth Daily.
Description.
"The Beaver Trilogy" combines three separate vignettes that were filmed at different times, in 1979, 1981, and 1985. The first, titled "The Beaver Kid", is a short documentary about the exploits
from his web store. As of 2007, the Salt Lake Film Society has a copy for rent which is available at the Tower Theatre.
Clips of the film can be viewed on YouTube. In August 2016 a documentary about it, titled Beaver Trilogy Part IV, was made available to stream on Netflix. U
Reception.
Reception Critical reception.
In an interview with Robert K. Elder for his book "The Best Film You've Never Seen", director Phil Lord highlights the merits of the trilogy: "