Beaver Trilogy

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Sean Penn"Groovin' Larry" Huff

Crispin GloverLarry Huff

Richard LeVon Griffiths

Richard LeVon GriffithsGroovin' Gary

E. G. DailyCarrissa

Stefan ArngrimMerril

John Bluto

John BlutoByron

Shane McCabe

Shane McCabeMr. Larson

Ken ButlerTerrance

Lila Waters

Lila WatersCast

Kristen JohnstonCast

Courtney GainsCast