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Gus Van Sant: Good Will Hunting
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Van Sant's first major box office success came with the making of the film Good Will Hunting in 1997 about a troubled, blue-collar genius. It was a critical and commercial success. In addition to taking in more than $220 million worldwide, it received a number of Academy Award nominations, including a best director nomination for Van Sant. He directed Finding Forrester, another well reviewed film, in 2000 and Gerry in 2002. In 2003 Van Sant won the prestigious Palme d' Or prize as well as the Best Director nod at the Cannes Film Festival for his work on the film Elephant.
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Van Sant fared somewhat better with 2000's Finding Forrester, a drama about a high-school student from the Bronx (Rob Brown) who becomes unlikely friends with a crusty, reclusive author (Sean Connery). Critical response was mixed but generally positive, singling out Van Sant's skill at melding the performance styles of first-time actor Brown and Hollywood legend Connery; ... those same reviewers were less impressed with the script's schematic, Scent of a Woman-meets-Good Will Hunting template.
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Portland police pulled over director Gus Van Sant, 54, in December 1996 after noticing his headlights were off at night. After failing sobriety tests (a breath test showed a BAC of 0.19%, more than twice the state's legal limit), he was arrested and charged with drunk driving. Sant was then booked into the Multnomah County jail, where he posed for the mug shot below. The Portland resident was best known for directing Good Will Hunting, in 1997.
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