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It’s Gus Van Sant ... he beat out Mel Gibson and Robert Redford to direct Good Will Hunting!

It’s Gus Van Sant ... he beat out Mel Gibson and Robert Redford to direct Good Will Hunting!

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How did a Kentucky native turn a love for photography into a directing career that’s made him Oregon’s most iconic storyteller? Filmmaker Gus Van Sant joins My Hollywood Story for a contemplative conversation about his wide-ranging film canon, including his latest film, Dead Man’s Wire. Van Sant reveals the unconventional path he traveled from art student to making seminal indies Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho and the Oscar-winning Good Will Hunting and Milk. Listen in as Van Sant also shares stories about the late River Phoenix, the disappointment of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and the learning curve of directing Ryan Murphy’s Feud.

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