The Beaver Trilogy in order

Trent Harris' multi-part avant-garde art piece. 5 films, 4h 13m in all, in release order.

The Beaver Kid
1979 · 30 min
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.
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The Beaver Kid 2
The Beaver Kid 2
1981 · 20 min
The Beaver Kid 2 features Sean Penn as "Groovin' Larry" Huff in a dramatic interpretation of the original documentary. It incorporated some scenes from the original documentary. The Beaver Kid 2 was shot on a budget of $100.
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The Orkly Kid
1985 · 35 min
Larry (Crispin Glover) organizes a talent show in an attempt to get on TV but the small town of Orkly, Idaho, isn't ready for his Olivia Newton-John impersonation.
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Beaver Trilogy
2000 · 83 min
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.
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Beaver Trilogy Part IV
2015 · 85 min
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. But the film itself is only part of the story.
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Frequently asked questions

What order should I watch The Beaver Trilogy in?

1. The Beaver Kid (1979), 2. The Beaver Kid 2 (1981), 3. The Orkly Kid (1985), 4. Beaver Trilogy (2000), 5. Beaver Trilogy Part IV (2015).

How long does it take to watch all of The Beaver Trilogy?

About 4h 13m across 5 released films.

Do any The Beaver Trilogy films have post-credit scenes?

None are listed on TMDB.