Gerry

Gerry is a 2002 film directed by Gus Van Sant, written by and starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. It was shot in a semi-improvised style with a small crew in Argentina, Death Valley, and the Utah Salt Flats, and is dedicated to the memory of Ken Kesey. It is the first film of Van Sant's "Death Trilogy", three films based on true-life deaths. Gerry is about two hiking companions who both go by the name "Gerry." "Gerry" is also a slang term used... more

Gerry is a 2002 film directed by Gus Van Sant, written by and starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck. It was shot in a semi-improvised style with a small crew in Argentina, Death Valley, and the Utah Salt Flats, and is dedicated to the memory of Ken Kesey. It is the first film of Van Sant's "Death Trilogy", three films based on true-life deaths. Gerry is about two hiking companions who both go by the name "Gerry." "Gerry" is also a slang term used throughout the misadventure by both protagonists, meaning "to screw up." Additionally, Van Sant revealed in interviews that Damon and the Affleck brothers already had used the term before the movie had even been named. The characters drive into the desert for a hike, to view a "thing" at the end of a wilderness trail. At the beginning of the hike, other hikers can often be seen nearby. After some walking, talking, and an impromptu foot race, they agree on their mutual disinterest in the site and decide to head back. It is only then they... less