William Richert’s Typical Vibe
2 films — slow-burn, wistful, intense, layered, gritty

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William Richert has 2 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2000s.

In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.
Dir. Gus Van Sant · With River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equally troubled teens. This motley crew—abused, sexually confused, violent, and yet hanging on by their grit and anger—becomes Lyle's last lifeline as he fights to find meaning in a world that seems to defy understanding.
Dir. Jordan Melamed · With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Don Cheadle, Zooey Deschanel