- Documentary, Comedy
- 104 min
- R
Rotten Tomatoes94%Metacritic84IMDb7.8
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning over two years of intense struggle with his film, his family, financial decline, and spiritual crisis, American Movie is a portrayal of ambition, obsession, excess, and one man's quest for the American Dream.
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Contemporary, classical in form, contemplative and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Mark BorchardtFilmmaker
- Mike SchankFriend / Musician
- Tom SchimmelsActor in 'Coven'
- Monica BorchardtMark's Mom
- Alex BorchardtMark's Brother
- Chris BorchardtMark's Brother
- Ken KeenFriend / Associate Producer
- Matt WeismanCasting Director
- Bill BorchardtMark's Uncle / Executive Producer
- Cliff BorchardtMark's Dad
Crew
- Chris SmithDirector
- Chris SmithDirector of Photography
- Mike SchankOriginal Music Composer
- Barry PoltermannEditor
- Jun DiazEditor
- Sarah PriceProducer
- Chris SmithProducer
Cameos
- Billy CrystalAcademy Awards Emcee
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