American Movie
Summary:
Director Chris Smith made this documentary about independent filmmaking which had its world premiere at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize. American Movie centers on a low-budget horror-film buff named Mark Borchardt, who grew up on such horror classics as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Night of the Living Dead. Now in his late twenties,... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Mark Borchardt - (Himself)
Mike Schank - (Himself)
Dean Allen - (props/special effects)
Tom Beach - (production manager)
Alex Borchardt - (Mark's Brother)
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Review:
American Movie is a memorable portrait of delusional ambition in small-town America, a slice of blue-collar weirdness that continues to prove that truth is stranger than fiction. If it weren't for scrappy wannabes like Mark Borchardt, no one would ever rise above their station in life, but it's the huge gulf between Borchardt's reality and... Continue >>
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