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American Movie
Running Time: 107 min.
MPAA Rating: R
Produced By: / Bluemark Productions / C-Hundred Film Corporation / Columbia Tristar Films / Northwestern Movie Company, LLC
Released: November 05, 1999 (USA)
Release By: Sony Pictures Classics

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, ... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew:
Mark Borchardt (Himself)
Mike Schank (Himself)
Dean Allen (props/special effects)
Tom Beach (production manager)
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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 ev ... Continue >>