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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, he has decided to make the ultimate horror opus in the form of an indie feature entitled Northwestern, the scariest film ever made in his Wisconsin town. Filled with determination and passion (and very little else), this documentary follows Mark for a year and a half in the making of Northwestern. The audience sees Mark fending off creditors, including the IRS, and avoiding child support payments so he can make this direct-to-video flick. His efforts to round up cast and crew are disastrous, as there is nobody in his town who shares his knowledge and passion for moviemaking. Eventually he decides to star in his film and wears a dozen crew members' hats as writer, producer, director, cameraman, editor, and soundman. American Movie follows this man with a dream to his dying uncle's trailer park, where he raises three thousand dollars. Unable to make an entire feature for that price, he scraps the idea in exchange for completing one of his many abandoned short films, Coven, which also premiered at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. The end is a world premiere as satisfying as getting accepted into Sundance. ~ Arthur Borman, Rovi
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Movie Title : American Movie
Release Date : Nov 5, 1999 Limited
Genre Movie :Documentary,Television,Comedy,Special Interest
Mpaa Rating : R
Actors :Mark Borchardt,Mike Schank,Dean Allen Spunt,Tom Beach,Alex Borchardt,Bill Borchardt,Chris Borchardt,Cliff Borchardt,Monica Borchardt,Robert Richard Jorge,Ken Keen,Joan Petrie,Tim Schimmels,Matt Weisman,Tom Schimmels

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Critics Ranting For American Movie : 8.3
Critics Percentage For American Movie : 94 %

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TagLine American Movie I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.

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With American Movie, director Chris Smith finds the heart of cinema in the unlikely environs of Milwaukee.
Rob Nelson-City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

much more fun than the actual short film
Stefan Birgir Stefansson-sbs.is

Despite some lulls in pacing, American Movie ends up an inspiring and very entertaining look at a true dreamer.
Daniel Eagan-Film Journal International

A warm and funny tribute to the passion for film as well as the drive and determination of dreamers in general.
Michael Dequina-TheMovieReport.com

An inspiration for every dreamer with too many excuses. If this chowderhead can make his movie, you can realize your ambition, too.
Martin Scribbs-Low IQ Canadian

Despite Borchardt's scary self-conviction, I'm not sure we're so easily convinced he deserves to make movies--or be the star of this one.
Thomas Delapa-Boulder Weekly

Smith takes care not to make fun of his subject, even though the temptation must have been there.
Jeffrey M. Anderson-Combustible Celluloid

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A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.


TagLine American Movie I think my mask of sanity is about to slip.