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American Movie

7.6 107 mins Documentary   Comedy   1999
Civilian Pictures   Bluemark Productions   C-Hundred Film Corporation   Library Films  
Director(s): Chris Smith

Release Date: 05 Fri, Nov 1999

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.

Casts of American Movie

Mark Borchardt

as Filmmaker

Mike Schank

as Friend / Musician

Tom Schimmels

as Actor in 'Coven'

Monica Borchardt

as Mark's Mom

Alex Borchardt

as Mark's Brother

Chris Borchardt

as Mark's Brother

Ken Keen

as Friend / Associate Producer

Matt Weisman

as Casting Director

Bill Borchardt

as Mark's Uncle / Executive Producer

Cliff Borchardt

as Mark's Dad

Tom Beach

as Production Manager

Joan Petrie

as Mark's Girlfriend / Associate Producer

Robert Richard Jorge

as Actor in ‘Coven’

Tommy Dallace

as The Movie Star

Dawn Borchardt

as Mark's Daughter

Miriam Frost

as Actor in 'Coven'

Louis Sather

as Self (uncredited)

Billy Crystal

as Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)

Dean Allen

as Props/Special Effects

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