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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 5, 1999
Box Office
$1.2M
DVD / Blu-ray
May 23, 2000
Theaters
1
Director
Producers
Music
Studio
Civilian Pictures, Bluemark Productions, C-Hundred Film Corporation, Library Films
Cast
Full credits →M
Mark Borchardt
Filmmaker
M
Mike Schank
Friend / Musician
T
Tom Schimmels
Actor in 'Coven'
K
Ken Keen
Friend / Associate Producer
B
Bill Borchardt
Mark's Uncle / Executive Producer
T
Tom Beach
Production Manager
R
Robert Richard Jorge
Actor in ‘Coven’
T
Tommy Dallace
The Movie Star
B
Billy Crystal
Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)
