American Movie(Movie, 1999)

Name: American Movie
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1999
Duration: T01:47:00
Rating: 3.8

| 1h 47min | Genre: Documentary

Rating: 3.8/5 (with 104 votes)

American Movie is a 1999 American documentary film directed by Chris Smith, produced by Smith and Sarah Price, and edited by Jun Diaz and Barry Poltermann. American Movie received generally positive reviews, and won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. It has since been considered a cult film. ()

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Available languages: English
Available subtitles: English
Duration: 1h 44min

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Available subtitles: English
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Duration: 1h 45min

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Awards & Nominations for American Movie

Grand Jury Prize Documentary

About American Movie

American Movie is 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.

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Trailer for American Movie + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

American Movie Official Trailer - HD(Trailer, 2:41)

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Wisconsin

Made by: Civilian Pictures, Bluemark Productions, C-Hundred Film Corporation

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 8 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/05/1999

Cast: Mark Borchardt

Director: Chris Smith

Producer: Sarah Price, Chris Smith

Director of Photography: Chris Smith

Composer: Mike Schank

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"American Movie - The Making of Northwestern"

Keywords: wisconsin, underdog, ambition, beer, obsession

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American Movie(Movie, 1999)

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