American Movie
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| American Movie | |
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 American Movie poster |
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| Directed by | Chris Smith |
| Produced by | Sarah Price Chris Smith |
| Starring | Mark Borchardt Tom Schimmels |
| Music by | Mike Schank |
| Cinematography | Chris Smith |
| Editing by | Jun Diaz Barry Poltermann Sarah Price Chris Smith Ray Chi Scott Reeder |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | November 5, 1999 |
| Running time | 107 min. |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
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American Movie is a documentary film about the making of an independent film. Milwaukee filmmaker Mark Borchardt feverishly works to finish his independent horror film Coven, but slides into a downward spiral of poor financing and lack of planning. American Movie was produced by Sarah Price and directed by Chris Smith.
The film is subtitled "The Making of Northwestern", but only the first fifteen minutes of the film are about the making of Northwestern; the rest of the film centers on the making of Coven.
The film was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
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| Preceded by The Farm tied with Frat House |
Sundance Grand Jury Prize: Documentary 1999 |
Succeeded by Long Night's Journey Into Day |
A parody of American Movie was done by Greg the Bunny http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_the_Bunny "The Passion of the Easter Bunny: Fabricated American Movie"
