Documentary / Comedy /

Score: 76.1%( 254 votes )

Overview: 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.

Cast:

Mark Borchardt
Filmmaker

Mike Schank
Friend / Musician

Tom Schimmels
Actor in 'Coven'

Monica Borchardt
Mark's Mom

Alex Borchardt
Mark's Brother

Chris Borchardt
Mark's Brother

Ken Keen
Friend / Associate Producer

Matt Weisman
Casting Director

Bill Borchardt
Mark's Uncle / Executive Producer

Cliff Borchardt
Mark's Dad

Tom Beach
Production Manager

Joan Petrie
Mark's Girlfriend / Associate Producer

Robert Richard Jorge
Actor in ‘Coven’

Tommy Dallace
The Movie Star

Dawn Borchardt
Mark's Daughter

Miriam Frost
Actor in 'Coven'

Louis Sather
Self (uncredited)

Billy Crystal
Academy Awards Emcee (uncredited)

Dean Allen
Props/Special Effects