American Movie 1999

Directed by Chris Smith

1h 44m · documentary, comedy · Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank, Tom Schimmels

7.5 on TMDB

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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.

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