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1 online resource (streaming video file) (1 hr. 41 min. 30 sec.) ; 613137422 bytes |
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*Coarse Language and Drug Use*It takes a village to make a movie, but when that village is Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and not Hollywood, CA, the results are at times bizarre, comical, and very American. With the help of his mother, his 82-year old uncle, and a local cast of hilarious and lovable characters, filmmaker Mark Borchardt fights his way through internal and external roadblocks to achieve his goal - to make his movie, his way.Mark's vision for his dream film is unlike most in independent filmmaking today. His inspiration comes from films as disparate as Texas Chainsaw Massacre and The Seventh Seal, as well as his experiences growing up amidst the grey skies, rusty cars, and ranch houses of Milwaukee's north west side.American Movie is the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. Spanning 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.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Directed by: Chris Smith; executive producer: Bill Borchardt:, co-producer: Jim McKay; producer: Sarah Price; producer: Chris Smith; co-producer: Michael Stipe |
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Broadcast 2012-05-20 at 20:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: M |
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Independent filmmakers.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Credits.
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Motion pictures -- Production and direction.
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Wisconsin.
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Low budget films.
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Americas.
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Streaming video
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Smith, Chris, director
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