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.

Documentary Comedy

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)