Cinematic background from American Movie 1999 - 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.

American Movie

1999

Comedy, Documentary

Directors:
Chris Smith
Writers:
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Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A group of people standing in the snow near a forest; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man wearing white gloves and a green shirt holding a banana; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking up; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A young man driving in a car at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with long brown hair wearing glasses and a green jacket; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A woman in a car looking at a camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with long brown hair wearing glasses and a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man and an old man standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man wearing a green hat and glasses in a kitchen; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A group of young women singing in front of a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A person standing in a dirt field near a road; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A person with long hair wearing glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A woman is holding a sign while another woman looks on; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man and an old man standing next to each other on the street; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man and a woman in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A woman taking a picture of another woman with a camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – Two men sitting at a table working on papers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – An older man sitting on a chair outside; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – An older man sitting in a chair with his arm resting on his knee; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A group of people sitting around a living room with lit candles; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man and a child are laying on the couch; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man sitting on a porch playing a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – Black and white photograph of a man in a plaid shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man is vacuuming the floor of a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – An older man and a younger woman standing next to each other in the woods; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A group of people sitting in a living room playing wii; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A person with a video camera in a snowy forest; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with long hair is standing in front of a guitar; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – Two people standing next to a tree in the snow; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man sitting at a table in front of a keyboard; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with long hair and glasses driving a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with long brown hair and an american flag t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A person sitting in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man in a hat working on a machine; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A woman is singing into a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man in a brown jacket holding something in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man sitting on a bed playing a guitar; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – An older woman sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – Two people sitting at a table eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man in brown shirt and brown pants fixing a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A row of reels with different types of tapes on them; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with long hair and glasses driving a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with headphones standing in front of a car; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with long hair wearing a green shirt; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – An older man wearing a hat and glasses; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A car parked in front of a house at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A young man with long hair wearing glasses and a headband; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – Several american flags in a row in a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A person sitting in a car at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man in the snow is holding a stack of money; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man working with a drill in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – Two men sitting at a table in front of a computer; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – Two men sitting in a theater looking at the camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man holding a knife and a fork in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “American Movie” (1999), directed by Chris Smith – A man with a camera and a man with a beard; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle