Review of American Movie (1999) by Ken S — 17 Apr 2016

Documentary about an amateur filmmaker struggling to make his passion project, eventually settling to just finish a short film so he can raise money for the feature film, and barely managing to scrape the short together due to numerous setbacks and his own personal demons.

While Mark Bouchardt is an interesting character in his own right, it's his friend Mike Schank who steals the show with his bizarre quiet demeanor...he almost seems like he doesn't know where he is or what is going on around him most of the time.

It's a great little film about how hard it can be to make a film, especially when you are in debt and seem to have an inflated sense of self.