Double Feature
American Movie
The hit of the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, American Movie is the hilarious and intense story of one man’s obsession to make movies. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a long way from Hollywood, but Mark Borchardt has a dream. Armed with a driving ambition and nothing to lose, the fast-talking Borchardt enlists friends, local thespians and unwilling family members to help him finish his no-budget horror film, COVEN. The camera doesn’t flinch as it captures every emotional crisis and financial pitfall in his two-year odyssey. What emerges is a bizarre, yet surprisingly heartfelt, documentary portrait of a true American character. (Sony Pictures Classics)
- Director
- Chris Smith
- Starring
- Mark Borchardt, Mike Schank
- Year
- 1999
- Rated
- R
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 105 minutes
Hands on a Hardbody
“This film is a phenomenon. One of my favorite documentaries of all time.” – Quentin Tarantino
Contestants compete in a physically draining, emotionally grueling competition to win a brand-new truck: the last person to remain standing with his or her hand on the pickup will get to drive it home. More than a simple documentary about winning a vehicle, Hands on a Hardbody is a surprising, hilarious, and heartbreaking study of conflict, camaraderie, faith and determination – the ultimate human drama.
“These may not be people whom moviegoers think they want to spend time with, but this is accomplished documentary making, finding universal lessons in determination, struggle, planning, persistence and the relationship of mind and body.” – Anita Gates, New York Times
- Director
- S.R. Bindler
- Starring
- Sid Allen, Brent Baskin, Greg Cox, J.C. Crum, Janis Curtis, J.D. Drew, Tom Felker
- Year
- 1997
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 97 minutes