History Film / AmericanMovie

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Mark pronounces "coven" as "coh-ven," because the more common pronunciation sounds too much like "oven." Contrary to popular opinion, however, his pronunciation is also acceptable.

* TheUnintelligible: Mark's mother is very difficult to understand.

* TheAlcoholic: As the stress of finishing ''Coven'' begins to get to him, Mark becomes more and more reliant on alcohol.

* ItIsPronouncedTroPAY: Mark pronounces ''Coven'' as 'coh-ven', because the actual pronunciation sounds too much like 'oven'.

''American Movie'' is a 1999 documentary directed by Chris Smith about independent filmmaker Mark Borchardt and the struggles he went through to create the horror movie ''Coven''.

Part-time paperboy, army veteran, amateur filmmaker, slacker, and radio show scriptwriter Mark Borchardt has an idea for a Great American Movie: a potboiler drama about a misfit teen growing up in the suburbs of northwestern Milwaukee, titled simply "Northwestern". Unfortunately, his own lack of directing experience stymies the project, and he falls back on completing his half-finished black and white horror short ''Coven'' to gain experience and, more importantly, capital. With the help of his friends and family, including his rich, decrepit Uncle Bill to provide most of the funding, his brain-fried ex-stoner-turned-scratchoff-lottery-ticket-addict best friend Mike to provide the music, and his own mother to play an evil minion, Mark sets out to finish ''Coven'' at any cost, [[VerbalTic man.]]

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* NoBudget: ''Coven.'' Mark is even shown begging his own mother to help him film a scene when all his actors fell through at the last minute.

* DeadpanSnarker: Uncle Bill

--> '''Uncle Bill:''' [completely emoitonless] Yaaaay.

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'''''American Movie''''' is a 1999 documentary directed by Chris Smith about independent filmmaker Mark Borchardt and the struggles he went through to create the horror movie ''Coven''.

'''''American Movie''''' is a 1999 documentary directed by Chris Smith about independent filmmaker Mark Borchardt and the struggles he went through to create the horror movie ''Coven''. It is notable for being one of [[JamesRolfe James Rolfe's]] favorite movies and one of his inspirations for getting into filmmaking.

Part-time paperboy, army veteran, amateur filmmaker, slacker, and radio show scriptwriter Mark Borchardt has an idea for a Great [[TitleDrop American Movie:]] a potboiler drama about a misfit teen growing up in the suburbs of northwestern Milwaukee, titled simply [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Northwestern".]] Unfortunately, his own lack of directing experience stymies the project, and he falls back on completing his half-finished black and white horror short ''Coven'' to gain experience and, more importantly, capital. With the help of his friends and family, including his rich, decrepit Uncle Bill to provide most of the funding, his brain-fried ex-stoner-turned-scratchoff-lottery-ticket-addict best friend Mike to provide the music, and his own mother to play an evil minion, Mark sets out to finish ''Coven'' at any cost, [[VerbalTic man.]]

* MotorMouth: Mark.

* TheUnintelligible: Mark's mother.

Creator/JamesRolfe is a big fan of the movie (partially because he can relate to everything that happens in it) and has referenced and parodied it many times in ''WebVideo/TheAngryVideoGameNerd''.

'''''American Movie''''' is a 1999 documentary directed by Chris Smith about independent filmmaker Mark Borchardt and the struggles he went through to create the horror movie ''Coven''. It is notable for being one of [[JamesRolfe James Rolfe's]] favorite movies.

Part-time paperboy, army veteran, amateur filmmaker, slacker, and radio show scriptwriter Mark Borchardt has an idea for a Great [[TitleDrop American Movie:]] a potboiler drama about a misfit teen growing up in the suburbs of northwestern Milwaukee, titled simply [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin "Northwestern".]] Unfortunately, his own lack of directing experience stymies the project, and he falls back on completing his half-finished black and white horror short ''Coven'' to gain experience and, more importantly, capital. With the help of his friends and family, including his rich, decrepit Uncle Bill to provide most of the funding, his brain-fried ex-stoner-turned-scratchoff-lottery-ticket-addicit best friend Mike to provide the music, and his own mother to play an evil minion, Mark sets out to finish ''Coven'' at any cost, [[VerbalTic man.]]

MotorMouth: Mark.
TheUnintelligible: Mark's mother.

'''''American Movie''''' is a 1999 documentary directed by Chris Smith about the trouble he went through trying to make an independent horror movie ''Coven''.

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