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Mark Borchardt

Mark Borchardt

Acting

Biography

Mark Borchardt is an American independent filmmaker, actor, and writer best known as the cult DIY filmmaker featured in the acclaimed documentary American Movie, which chronicled the making of his horror short Coven. A longtime icon of Midwest indie cinema, he most recently served as the narrator for the indie film Once Upon a Time in Carroll County, Iowa.

Known For

Family Guy
7.4

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures of the dysfunctional Griffin family. Bumbling Peter and long-suffering Lois have three kids. Stewie (a brilliant but sadistic baby bent on killing his mother and taking over the world), Meg (the oldest, and is the most unpopular girl in town) and Chris (the middle kid, he's not very bright but has a passion for movies). The final member of the family is Brian - a talking dog and much more than a pet, he keeps Stewie in check whilst sipping Martinis and sorting through his own life issues.

Family Guy

1999
The One
6.1

A sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.

The One

2001
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
4.5

A high school prom faces a deadly threat: a flesh-eating virus that spreads via a popular brand of bottled water.

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever

2009
American Movie
7.6

American Movie documents 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
Abby Singer
6.8

Chronicles the life of Curtis Clemins, who is torn between the love of his life and accomplishing his dream. When hitting rock bottom during the Sundance Film Festival, Clemins' calls upon his old college chum, Kevin Prouse, giving the now drunken acting instructor in the throes of a divorce, the only clue that will salvage Clemins' rapidly deteriorating life.

Abby Singer

2003
Black Licorice
2.0

A fashion photographer gets more than he bargained for when a roll of film in a used camera contains sinister imagery of high-society menace that sends him into a labyrinth of imminent danger.

Black Licorice

2019
Small Town Wisconsin
6.0

After losing a custody battle, perpetual teenager Wayne Stobierski steals his son away for one last father-son weekend to the city of their dreams - Milwaukee, Wisconsin. What's supposed to be a light-hearted adventure soon transforms into a journey of profound redemption.

Small Town Wisconsin

2020
The Godfather of Green Bay
4.1

Joe Keegan is the 'Rocky' of stand-up comedy. A fifteen-year comedy veteran who was pegged for stardom early on in his career but has blown every major audition he has ever had in legendary fashion. Fresh off a recent fiasco with a heckler that included a broken nose, Joe's friend Kenny tells him he can get them an audition for 'The Tonight Show' and that it's 'a can't miss.' The one catch is that it's at a roadside bar in tiny Pine Lake, Wisconsin, hometown of Tonight Show Talent scout, Harvey Skorik who never misses 'Rocktoberfest.' Having doubts but needing a break from L.A., Joe reluctantly agrees to go. Arriving in Wisconsin, Joe bombs his first night on stage when local emcee Dug sabotages him. Joe cannot get a break until he encounters his former high school English teacher, the beautiful Molly Mahoney who is also at a crossroads in her life.

The Godfather of Green Bay

2005
Bitcon
4.2

A missing hard drive with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency and the issue of trust in the modern era.

Bitcon

2022
Faith Based
4.5

When two idiot friends realize all "faith based" films make buckets of cash, they set out on a mission to make one of their own.

Faith Based

2020
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6.5

An insane homeless guy turns the world upside down for a blowhard. Tapioca is a funny, raunchy romp, a quirky, comic tale of redemption starring Broadway legend Ben Vereen (Roots), Tim Kazurinsky (Saturday Night Live), Greg Hollimon (Strangers With Candy) and a crazy cast of Second City veterans.

Tapioca

2009
Hamlet A.D.D.
6.0

The ghost of Hamlet's father orders him to kill his uncle, and the easily distracted prince makes up a bunch of excuses to avoid doing it.

Hamlet A.D.D.

2014
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1.0

DOZERS is a scifi/horror comedy about a stress-relieving drug patch called Solace. Ashley and Buddy, a pair of Internet reporters, discover that the patches are making users go mad and erupt into violence.

Dozers

2010
The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees
8.0

A documentary charting the rise and fall (and inevitable undead rise) of fictional killer Jason Vorhees from the Friday the 13th series, which takes in the "video nasty" phenomenon in general.

The Many Lives of Jason Voorhees

2002
Britney, Baby, One More Time
6.3

Dude Schmitz, an independent filmmaker, attempting to secure funds for his second feature, blows an opportunity at what promises to be a lucrative interview with pop sensation Britney Spears. Dejected, Schmitz discovers Robert Stephens, a young, gay Britney impersonator. Schmitz takes off for New Orleans with Stephens, promising him a chance to meet his teen idol, all the while taking film of Stephens' cross-country exploits and pawning them off as footage of the real deal.

Britney, Baby, One More Time

2002
Modus Operandi
5.9

Two briefcases with mysterious contents are stolen from top Presidential candidate Squire Parks, setting off a deadly series of double-crosses and betrayals. Desperate warring factions of subterranean organizations will stop at nothing to gain possession of the sensitive material. A covert branch of the CIA calls on notorious Black Ops agent Stanley Cashay, who has been barely existing in a semi-comatose twilight since the murder of his wife. Cashay is offered the identity of his wife’s killer in exchange for locating and returning the cases.

Modus Operandi

2010
Here Comes Rusty
5.0

A reluctant dog track owner tries to outrun his problems with the bet of a lifetime.

Here Comes Rusty

2016
Horror Business
7.0

The movie covers the careers of five up-and-coming horror-movie loving directors – Mark Borchardt ('Coven'), Ron Atkins ('Necromaniac'), Dave Stagnari ('Catharsis'), John Gora ('Chirpy'), and Brian Singleton.

Horror Business

2005
The Devil's Muse
2.7

A stark look at one of Hollywood's darkest mysteries, The Black Dalia (Elizabeth Short) Murder.

The Devil's Muse

2007
The Field
5.0

A long-empty farmstead holds secret worlds, accidentally unlocked by an amateur photographer and his wife.

The Field

2019