
Mark Borchardt
Actor · b. 1966 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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.
Movies23
Movie6.1ActionScience FictionA sheriff's deputy fights an alternate universe version of himself who grows stronger with each alternate self he kills.
The One
2001 · 1.8K votes
Movie4.5HorrorA 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 · 434 votes
Movie5.0FantasyMysteryA long-empty farmstead holds secret worlds, accidentally unlocked by an amateur photographer and his wife.
The Field
2019 · 12 votes
Movie7.6DocumentaryComedyAmerican 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 · 288 votes
Movie7.0DocumentaryHorrorThe 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 · 3 votes
Movie4.4ComedyWhen 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 · 15 votes
Movie6.8DramaComedyChronicles 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 · 4 votes
Movie2.7HorrorThrillerA stark look at one of Hollywood's darkest mysteries, The Black Dalia (Elizabeth Short) Murder.
The Devil's Muse
2007 · 6 votes
Movie6.3ComedyDude 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 · 3 votes
Movie5.0ComedyA reluctant dog track owner tries to outrun his problems with the bet of a lifetime.
Here Comes Rusty
2016 · 2 votes
Movie5.7DocumentaryHorrorA feature-length documentary on the life and work of Wisconsin grindhouse cinema auteur Bill Rebane, featuring historians, critics, and filmmakers, plus cast and crew members who worked with Rebane himself.
Who Is Bill Rebane?
2021 · 3 votes
Movie6.0DramaComedyAfter 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 · 10 votes
Movie8.0DocumentaryA 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 · 5 votes
Movie6.2ActionThrillerTwo 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 · 12 votes
Movie2.0ThrillerA 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 · 1 votes
Movie6.0ComedyThe 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 · 1 votes
Movie4.2HorrorComedyAfter a group of boy scouts are mysteriously killed by a wolf-like creature on Cadaverous Island, Walter Romero, whose best friend was among the killed, sets out to find exactly what happened. In order to reach the island, Walter teams up with Johnny Mason, neighborhood stoner, to smoke up Ashley Valinski, neighborhood hottie, and get her to take them out on her father's boat. But soon after arriving on Cadaverous Island, a horde of zombies steals their boat, leaving them stranded, and the three are forced to team up with two cops, the mayor, and a team of botanists to either kill the monsters... or be killed themselves..... DUN-DUN-DUN!!!
The Amateur Monster Movie
2011 · 6 votes
Movie4.2CrimeThrillerA missing hard drive with hundreds of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency and the issue of trust in the modern era.
Bitcon
2022 · 4 votes
Movie4.1ComedyJoe 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 · 8 votes
Movie1.7HorrorA group of friends go to an abandoned house for a weekend getaway only to stumble across a mad scientist with some monster-making goo. When some of that goo turns one of the group into a hungry, lustful beast - well let's just say it spells trouble.
Lycanimator
2018 · 6 votes
Movie7.0MysteryHorrorA surreal, dreamlike film exploring love, depression and death.
The Tunnel
2001 · 1 votes
Movie5.3HorrorDramaDouglas Elmore is an alcoholic writer and caretaker haunted by visions of his dead wife and pursued by supernatural forces bent on revenge for his past deeds. When tenants start turning up dead in the hallways and stairwells of his brownstone apartment building, Douglas suspects a strange but sexually alluring homeless prostitute named Karna who sleeps in his basement by day and prowls the empty city by night. But as the bodies pile up, Douglas is torn between his growing obsession with Karna and the threat of becoming a prime suspect in a murder investigation. Douglas must find the origin of the evil residing in the old Hagstone building before the secrets of his past return to destroy him.
The Hagstone Demon
2011 · 16 votes
Movie1.0DOZERS 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 · 1 votes
Series1
TV7.4AnimationComedySick, 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 · 5.1K votes