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American Fork
Produced by Derek Beumer, Maya Browne, Jeremy Coon, Shannon Gardner
Directed by Chris Bowman
Screenplay by Hubbel Palmer
Nathan Scoll, Hubbel Palmer
Premiere Date: 2007
Length: 84 min.
 

Genre:   Film
Production Type:
Mormon Contributor(s)
Content Types:
Narrative Film
Distribution Types:
Film Festival
Summary:
Tracy works a dead-end job as a grocery store clerk in a drab slice of strip-mall America but believes he's found a way out when the acting bug bites. He falls under the spell of Z-list actor Truman Hope, only to become disillusioned after glimpsing Hope's true character. A friendship with bagboy Kendis Cooley leads to Tracy's next project: reforming a gang of surly, teenaged deadbeats. But again, Tracy's efforts fall short of his fantasies.

Tracy's home life offers little solace, with Agnes, his God-fearing, self-loathing mother, ruling the roost and sister Peggy looking for someone to love. Through it all, Tracy struggles to pass his driver's license exam, lose "about 10 pounds" and win fame beyond his working-class job.

Additional details at Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790612/maindetails

Official Website
http://www.americanforkmovie.com/

Music Composed by: Bobby Johnston
Film Editor: Cary Gries
Cinematographer: Doug Chamberlain
Country: USA
Language: English

Reviewed In:
[Review of] American Fork by John Anderson
[Review of] American Fork by Roger Moore
[Review of] American Fork by Jay Handelman






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