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This is the theatrical trailer for American Teen, directed by Nanette Burstein.
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques.

Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   751 votes
Director:
Nanette Burstein
Writer:
Nanette Burstein (writer)
Release Date:
11 October 2008 (Japan) more
Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
A documentary on seniors at a high school in a small Indiana town and their various cliques. | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Oscar Docs Shortlist Leaves Out Some Fan Favorites
 (From Cinema Blend. 17 November 2008, 9:12 PM, PST)
Jerry Garcia Gets a Biopic. Trade Roughage 11/12/08
 (From Spout. 12 November 2008, 6:29 AM, PST)
User Comments:
A Mockumentary Tribute to John Hughes more

Cast

 
Hannah Bailey ... Herself
Colin Clemens ... Himself
Geoff Haase ... Himself
Megan Krizmanich ... Herself
Mitch Reinholt ... Himself
Jake Tusing ... Himself
Ali Wikalinska ... Herself

Directed by
Nanette Burstein 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Nanette Burstein  writer

Produced by
Sharon Barnes .... associate post-producer
Nanette Burstein .... producer
Rebecca Cammisa .... field producer
Nancy Dubuc .... executive producer
Ted Gesing .... associate producer
Eli Gonda .... producer
Ryan Harrington .... co-producer
Christopher Huddleston .... producer
Owen Katz .... animation producer: Blacklist
Karen Lawler .... animation producer: Blacklist
Patrick R. Morris .... executive producer
Chris Ohlson .... associate producer
Greg Orselli .... field producer
Elisa Pugliese .... executive producer
Jordan Roberts .... producer
Adina Sales .... animation executive producer: Blacklist
Molly Thompson .... executive producer
 
Cinematography by
Laela Kilbourn 
 
Film Editing by
Nanette Burstein 
Thomas Haneke  (as Tom Haneke)
Mary Manhardt 
 
Casting by
Tamra Barcinas 
 
Art Direction by
Pistachios 
 
Production Management
Rebecca Merle .... post-production supervisor
 
Art Department
Junko Shimizu .... sets & props
 
Sound Department
Mark Binder .... sound re-recording mixer
Rebecca Cammisa .... sound recordist
Mike Chock .... supervising sound editor
Mark Coffey .... first assistant sound editor
Mark A. Mangini .... sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Reale .... sound mixing recordist
Anna Rieke .... sound recordist
John Sievert .... foley artist
Randy Wilson .... foley recordist
 
Visual Effects by
Micha Boström .... CG artist: fight
Cecilia Chien .... additional Flame artist
Kristian Rydberg .... CG artist: fight
Lutz Vogel .... Flame artist
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Rebecca Cammisa .... additional cinematographer
Robert Hanna .... additional cinematographer
Wolfgang Held .... additional cinematographer
James Rexroad .... photographer: portraits
 
Animation Department
Ariadne Binderl .... paints and textures
Aaron Bjork .... animator
Cecilia Carlstedt .... illustrator: animation
Matthew Encinas .... animator
Diogo Kalil .... animation director
Diogo Kalil .... animator
George Katz .... animator
Stefan Lagerstam .... lighting & rendering
Alex Lins .... character designer
Shu-Chen Lin .... modeler
David Lobser .... animation director
David Lobser .... animation photographer
David Lobser .... animator
Anna Molund .... animation producer
Nanospore .... animation director
Aron Ögren .... animator
Derek Picken .... animation director
Pistachios .... animation director
Pistachios .... animator
Alli Sadegiani .... animator
Cecilia Skedinger .... animator
Sean Starkweather .... animator
Josh Thorne .... animation executive producer
Lutz Vogel .... animation director
Lutz Vogel .... animator
Lutz Vogel .... designer
Zoe Wishart .... animation director
Zoe Wishart .... animator
Zoe Wishart .... designer
Steve Woodruff .... animator
 
Editorial Department
Doug Delaney .... digital intermediate colorist
Jonathan Giraldo .... assistant editor
Jason M. Harvey .... first assistant editor
Brian Hayashi .... assistant editor
Brian Hayashi .... post-production
Jennifer Lee .... assistant editor
William Lehman .... assistant editor
Timothy Lozada .... assistant editor
Cyril Merle .... assistant editor
Katie Schulz .... post-production coordinator
Jaron White .... contributing editor
 
Music Department
Chris Douridas .... music supervisor
Jim Schultz .... music editor
Niko Toubia .... assistant music supervisor
 
Other crew
Nicholas Feitel .... key intern
Alex J. Johnson .... production assistant
Daniel Manco .... production assistant
Keith Overton .... production assistant
Erin Owens .... production assistant
A.M. Peters .... assistant to director
Emily Radecki .... production assistant
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some strong language, sexual material, some drinking and brief smoking-all involving teens.
Parents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents
Runtime:
95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Japan:PG-12
Filming Locations:
Warsaw, Indiana, USA
MOVIEmeter: ?
^ 6% since last week why?
Company:
57th & Irving Productions more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
References Brokeback Mountain (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Wing Ding Room more

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User Comments

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful:-
A Mockumentary Tribute to John Hughes, 17 August 2008
4/10
Author: octavalvehandle from United States

Any enjoyment I may have experienced watching this film was killed by a nagging doubt that what I was watching was authentic.

Is it just me ... or does this film smell fishy? Not only is the camera ALWAYS in the right place when key events occur but each shot has degree of polish that would seem to have required a lot of advanced planning.

This feels like some sort of mockumentary and I'm amazed it has been so positively reviewed. Is America this naive?

Even if this film is real, it doesn't give us any more insight into the world of teen cliques than we got 25 years ago from John Hughes films. With most documentaries, there is are questions about what liberties were taken for the sake of the presentation but "American Teen" goes beyond that. I'm hoping Nanette Burstein will soon say, "By the way, I hope everyone realizes this was a gag." Otherwise, she has lost all credibility with me.

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