An alcohol/drug abuser re-examines his life until he nearly dies from an overdose. Then a friend convinces him to join a self-help group which turns out to be demonic.
Direction
Borchardt's desperate vision—famously made for $3K over years.
Acting
Non-actors delivering unnervingly real desperation and cult energy.
Director
Mark Borchardt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is the film-within-the-film from American Movie (1999)—the documentary that made Borchardt a cult legend struggling to complete his 'real' feature, Northwestern.
Mike Schank, the unforgettable group member with the vacant stare, became the documentary's breakout star; he battled his own addictions and sadly passed in 2022.
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