American Teen
| American Teen | |
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Promotional poster which parodies the 1985 teen film The Breakfast Club
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| Directed by | Nanette Burstein |
| Produced by |
Nanette Burstein Chris Huddleston Eli Gonda Jordan Roberts |
| Written by | Nanette Burstein |
| Starring | Hannah Bailey Colin Clemens Megan Krizmanich Jake Tusing Mitch Reinholt |
| Cinematography | Laela Kilbourn, Wolfgang Held, Vasco Nunes |
| Edited by |
Nanette Burstein Tom Haneke Mary Manhardt |
| Distributed by |
Paramount Vantage A&E IndieFilms |
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Release date
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July 25, 2008 |
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Running time
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95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $1,130,270 |
American Teen is a 2008 documentary film directed by Nanette Burstein (On the Ropes, The Kid Stays in the Picture) and produced by 57th & Irving. It competed in the Documentary Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, where it received the Directing Award: Documentary. Following the Sundance Film Festival, the movie was picked up by Paramount Vantage and was released to general cinema July 25, 2008.
Much of the movie was filmed at Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw, Indiana. Director Nanette Burstein originally reviewed more than 100 different schools in the pre-production process, and ten schools replied, agreeing to participate. After she interviewed incoming seniors at all 10, she chose Warsaw.
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