American Girl (2002 film)

American Girl
DVD cover
Directed byJordan Brady
Written byScott Sandoe
Produced byJena Malone
Stavros Merjos
Yoram Pelman
Adam Rosenfelt
Chad Snopek
Sheila Wurmser
StarringJena Malone
Brad Renfro
Chris Mulkey
Michelle Forbes
Alicia Witt
Clifton Collins, Jr.
CinematographyDavid Hennings
Edited byShawna Callahan
Music byAmotz Plessner
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 16, 2002 (2002-10-16)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

American Girl is a 2002 American comedy-drama film directed by Jordan Brady and starring Jena Malone, who also serves as a co-producer. Co-starring are Brad Renfro, Chris Mulkey, Michelle Forbes, Alicia Witt, and Clifton Collins, Jr. The film follows a pregnant, naive teenager who convinces her family to visit their father in prison at its annual family picnic, only for him to not be what she had idealized.

The film premiered on October 14, 2002 at the Austin Film Festival.[1] It was later released to DVD on January 11, 2005 under the title Confessions of an American Girl.[2]

  1. ^ "Eight Days a Week: Austin Film Festival 2002". The Austin Chronicle. Association of Alternative Newsmedia. October 11, 2002. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "Recent Video/DVD Releases". Filmcritic.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved November 17, 2020.