---
title: 'American Perfekt (1997)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Chart'
released: '1997-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-perfekt-1997'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118603/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# American Perfekt (1997)

1997 · 96 min · Drama, Crime, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

American Perfekt is a 1997 American independent road crime thriller film written and directed by Paul Chart, produced by Irvin Kershner. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Robert Forster as a psychiatrist who gives a motorist a lift after her car breaks down. The seemingly good Samaritan's intentions become questionable when the duo run into a traveling conman and both abruptly vanish.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Chart](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-chart)
- **Screenplay:** [Paul Chart](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-chart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Simon Boswell](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-boswell)
- **Producer:** [Irvin Kershner](https://cinepixo.com/people/irvin-kershner)

## Cast

- [Robert Forster](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-forster)
- [Fairuza Balk](https://cinepixo.com/people/fairuza-balk)
- [Joanna Gleason](https://cinepixo.com/people/joanna-gleason)
- [Geoffrey Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/geoffrey-lewis)
- [Judson Mills](https://cinepixo.com/people/judson-mills)
- [Paul Sorvino](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sorvino)
- [Amanda Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/amanda-plummer)
- [David Thewlis](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-thewlis)
- [Rutanya Alda](https://cinepixo.com/people/rutanya-alda)
- [Belinda Balaski](https://cinepixo.com/people/belinda-balaski)
- [Chris Sarandon](https://cinepixo.com/people/chris-sarandon)

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