The American Side

Ever hear the one about the Polish detective?… When Charlie Paczynski’s raven-haired partner is caught in the crossfire of a blackmail scheme gone bad, he trails the prime suspect to the brink of Niagara, only to receive a cryptic warning: ‘what’s happening here you can’t begin to comprehend’… Thrust into a world populated by a whiskey-swilling raconteur (Robert Forster), strangely bonded siblings (Matthew Broderick and Camilla Belle), and a dubious government agent (Janeane Garofalo), Paczynski joins the quest for a long-lost design by enigmatic genius, Nikola Tesla. From the eccentric eavesdropper who gives him his first clue (yes! - that’s Robert Vaughn, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) every door Paczynski forces open raises the stakes. Reminiscent of the conspiracy thrillers of the 70’s, complete with a score by David Shire (The Conversation, All the President’s Men), and packed with nods to Hitchcock and classic noir, The American Side is a jigsaw puzzle mystery, climaxing under the roar of the Falls as the final piece snaps into place.

CAST

Charlie Paczynski - Greg Stuhr
Nikki Meeker - Alicja Bachleda
Emily Chase - Camilla Belle
Borden Chase - Matthew Broderick
Sterling Whitmore - Robert Forster
Agent Barry - Janeane Garofalo
The Professor - Grant Shaud
Silver-Haired Man - Robert Vaughn
Tom Soberin - Harris Yulin
The Serb - Joe Grifasi
Stickney Stephen - McKinley Henderson
Maguire - Norm Sham
Kat Kelsey - Siepser

CREW

Writer/Director - Jenna Ricker
Writer - Greg Stuhr
Producer - Jonathan Shoemaker
Executive Producer - Mary Henry
Director of Photography - Frank Barrera
Editor - Robert Grigsby Wilson
Casting Director - Jen Rudin, CSA
Production Designer - Debbie DeVilla
Costume Designer - Carisa Kelly
Composer - David Shire