Shown on a double bill with "Kill Bill: Volume 2" on December 8, 2011, at Quentin Tarantino's New Beverly Cinema.
"American Reel" was also screened on September 7, 2012, in Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles, as part of the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks' "Under the Sheet Music" outdoor film series.
Often compared to Bound For Glory since David Carradine plays a guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is a very good guitar player, so it's a natural fit, and made him the perfect choice to star as Woody Guthrie in Bound For Glory. The other actors in the running were not guitar players, including Al Pacino. David was a lifelong musician, and played piano as well, flute, and other instruments.