| American Splendor (2003)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Paul Giamatti |
Harvey Pekar
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| Hope Davis |
Joyce Brabner
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| Harvey Pekar |
Real Harvey
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| Shari Springer Berman |
Interviewer
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| James Urbaniak |
Robert Crumb
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| Judah Friedlander |
Toby Radloff
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| Earl Billings |
Mr. Boats
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| Joyce Brabner |
Real Joyce
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| Madyline Sweeten |
Danielle
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| Molly Shannon |
Stage Actor Joyce
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| Chris Ambrose |
Superman
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| Joey Krajcar |
Batman
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| Josh Hutcherson |
Robin
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| Plot |
| The documentary directing team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman makes their narrative feature debut with the biographical comedy drama American Splendor . Harvey Pekar ( Paul Giamatti ) is a comic book writer inspired by the work of his friend Robert Crumb ( James Urbaniak ). Pekar writes his comics about the sad monotony of everyday life, based on his own life in Cleveland, OH, working as a file clerk at a veteran's hospital and spending his time reading books and listening to jazz. He meets up with Joyce Brabner ( Hope Davis ) and they enjoy a depressive relationship together. The filmmakers employ a combination of live-action film, video, and animation, including narration and commentary from the real-life Harvey Pekar . The screenplay was based on Pekar 's comic book series American Splendor , which he has been writing since 1976 on Dark Horse Comics, and the 1994 book-length comic Our Cancer Year , written by Pekar and Brabner . American Splendor won the Grand Jury Prize in the Dramatic Competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival . — Andrea LeVasseur |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy; Drama |
| Director |
Shari Springer Berman; Robert Pulcini; Shari Springer-Berman |
| Producer |
Ted Hope |
| Writer |
Harvey Pekar; Joyce Brabner |
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| Studio |
Fine Line Features |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
100 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
9/12/2003 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
242 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
4/16/2004 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.78:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Single Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
026359203121 |
| Release Date |
2/3/2004 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Extra Features
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Audio Commentary With Directors and Cast
DVD Rom Features
Easter Eggs
Interactive Menus
Special "My Movie Year" 8 Page Comic Insert
Theatrical Trailer
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