American Splendor (2003)

08/15/2003 (US) • 1h 41m

Comedy, Drama

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff

Overview

An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.

Top Billed Cast

Paul Giamatti

Harvey Pekar

Hope Davis

Joyce Brabner

Judah Friedlander

Toby Radloff

James Urbaniak

Robert Crumb

Earl Billings

Mr. Boats

Maggie Moore

Alice Quinn

Daniel Tay

Young Harvey


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,000,000.00

Revenue

$6,003,587.00

Keywords

biography

based on comic

v.a. hospital

junk sale

jellybean

greeting card

file clerk

garage sale

comic book art

neurotic

woman director

cleveland, ohio

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