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Release Date: 2/3/2004
Original Release: 2003
Format: DVD
Length: 101 minutes
Rating: R (MPAA)
Rating Reason: language
UPC: 026359203121
Studio: Warner Home Video

Directed by: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Featuring: James McCaffrey, Paul Giamatti, Molly Shannon, Maggie Moore, Danny Hoch, Daniel Tay, Donal Logue, Judah Friedlander, Madylin Sweeten, Hope Davis, Robert Pulcini, James Urbaniak

Categories: Comedies, Black Comedy, Love Story, Documentary, Comic Book, Theatrical Release, Film About Film, Biographical, Essential Cinema

Description
Harvey Pekar, the hilariously downtrodden Cleveland comic book artist, is the subject of AMERICAN SPLENDOR, titled after Pekar's autobiographical series. Played by actor Paul Giamatti, Pekar also appears as himself, giving the film a documentary feeling with many behind-the-scenes on-set shots. Directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini maintain this balance between the actors and the real-life characters--Pekar's wife Joyce and coworker Toby also appear on set as themselves--while crafting a funny, difficult, heartwarming tale that encapsulates Pekar's life, work, and uniquely bizarre perspectives.

Pekar is a pessimistic file clerk with no hope of ever rising above his boring job, slobbish apartment, and bad attitude. Wonderfully set in his ways, Pekar's constant self-deprication is clearly a front for his prolific interests in music and art. When his friend Robert Crumb (James Urbaniak) gets his big break as a comic book artist, Pekar decides to try his hand at the craft. Though he can't illustrate, his stories are good, and Crumb agrees to help draw the pictures. Soon several artists are illustrating Pekar's American Splendor series, and the comic book's readership grows. The film continues through the events of Pekar's life--meeting wife Joyce Brabner, appearing on David Letterman, struggling with cancer, and adopting a daughter--always showing Pekar's no-frills approach to life. A creative and punchy film, AMERICAN SPLENDOR invites viewers into the odd world of Pekar and his comic-book antihero persona.

DVD Features


Region 1
Keep Case
Widescreen -
1.85
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary -
1. Directors and Cast
Theatrical Trailer
Easter Eggs
Bonus Products:
"My Movie Year" 8-Page Comic Insert
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
DVD-Rom Features

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Awards
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Technical Specifications
  • Color - Color


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Average Rating: 4.25 / 5
Number of Reviews: 2 (view all)
4 / 5  Posted on October 7, 2007
Reviewed by: The Alpha Craig

You know I find that some of the most interesting stories in life are those of normal everyday occurrences. It isn't so much due to the content of said tales, but more based on the manner in which...
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4.5 / 5  Posted on February 16, 2007
Reviewed by: Ezra

This is Paul Giamatti's time to shine after years of years of supporting roles. He brings a loveable grouchiness and, at the same time, a fragile humanity to the role of comic book writer Harvey...
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