| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| System Details |
DVD; Region 1; NTSC; Dolby Digital. |
| Language |
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, Earl Billings, James McCaffrey, Maggie Moore, Vivienne Benesch, Harvey Pekar, Joyce Brabner. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Terry Stacey ; editor, Robert Pulcini ; music, Mark Suozzo ; costume designer, Michael Wilkinson ; production designer, Therese Deprez. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2003. |
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Based on the comic book series "American splendor" by Harvey Pekar and "Our cancer year" by Harvey Pekar and Joyce Brabner. |
| Audience |
Rated R; for language. |
| Awards |
Sundance Film Festival (2003): Grand Jury Prize ; Cannes Film Festival (2003): Film Festival International Critics Award. |
| Summary |
Pekar is a frustrated file clerk working at the local V.A. Hospital. He is also a comic book fan who befriends the young illustrator Robert Crumb and is soon inspired to create comic books based on his own life. Along his bumpy journey he meets, marries and falls in love with Joyce, an admiring comic book seller. |
| Note |
Special features: group audio commentary with directors and cast ; "My movie year" 6 page comic insert that appeared in "Entertainment Weekly"; and DVD ROM features including screen saver. |
| Subject |
Pekar, Harvey
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Brabner, Joyce
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Comic books, strips, etc. -- Drama.
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Illustrators -- United States -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Biographical films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hope, Ted.
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Pulcini, Robert.
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Berman, Shari Springer.
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Giamatti, Paul.
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Davis, Hope, 1967-
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Friedlander, Judah, 1969-
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Urbaniak, James, 1963-
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Billings, Earl.
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McCaffrey, James, 1960-
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Moore, Maggie.
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Benesch, Vivienne.
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Stacey, Terry.
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Pekar, Harvey,
American splendor.
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Brabner, Joyce, 1952-
Our cancer year.
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HBO Films.
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Fine Line Features.
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Good Machine (Firm)
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HBO Video (Firm)
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
American splendor (Comic strip)
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| ISBN |
0783123876 |
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9780783123875 |
| Standard No. |
026359203121 |
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883316799703 |
| Music No. |
92031 HBO Video |
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