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American Splendor (2003) — Marquee

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American Splendor

Ordinary life is pretty complex stuff

2003 · 1h 41m · 7.1 on TMDB

R

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

Cast

Paul Giamatti
Harvey Pekar
Hope Davis
Joyce Brabner
Judah Friedlander
Toby Radloff
James Urbaniak
Robert Crumb

Earl Billings

Earl Billings

Mr. Boats

James McCaffrey

James McCaffrey

Fred

Maggie Moore

Maggie Moore

Alice Quinn

Vivienne Benesch

Vivienne Benesch

Lana

Daniel Tay

Daniel Tay

Young Harvey

Harvey Pekar

Harvey Pekar

Real Harvey

Donal Logue

Donal Logue

Stage Actor Harvey

Josh Hutcherson

Josh Hutcherson

Robin

Production

HBO Films Good Machine

Directed by

Shari Springer Berman

Where to watch

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Released: August 15, 2003
Budget: $2M
Box office: $6.0M

Awards

Grand Jury Prize · 2003Sundance

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