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American Splendor (2003)
7.6
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 28,117 users
Metascore:
90/100
Reviews: 216 user | 171 critic | 42 from Metacritic.com
An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar. Writers:Harvey Pekar (comic book series American Splendor), Joyce Brabner (comic book series Our Cancer Year), and 2 more credits » |
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Joey Krajcar | ... |
Batman
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Robin
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Cameron Carter | ... | |
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Housewife
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| Harvey Pekar | ... | ||
| Shari Springer Berman | ... |
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Larry John Meyers | ... |
Throat Doctor
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Vivienne Benesch | ... |
Lana
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Nurse
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Mr. Boats
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Marty
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Harvey Pekar is file clerk at the local VA hospital. His interactions with his co-workers offer some relief from the monotony, and their discussions encompass everything from music to the decline of American culture to new flavors of jellybeans and life itself. At home, Harvey fills his days with reading, writing and listening to jazz. His apartment is filled with thousands of books and LPs, and he regularly scours Cleveland's thrift stores and garage sales for more, savoring the rare joy of a 25-cent find. It is at one of these junk sales that Harvey meets Robert Crumb, a greeting card artist and music enthusiast. When, years later, Crumb finds international success for his underground comics, the idea that comic books can be a valid art form for adults inspires Harvey to write his own brand of comic book. An admirer of naturalist writers like Theodore Dreiser, Harvey makes his American Splendor a truthful... Written by Sujit R. Varma
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Esplendor americano See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$159,705 (USA) (17 August 2003) (6 Screens)Gross:
$6,003,587 (USA) (30 November 2003)Company Credits
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(1923)
Written by Everett Robbins and Porter Grainger
Performed by Jay McShann
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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Jonathan Demme had tried to adapt a film version of "American Splendor" in the 1980s, but the project never came to fruition as Demme wasn't an established director. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: The red and white Ohio license plate on Toby's station wagon was actually in use during the years of 1976-1979. Since he was going to see Revenge of the Nerds, the correct Ohio license plate would have been blue lettering on a white background which was issued during 1980-1984. See more »Quotes
Real Harvey: I felt more alone that week than any. Sometimes I'd feel a body lying next to me like an amputee feels a phantom limb. All I did was think about Jennie Gerhardt and Alice Quinn and all the decades of people I had known. The more I thought, the more I felt like crying. Life seemed so sweet and so sad, and so hard to let go of in the end. But hey, man, every day is a brand new deal, right? Just keep on working and something's bound to turn up.See more »
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"Taint Nobody's Bizness (If I Do)"(1923)
Written by Everett Robbins and Porter Grainger
Performed by Jay McShann
Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
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