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American Splendor (2003)
7.6
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 28,023 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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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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Real Harvey: Well, what's the difference between this and this?
Real Toby: One's cherry, one's cinnamon.
Real Harvey: You can tell that by just looking at them?
Real Toby: Not me. I have to put it in my mouth first.
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Trivia
When Harvey Pekar first guest stars on Late Night with David Letterman, Joyce is in the waiting room with a man with an alligator (Terrence Sullivan). This was originally intended to be a cameo by John Waters. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Harvey Pekar forgets his keys and cannot get into the apartment, the elderly woman opens the door for him. When he closes the door behind him, it bounces off the frame and doesn't latch shut. See more »Quotes
Real Toby: [looking at jellybeans on a tray] I think one might be lime. One might be like mint.Real Harvey: Well, what's the difference between this and this?
Real Toby: One's cherry, one's cinnamon.
Real Harvey: You can tell that by just looking at them?
Real Toby: Not me. I have to put it in my mouth first.
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Connections
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41 (#30.10)" (2005) See more »
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