1 hr 41 min
R
2003
comedy
drama
American Splendor (HBO):
Droll, offbeat film about underground comic-book writer Harvey Pekar.
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American Splendor (HBO)
Genres
comedy, drama
Runtime
1 hr 41 min
Release Year
2003
About This Movie
The life of underground comic book writer Harvey Pekar is chronicled in this exceptionally droll film. Told through a collage of dramatic sequences, interviews with the real Pekar and his pals, and quirky animated sequences, this cinematic comic book follows Pekar's career, artistic and otherwise; his marriage; his 'cancer year'; and even his boisterous television appearances.
Cast and Crew
Starring: Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, James Urbaniak, Judah Friedlander
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