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American Splendor (2003)
7.6
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 29,336 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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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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Joyce Brabner: Not really. I find most American cities to be depressing in the same way.
Harvey Pekar: And you're OK with the vasectomy thing?
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(1920)
(Published as "Apple Blossom Time")
Music by Albert von Tilzer
Lyrics by Neville Fleeson (as Neville Flesson)
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »
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Cameo: [Gary Dumm] longtime American Splendor artist is the gray-haired man getting his copy of "Our Cancer Year" autographed. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: The sign outside the hospital where Harvey works refers to the "Department of Veterans Affairs". The "Veterans Administration" did not become the Department of Veterans Affairs until 1989. See more »Quotes
Harvey Pekar: You don't have any problems with moving to Cleveland?Joyce Brabner: Not really. I find most American cities to be depressing in the same way.
Harvey Pekar: And you're OK with the vasectomy thing?
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"I'll Be with You in Apple Blossom Time"(1920)
(Published as "Apple Blossom Time")
Music by Albert von Tilzer
Lyrics by Neville Fleeson (as Neville Flesson)
Performed by The Andrews Sisters
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »
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