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     • One of the closing shots of “American Splendor” shows a retirement party for Harvey Pekar, who is ending his career as a file clerk at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland. This is a real party, and it is a real retirement.
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   Is 'American Splendor' a real retirement party?

   • One of the closing shots of “American Splendor” shows a retirement party for Harvey Pekar, who is ending his career as a file clerk at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland. This is a real party, and it is a real retirement. Harvey Pekar, the star of comic books, the Letterman show and now this movie, worked all of his life as a file clerk.

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   Does American Splendor have a source?

   • But “American Splendor” does have a source, and its source is Harvey Pekar himself–his life, and what he has made of it. The guy is the real thing. He found Joyce, who is also the real thing, and Danielle found them, and as I talked with her I could see she was the real thing, too.

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   Is American Splendor based on a true story?

   • The peculiarity and genius of American Splendor was always that true life and fiction marched hand in hand. There was a real Harvey Pekar, who looked very much like the one in the comic book, and whose own life was being described. Now comes this magnificently audacious movie, in which fact and fiction sometimes coexist in the same frame.

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   Who starred in 'American Splendor'?

   • "Critics Group Names 'American Splendor' Top Film: The National Society of Film Critics also honors Bill Murray and Charlize Theron as best actors and Clint Eastwood as best director of 2003," Los Angeles Times (January 4, 2004). ^ Brick, Michael (January 4, 2004). "Minus Frills, Film Critics Pick Winners Of Awards". The New York Times.

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   Who wrote American Splendor?

   • He observed with his usual sour pessimism that comics were never written about people like him, and as he talked, a light bulb all but appeared above Crumb’s head, and the comic book American Splendor was born, with Pekar as writer and Crumb as illustrator. The books chronicle the life of a man very much indeed like Harvey Pekar.

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   What awards did American Splendor win?

   • American Splendor won the Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, in addition to the award for Best Adapted Screenplay from the Writers Guild of America.

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3. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › american-splendor-2003American Splendor movie review (2003) - Roger Ebert

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   Aug 22, 2003 · One of the closing shots of “American Splendor” shows a retirement party for Harvey Pekar, who is ending his career as a file clerk at a V.A. hospital in Cleveland. This is a real party, and it is a real retirement.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › American_Splendor_(film)American Splendor (film) - Wikipedia

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   American Splendor is a 2003 American biographical comedy drama film written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. The film, which chronicles the life of comic book writer Harvey Pekar, is a hybrid production featuring live actors, documentary, and animation.

5. dennisschwartzreviews.com › americansplendorAMERICAN SPLENDOR – Dennis Schwartz Reviews

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   Aug 5, 2019 · The film closes with Harvey’s real retirement party as a file clerk after 30 years of service. By this time Harvey has learned how to live better with his depressions, neuroses, his obsessive-compulsive complex, and has managed to get recognized for his unique comic book for adults.

6. themetropole.blog › 2020/02/26 › cleveland-circaCleveland circa 2003 in American Splendor – The Metropole

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   Feb 26, 2020 · The release of Pekar’s Our Cancer Year follows, and then documentary footage of the retirement party of the real Pekar after 36 years as a V.A. file clerk. But for a film dedicated to a man who described life as “a war of attrition,” the film seems almost afraid to be political.

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   Oct 16, 2013 · Pekar’s job as a file clerk at the VA hospital played a pivotal role in his life and identity, and American Splendor closes with footage of his retirement party. It’s a literal celebration to...

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    Movies. American Splendor. In Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini’s 2003 drama-documentary, the drama and the documentary look at each other but don’t touch. The movie is about Harvey Pekar,...