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- A mix of drama and documentary is used to tell the true story of Harvey Pekar, a Cleveland hospital file clerk who was inspired to turn his mundane, odd lifestyle into the cult comic book American Splendor after a chance meeting with artist Robert Crumb.
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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.
Aug 22, 2003 · 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.
American Splendor is a series of autobiographical comic books written by Harvey Pekar and drawn by a variety of artists. The first issue was published in 1976 and the last one in September 2008, with publication occurring at irregular intervals. Publishers were, at various times, Harvey Pekar himself, Dark Horse Comics, and DC Comics.
NumberDate Of PublicationPages (including Cover)Artists1May 197652Brian Bram, Greg Budgett, Robert Crumb, ...2April 197760Bram, Budgett, Crumb, Dumm3197856Budgett, Crumb, Dumm4197960Crumb, Dumm, Michael T. Gilbert, Gerry ...Dec 22, 2003 · There's no easy way to explain this curious 'faction', which follows a sadsack hospital clerk grumping his way through an unremarkable Cleveland life. Until, that is, he decides to record his ...
Plot: What's the story about? The plot is based on the true story of Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti), a Cleveland Hospital file clerk who writes comic books about his life and experiences in his free time.
- Shari Berman Bob Pulcini
- Paul Giamatti
American Splendor tells the story of Pekar in an enjoyable, stylistic way, incorporating the real people behind the (surprisingly real) characters — for example, playing the actual clip of Pekar...
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American Splendor: Directed by Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini. With Chris Ambrose, Joey Krajcar, Josh Hutcherson, Cameron Carter. An original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
